Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
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
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
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
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
COUNTY ROAD 808
FairOver: WALLACE CREEK
NJCT US281/N22 4N 6.5W, Greeley, NE
Built 2011 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 80
VINE STREET
FairOver: DEAD MANS RUN
LINCOLN VINE @ COTNER, Lancaster, NE
Built 1959 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 11,110
N14
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
8S FULLERTON, Merrick, NE
Built 2003 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 1,825
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FOURMILE CREEK
2.8S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE
Built 1986 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD A
FairOver: SHEEP CREEK
3E US26 SIOUX CL, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1967 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 120
COLL 7787
FairOver: STREAM
2.4N OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1998 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 130
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4S N32 STANTON CL, Cuming, NE
Built 2001 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 30
ROAD 6
FairOver: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH
RD. 6 BET. P & Q, Dodge, NE
Built 1965 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 60
DENTON RD/FAS 3305
FairOver: HAINES BRANCH (N 138)
JCT US77/N33 7.2W 6N, Lancaster, NE
Built 1962 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 3,305
N66
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2SE ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1998 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,360
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
3W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 20
ROAD 5
FairOver: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH
RD. 5 BET. P & Q, Dodge, NE
Built 1965 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WINKELMAN DITCH
RD. 11 BET. P & Q, Dodge, NE
Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
B & 24 1/2, Franklin, NE
Built 1985 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7107
FairOver: STREAM
6E 1.5N OF BUSHNELL, Kimball, NE
Built 1935 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 85
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4.5S 1.5W BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 40
US30
FairOver: UPRR 191-691-K
6E ARLINGTON, Washington, NE
Built 1993 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,170
N35
FairOver: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK TRIB
1E WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 2003 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,350
US20
FairOver: LONG PINE CREEK
2E AINSWORTH, Brown, NE
Built 1983 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 2,845
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
5N US30 HALL CL, Buffalo, NE
Built 2012 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 75
COLL 7795
FairOver: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK
3SW OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1985 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1S 2.9W OF ENDICOTT, Jefferson, NE
Built 1940 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 3925
FairOver: STREAM
1E 1.5N OF HUBBARD, Dakota, NE
Built 1935 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 640
FLETCHER AVE
FairOver: STREAM (H 46)
JCT I80/US6 1.7S 4E, Lancaster, NE
Built 2010 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 211
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.7W OF MURDOCK, Cass, NE
Built 1986 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 50
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4.5W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 2001 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 60
COLL 7416
FairOver: NORTH LOUP RIVER
10.5W 7N TAYLOR, Loup, NE
Built 2005 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.5S 1W LEWISTON, Pawnee, NE
Built 1994 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5E 4.6S PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7652
FairOver: BAZILE CREEK
3.5N 3E OF BRUNSWICK, Antelope, NE
Built 1989 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD J
FairOver: STREAM
3W DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 2003 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 40
FAS1205DEAD HORSE
FairOver: DEAD HORSE CREEK
WJCT US20/US385 11S,.1E, Dawes, NE
Built 2000 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY ROAD 770
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1S OF EDDYVILLE, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 10
CO RD 143 MI 14322
FairOver: LODGEPOLE CREEK
2W LODGEPOLE, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7406
FairOver: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL
1.5S 2.7E MILLBURN #109A, Custer, NE
Built 1985 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: REBECCA CREEK
24 & C, Franklin, NE
Built 1983 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 10
ODELL RD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.3W 2.8N DANNEBROG, Howard, NE
Built 1935 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BELMONT CANAL
5W 1S BROADWATER, Morrill, NE
Built 1980 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7122
FairOver: PATHFINDER IRR DIST
6.5N 1W BAYARD, Morrill, NE
Built 1965 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 110
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LEVITT DRAIN
1N 1.5W OF BAYARD, Morrill, NE
Built 1988 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ELM CREEK
.2N .5W OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 1975 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD E
FairOver: STREAM
3W 3.25N BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 2002 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 15
886TH RD
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK TRIB
1.8S 1W FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 2006 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5N 5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1981 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LIBERTY CREEK
1.5S 1.8E LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1984 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 25
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
1.5S .7E OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE
Built 2014 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
2.7S 5W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 2007 Load: 74.0 t ADT: 20
N36
FairOver: RAWHIDE CREEK
4W ELK CITY, Douglas, NE
Built 1997 Load: 74.0 t ADT: 3,695
843RD RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.5E OF TILDEN, Madison, NE
Built 2003 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY ROAD 23
FairOver: MITCHELL-GERING CANAL
6W OF MELBETA, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1982 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 250
Showing 6,501-6,550 of 15,571 bridges
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