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

N2

Fair

Over: DISMAL RIVER

0S DUNNING, Blaine, NE

Built 1935 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,320

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: LEISY CREEK

3W 2.5S OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7698

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US275/N32 1.5S 2W, Cuming, NE

Built 1980 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 540

168TH STREET

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

1NW OF BENNINGTON, Douglas, NE

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 442

156TH ST/FAS 3805

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

JCT N36/S-28F .7S, Douglas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,815

ISLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: BENNINGTON LAKE (WEST)

BENGTN LAKE RD .25E 180TH, Douglas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

20 1/2 & D, Franklin, NE

Built 1984 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

35 & S 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1989 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20

W AGNEW RD/FAS3380

Fair

Over: STREAM (A 136)

JCT US77/S-55E 2N 4.8E, Lancaster, NE

Built 2006 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 32

US275

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0W MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,485

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

3N 7.7W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 25

NB-US75/WB-N2

Fair

Over: BNRR/S TABLE CREEK

NEBRASKA CITY INTRCHG, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,365

US20

Fair

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1W OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,570

US20/N121

Fair

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

WCL OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,345

N22

Fair

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

4W MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1979 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,890

NB-US81

Fair

Over: TRACY CREEK

8S MADISON, Platte, NE

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,310

NB-US75

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

JCT US75/N370 1.9S, Sarpy, NE

Built 1993 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 22,465

FAS 3425

Fair

Over: STREAM

SJCT US6/N63 3W 3.2N, Saunders, NE

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 105

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2S 4.8E LYONS, Burt, NE

Built 1996 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5N .5W LINWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 2006 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 42

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5W OCTAVIA, Butler, NE

Built 2006 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR PEBBLE CREEK

1.5E 2N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 2004 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 25

N79

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S SNYDER, Dodge, NE

Built 1965 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1,045

F ST/COUNTY RD 49

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5S .5W OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 1932 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 67

US275/N92

Fair

Over: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK

1E RALSTON, Douglas, NE

Built 1962 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 22,910

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SOAP CREEK

4N .5W OF HOAG, Gage, NE

Built 1984 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 50

US136

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1E FILLEY, Gage, NE

Built 1994 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1,195

7TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM

1N 3.5E OF DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1958 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SAMPSON BRANCH

.5S 9W OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE

Built 2003 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2945

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N84/N121 7W 1.9N, Knox, NE

Built 1973 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 435

543RD AVE

Fair

Over: UNION CREEK N FK

4.2N 6E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2000 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7586

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5S 9.6 E OF LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 40

N4

Fair

Over: LIBERTY CREEK

2E LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2002 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 575

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

7W WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 2002 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5S 1.8W OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE

Built 2003 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

.5SE OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 1984 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 2035

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US183/N40 6E 3.1N, Buffalo, NE

Built 1988 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 2035

Fair

Over: DEATH CREEK

JCT US183/N40 6E 3.3N, Buffalo, NE

Built 1988 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD I

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5W 1.8S DAVID CITY, Butler, NE

Built 2006 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E 1N OF WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE

Built 1986 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 30

23RD RD

Fair

Over: LOGAN CREEK OLD CHANNEL

1W 2N BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 2007 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 80

KIMBALL RD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.6W 2.8S ST PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1994 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 40

MEADVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

.5 NE OF MEADVILLE, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1949 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.4W 6.1N OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 2003 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 30

N25

Fair

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

6S SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE

Built 2000 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 1,525

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

6W.1N .3E OF HWY 14&136W, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2003 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 10

N16

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

3S WAKEFIELD, Wayne, NE

Built 1995 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 1,070

US183

Fair

Over: STREAM

8N MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1995 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROAD F

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT S12&92 2E .5S, Butler, NE

Built 2006 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N .9E ABIE, Butler, NE

Built 2002 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 35

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