Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
Nebraska bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 15,571
- Public bridges
- 50.1%
- Good condition
- 7.7%
- Poor condition
- 7.7%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
50.1%
7,807 bridges rated 7-9
0.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.7%
1,204 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
7.7%
1,204 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 25.8%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.
35
New Mexico
7.61% top marginal rate
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Nebraska
Six lowest-condition bridges in Nebraska, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
FIELD DRIVE
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35
SCOTT STREET
PoorOver: STREAM
BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: CALAMUS RIVER
3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15
All Bridges in Nebraska
124TH ST/FAU 5152
FairOver: PAPILLION CREEK
.3SW OF 120TH/MAPLE ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,970
HARTMN AVE/FAU5084
FairOver: COLE CREEK
OMAHA HARTMAN @ 65TH, Douglas, NE
Built 1980 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 6,408
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOST CREEK
29 & E, Franklin, NE
Built 1981 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 2.5E OF WYMORE, Gage, NE
Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20
N22
FairOver: NORTH LOUP RIVER
SJCT N11/N22 .4E, Greeley, NE
Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,255
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7W N14 CLAY CL, Hamilton, NE
Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3W .7N ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15
US281
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
20N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1998 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,295
COLL 7245
FairOver: WESTERN CANAL
1S 4E BRULE, Keith, NE
Built 1979 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40
NB-N71
FairOver: LODGEPOLE CREEK TRIB
6N KIMBALL, Kimball, NE
Built 1989 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,220
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1W 2.4N OF CROFTON, Knox, NE
Built 1988 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1W 4N OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 1999 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 25
US26/US385
FairOver: NORTH PLATE RIVER
NCL BRIDGEPORT, Morrill, NE
Built 1977 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 5,000
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
2N 8W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1995 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20
WB-N2
FairOver: HOOPER CREEK
4E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1960 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 11,335
EB-N2
FairOver: HOOPER CREEK
4E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1997 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 11,335
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
NJCT N8/N99 1.1N 3W, Pawnee, NE
Built 1982 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
3N 1E HOLDREGE, Phelps, NE
Built 1979 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7626
FairOver: STREAM
5.5S 2.5W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 2006 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 60
N41
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2W WILBER, Saline, NE
Built 1959 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,115
CAPEHRT RD/FAU5000
FairOver: UP/BNSF RR 433-018-G
JCT US73/S-77C .2N .2W, Sarpy, NE
Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 24,680
FAS 3789
FairOver: W BR PAPILLION CREEK
.5N 4W OF PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE
Built 1991 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 8,200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2W 2.8N OF MEAD, Saunders, NE
Built 1991 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N .5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 2006 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
564TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
1.6S 3W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 2775
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
JCT US34/S-93A 3E 1.9N, York, NE
Built 1927 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 300
848TH ROAD
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
3S 4.2W OF CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE
Built 1999 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 60
529TH RD
FairOver: SAINT CLAIR CREEK
7.5E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE
Built 2001 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
7.5E 6.4N ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 2001 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BOGUS CREEK
.6S 1.9W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE
Built 1983 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ONEILL VALLEY
2E 4N ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 1994 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2N 4.3W OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1995 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1S 1.5E OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2W OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1989 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 12
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SWEET CREEK
3.2S 2E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE
Built 2003 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 35
CHERRY AVE
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
1S 11TH & CHERRY AVE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1975 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
1.5W 1.5N GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 2008 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY ROAD 29
FairOver: MIDDLE OAK CREEK
1S 3E BRAINARD, Butler, NE
Built 2012 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50
552ND AVE
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK TRIB
6N N84 KNOX CL, Cedar, NE
Built 1988 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BOW CREEK
2S 1W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1983 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
2.5SE OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1985 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7867
FairOver: STREAM
2E .2N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 2002 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROAD 438
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
4SE OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1985 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7876
FairOver: STREAM
1S 5.5W OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE
Built 1993 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 35
BENNINGTON ROAD
FairOver: RAWHIDE CREEK
3N 2E OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE
Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 62
24TH RMP TO WB-I80
FairOver: 24TH ST
24TH ST INTRCHG, Douglas, NE
Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 91,540
GROVER ST/FAU 5036
FairOver: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA GROVER @ 66TH, Douglas, NE
Built 1983 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 14,106
OLD POTASH HWY
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
6.3N 1.4W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2017 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2N 2W GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1975 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.75N 2E OF GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1991 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 6,151-6,200 of 15,571 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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