State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,571
Public bridges
50.1%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

15,571

Public highway bridges in Nebraska

Good Condition

50.1%

7,807 bridges rated 7-9

0.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.7%

1,204 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.7pp vs national avg 7.0%

Nebraska vs national bridge condition

Nebraska - Good condition share 50.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Nebraska - Poor-condition share 25.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.5%39.4%8.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Counties (90)

Adams 213 Antelope 162 Banner 36 Blaine 20 Boone 237 Box Butte 32 Boyd 64 Brown 57 Buffalo 462 Burt 170 Butler 211 Cass 280 Cedar 314 Chase 33 Cherry 58 Cheyenne 163 Clay 135 Colfax 252 Cuming 402 Custer 303 Dakota 73 Dawes 92 Dawson 302 Deuel 73 Dixon 149 Dodge 335 Douglas 563 Dundy 47 Fillmore 218 Franklin 105 Frontier 97 Furnas 170 Gage 396 Garden 29 Garfield 24 Gosper 63 Greeley 84 Hall 279 Hamilton 178 Harlan 95 Hayes 41 Hitchcock 78 Holt 241 Hooker 2 Howard 161 Jefferson 246 Johnson 173 Kearney 71 Keith 91 Keya Paha 23 Kimball 91 Knox 329 Lancaster 684 Lincoln 205 Logan 4 Loup 20 Madison 302 Merrick 173 Morrill 93 Nance 148 Nemaha 179 Nuckolls 255 Otoe 363 Pawnee 191 Perkins 13 Phelps 81 Pierce 177 Platte 434 Polk 94 Red Willow 81 Richardson 259 Rock 14 Saline 312 Sarpy 197 Saunders 508 Scotts Bluff 253 Seward 247 Sheridan 63 Sherman 118 Sioux 38 Stanton 223 Thayer 220 Thomas 19 Thurston 152 Valley 115 Washington 151 Wayne 251 Webster 191 Wheeler 13 York 207

Nebraska vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.

NM

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

Massachusetts

7.96% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,314

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Nebraska

Six lowest-condition bridges in Nebraska, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35

SCOTT STREET

Poor

Over: STREAM

BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CALAMUS RIVER

3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15

All Bridges in Nebraska

N92

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER

2E YUTAN, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 7,955

PINE STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK

OMAHA PINE @ 69TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 10,100

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

4E 1N OF HOAG, Gage, NE

Built 1943 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

MCGUIRE RD

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

3W WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2000 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLT CREEK

9.5N 8.5W AMELIA, Holt, NE

Built 1985 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5

SALEM RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5 NORTH OF FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1974 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 95

US26/N61

Fair

Over: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

0S OGALLALA, Keith, NE

Built 1967 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 11,690

COLL 7662

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.4W 3S OF CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 2010 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

S 38TH ST

Fair

Over: STREAM (X 22)

1W OF STAGECOACH LAKE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1940 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 42

W MATHIS STREET

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

W MATHIS @ NW 41ST, Lancaster, NE

Built 1995 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,300

S BANNER RD

Fair

Over: TRI-COUNTY CANAL MP 31.3

6.5S 4E OF BRADY, Lincoln, NE

Built 2007 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 125

COLL 7635

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

5S N32 BOONE CL, Madison, NE

Built 1981 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: RED WILLOW CREEK

7.2W 3.8N BRIDGEPORT, Morrill, NE

Built 1999 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 2350

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

NJCT US136/N14 3.6E 5N, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1971 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 160

FAS 2350

Fair

Over: STREAM

NJCT US136/N14 4.1E 5N, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1971 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 160

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: FORSHA CREEK

1N 5.8E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1995 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.2W OF PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1975 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BALLS BRANCH

3S 2W OF STEINAUER, Pawnee, NE

Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

4.5S 2W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1993 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N 2E MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

2SE OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

OLIVE ROAD

Fair

Over: HELL CREEK

HARRISON HILLS SUBDIV, Sarpy, NE

Built 2002 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 330

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: WAHOO CREEK

1W 1.4N OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 2001 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WAHOO CREEK

.5W 1N OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7672

Fair

Over: SLEEPY HOLLOW CREEK

6.7W OF GOEHNER, Seward, NE

Built 1979 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

.4W .9N OF ROCKVILLE, Sherman, NE

Built 1989 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S .9W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1987 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

N15

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1S PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1993 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,970

21ST RD

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

4E 1.5N OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1NW OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2016 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 60

IRR/N9

Fair

Over: LOGAN CREEK

10S EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 1989 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,820

521ST AVE

Fair

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

3N OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 2001 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 80

TURKEY CREEK RD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.5N OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2001 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7458

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

1N 4.2W OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1997 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7467

Fair

Over: STREAM

14.5S OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1SW OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1989 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7469

Fair

Over: SWEET CREEK

3E 2.7S OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1978 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

9E 1N OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 2001 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK

2S 8E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 2003 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.2N 2.6W LYONS, Burt, NE

Built 1994 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W 1.3S CRAIG, Burt, NE

Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 80

COLL 7657

Fair

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

5N N84 KNOX CL, Cedar, NE

Built 1999 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

2.2E 4N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.7E 3N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 2003 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE LOGAN CREEK

1S .7E OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3N 2.2E OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1994 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7865

Fair

Over: PEBBLE CREEK

12S OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1982 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 80

GALEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

NJCT US20/N71 8.9NE 3.1N, Dawes, NE

Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

N91

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1E NICKERSON, Dodge, NE

Built 1996 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,720

COLL 7934

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

138TH & STATE, Douglas, NE

Built 1986 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 3,750

Showing 6,101-6,150 of 15,571 bridges

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