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

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 070-237-P

NEBR CITY 4TH TERR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 1,010

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 076-562-G

HOLDREGE LINCOLN @ 4TH, Phelps, NE

Built 1976 ADT: 1,260

US30/US81

Unknown

Over: PARK SUBWAY

IN COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 1931 ADT: 100

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 077-583-D

MCCOOK FEDERAL @ SOUTH, Red Willow, NE

Built 1921 ADT: 2,115

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR

RULO ASH @ US159, Richardson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

CAPEHRT RD/FAU5000

Unknown

Over: FT CROOK RD/FAU 5145

CAPEHART RD INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 13,470

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 073-161-W

1.5W 3.3S GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 165

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR

1N .6E GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 70

N50

Unknown

Over: N370

JCT N 370/50, Sarpy, NE

Built 2000 ADT: 15,930

SB-US75

Unknown

Over: BNSF/UP/118C 073-071-X

9S OMAHA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1957 ADT: 1,035

NB-US75

Unknown

Over: BNSF/UP/118C 073-070-R

9S OMAHA, Sarpy, NE

Built 2018 ADT: 300

FAIRVIEW ROAD

Unknown

Over: US-75

JCT US75/N370 2.5S .2W, Sarpy, NE

Built 1990 ADT: 20,460

SB-US75

Unknown

Over: FAU 5000/CAPEHART RD

JCT US 75/CAPEHART RD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 24,680

NB-US75

Unknown

Over: FAU 5000/CAPEHART RD

JCT US 75/CAPEHART RD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 24,680

SB-US75

Unknown

Over: N370

JCT US75/N370, Sarpy, NE

Built 1990 ADT: 34,435

NB-US75

Unknown

Over: N370

JCT US75/N370, Sarpy, NE

Built 1990 ADT: 25,745

CORNHUSKER ROAD

Unknown

Over: US75

CORNHUSKER RD @ US75, Sarpy, NE

Built 1987 ADT: 58,550

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: US75

CRNHSKER RD @ US75, Sarpy, NE

Built 1991 ADT: 53,350

FAU 5012/CHILDS RD

Unknown

Over: US75

US75/CHILDS ROAD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 58,550

SB-US75

Unknown

Over: FAU 5020/CHANDLER RD

JCT US75/CHANDLER RD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1988 ADT: 10,345

NB-US75

Unknown

Over: FAU 5020/CHANDLER RD

JCT US75/CHANDLER RD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1988 ADT: 10,345

PFLUG RD/COLL 7927

Unknown

Over: I80

2S GRETNA INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 2007 ADT: 42,235

N31

Unknown

Over: I80

GRETNA INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 1995 ADT: 38,150

FAIRVEW RD/COL7916

Unknown

Over: I80

1N GRETNA INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 2002 ADT: 38,150

CAPEHART RD

Unknown

Over: I80

2N GRETNA INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 2001 ADT: 38,150

168TH ST

Unknown

Over: I80

2S N370 INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 2002 ADT: 38,150

I80

Unknown

Over: N370

N370 INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 12,210

N50

Unknown

Over: I80

N50 INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 1958 ADT: 63,185

I80

Unknown

Over: BN/FAS 3789/CR 073-038-X

2N N50 INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 1959 ADT: 8,200

126TH ST/FAU 5129

Unknown

Over: I80

JCT I80/126TH ST, Sarpy, NE

Built 1990 ADT: 82,755

HARRISON/FAU 5022

Unknown

Over: I80

.2SW DOUGLAS/SARPY CL, Sarpy, NE

Built 1990 ADT: 82,755

I80

Unknown

Over: FAU 5003/UP/CR 815-679-G

US275/N92 INTRCHG 1S, Sarpy, NE

Built 1959 ADT: 5,580

PEDESTRIAN OVERPAS

Unknown

Over: HIGHWAY 85

84TH @ GRANT PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 2017 ADT: 18,590

CITY STREET

Unknown

Over: FT CROOK RD/FAU 5145

FT CROOK RD/N370 INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 1989 ADT: 10,380

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS

GALVIN @ HANSEN, Sarpy, NE

Built 1973 ADT: 15,500

HARRISON ST

Unknown

Over: EASTPORT PKWY/W PAP CR

HARRISON @ EASTPORT PKWY, Sarpy, NE

Built 1989 ADT: 5,000

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-960-E

WJCT US6/N63 1N .9E, Saunders, NE

Built 1931 ADT: 1,515

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-961-L

ASHLAND SILVER @ US6, Saunders, NE

Built 1906 ADT: 2,475

WRPI 909-789-E

Unknown

Over: WRPI 909-789-E

2N 4W MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1984 ADT: 300

FIVE ROCKS ROAD

Unknown

Over: UPRR

SWCL SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1978 ADT: 3,200

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 909-795-H

3W MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1984 ADT: 4,280

RAMP OVER N71

Unknown

Over: N71 EXPRESSWAY

1.5S GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 1,940

SB-N71

Unknown

Over: FAS 1055 (21ST AVE)

1S 1E GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 815

NB-N71

Unknown

Over: FAS 1055 (21ST AVE.)

1S 1E GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 815

SB-N71

Unknown

Over: N-92

1E GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 2,695

NB-N71

Unknown

Over: N-92

1E GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 2,695

SB-N71

Unknown

Over: SOUTH BELTLINE

1E SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 2,265

NB-N71

Unknown

Over: SOUTH BELTLINE

1E SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 2,265

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 073-219-C

.7E OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1920 ADT: 100

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 073-223-S

3.5E OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1917 ADT: 60

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