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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

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 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)

Nebraska50.13807719478518%37.68544088369405%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

44

Rhode Island

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

31

Nebraska

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

17

Illinois

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

25

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.7E 1S AURORA, Hamilton, NE

Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5N .8E STOCKHAM, Hamilton, NE

Built 2001 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 60

US20

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1W STUART, Holt, NE

Built 1997 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,210

US136

Fair

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1W TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1955 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 1,330

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5S 1E OF LINDY, Knox, NE

Built 1987 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50

SB-US77 RAMP

Fair

Over: HAINES BRANCH

JCT US77/N2 LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 21,430

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

9S 2E MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2001 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 25

839TH RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK TRIB

JCT US275/N45 4.2S 1.7E, Madison, NE

Built 1968 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 145

US275

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

2E MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 4,565

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5S 6.5W OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE

Built 1996 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 1990

Fair

Over: CROOKED AUGER CREEK

SJCT US136/N14 9.6W 3S, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2005 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

7.5W 3.3N SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1996 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7588

Fair

Over: THAWES CREEK

2S 3E OAK, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1999 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2NE OF LK BABCOCK RES, Platte, NE

Built 2000 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 3050

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N91 4S 10.5E, Platte, NE

Built 1937 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5N 1E OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 2000 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 40

713 RD-631/632 AV

Fair

Over: ROUND GROVE CREEK

2W OF HUMB(713R-631/632A), Richardson, NE

Built 1980 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7741

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.9N 3E OF TOBIAS, Saline, NE

Built 1950 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 30

PLATTEVIEW RD

Fair

Over: SPRINGFIELD CREEK

JCT N85/N370 3.7S 4.8W, Sarpy, NE

Built 2003 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 5,545

CAPEHART/FAU5000

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

CAPEHART RD @ KENNEDY EXP, Sarpy, NE

Built 1991 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 24,680

96TH ST

Fair

Over: PAPILLION CREEK

IN PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 2009 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 12,600

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2S N32 CUMING CL, Stanton, NE

Built 1999 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 15

568TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

3.6S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 1987 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

8E 6.5N OF NELIGH, Antelope, NE

Built 2004 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W 4.7N ST. EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1995 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

10E 1.7N PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1996 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 1900

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US183/N40 .8S 13.5E, Buffalo, NE

Built 1999 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2E 1S OF ODESSA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1996 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

3W 1.3S OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2001 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5N 6W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1997 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 25

92ND ST

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

8W .5N OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2001 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 95

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5S 2E OF RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 2000 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 15

I80

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2E HOLDREGE INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 20,630

I80

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2E HOLDREGE INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 20,630

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 3W DECATUR, Burt, NE

Built 1977 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD H

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

3E RISING CITY, Butler, NE

Built 2005 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7767 CO RD I

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

4.2E .3N OF RISING CITY, Butler, NE

Built 2003 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD J

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5W .1S DAVID CITY, Butler, NE

Built 2003 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: N BRANCH BIG BLUE RIVER

1.5N 2.2 E RISING CITY, Butler, NE

Built 2007 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD R

Fair

Over: BONE CREEK

4W .2S BRUNO, Butler, NE

Built 1997 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.8E DAVID CITY, Butler, NE

Built 2004 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD P

Fair

Over: STREAM

1W .8S OCTAVIA, Butler, NE

Built 2004 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD X

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

1.1N LINWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 2002 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 20

CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: CALLAHAN CREEK

JCT I80/N63 1S 1.9E, Cass, NE

Built 1999 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 875

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 4.2W OF MURRAY, Cass, NE

Built 1990 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

1.5N .1E OF EAGLE, Cass, NE

Built 1990 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: PEARL CREEK

6S 1.2W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1983 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 2415

Fair

Over: STREAM

EJCT US6/N14 4.8N 7E, Clay, NE

Built 1933 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 555

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: WORTMANS CREEK

6E 9S OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1994 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CUMING CREEK

3S 5W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 1989 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 45

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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