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
BUFFALO BILL AVE
FairOver: SO. PLATTE RIVER
BUFF BILL & SO. PLATT, Lincoln, NE
Built 2010 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 7,215
537TH RD
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
4.5S 2W OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1991 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
7.5W 2.8N SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1996 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4E .4N OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 2002 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 50
US81
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER
2S COLUMBUS, Platte, NE
Built 1978 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 9,480
SB US81
FairOver: SHELL CREEK TRIBUTARY
8NW COLUMBUS, Platte, NE
Built 1998 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 7,875
714 RD-649 / 650 A
FairOver: MACKELROY CREEK
3E2N VERDON (714-649/650), Richardson, NE
Built 1987 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: STREAM
5W .5S MELBETA, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1990 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLOODY RUN CREEK
3.1E 1.2S OF HAZARD, Sherman, NE
Built 2003 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 40
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 1999 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 100
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
.7N OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE
Built 2014 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 60
170TH ST
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
3.5S 8.2E OF PETERSBURG, Boone, NE
Built 1988 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2S OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE
Built 2004 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4S 1E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE
Built 2004 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1997 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 75
N32
FairOver: BELL CREEK
6E OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1999 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,610
COUNTY ROAD J
FairOver: STREAM
3W .7S DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD J
FairOver: STREAM
3W .5S DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 40
FairOver: STREAM
1S 1.8E BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD O
FairOver: STREAM
2.5S 1E DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 1986 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: FISHER CREEK
3.5S 1.5W BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 2006 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 60
132ND ST/FAU 5005
FairOver: W BR PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA 132ND @ Q, Douglas, NE
Built 1982 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 10,016
US281
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER OVERFLOW
1S ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1991 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,320
549TH AVE
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK
2W 3.6S OF CROFTON, Knox, NE
Built 2019 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 10
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N .6E LINDY, Knox, NE
Built 1984 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 30
N25
FairOver: UPRR 906-592-T
6.5S SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE
Built 1993 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 625
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
7.5S 3W OF GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1992 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 40
WB-N2
FairOver: DEER CREEK
8.6W NEB CITY, Otoe, NE
Built 1993 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 10,130
US20
FairOver: W BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER
2W OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1992 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 2,570
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
3.5N LAKE BABCOCK RESERVE, Platte, NE
Built 2001 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 40
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2NE OF PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HALL CREEK
.3NW OF NELIGH, Antelope, NE
Built 1999 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 95
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5E N13 KNOX CL, Antelope, NE
Built 2003 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 65
S4A HARISBURG SPUR
FairOver: TRIB TO PUMPKIN CREEK
3E HARRISBURG, Banner, NE
Built 1989 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 215
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 1.5E OF RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE
Built 2000 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7792
FairOver: STREAM
5W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1980 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 100
N84
FairOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
8W HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1959 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,220
US6
FairOver: SAND CREEK
5.5W IMPERIAL, Chase, NE
Built 1998 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,505
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: AOWA CREEK
2S 3E OF NEWCASTLE, Dixon, NE
Built 2000 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 20
CITY STREET
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
1W 680 ON OLD 6 OMAHA, Douglas, NE
Built 1959 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 103,275
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
P & 31 1/4, Franklin, NE
Built 1978 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50
PRINCETON RD
FairOver: BNSF RR (X 256)
2N FIRTH, Lancaster, NE
Built 1997 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 96
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: UPPER DUGOUT CREEK
.5NW BRIDGEPORT, Morrill, NE
Built 1990 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 1990
FairOver: STREAM
SJCT US136/N14 3.5W 3S, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1998 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER
2W 1.5N OF MCLEAN, Pierce, NE
Built 2004 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E 2N WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 2004 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 75
FAS 3400
FairOver: STREAM
3E 3S WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 2004 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7851
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
2.5W OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: OTOE CREEK TRIBUTARY
2S 4E CEDAR BLUFFS, Saunders, NE
Built 2009 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 45
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5W 2.5S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE
Built 2007 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 55
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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.
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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