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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

COLL 7816

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

4N .8W DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 1994 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.5W 5.3S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1985 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK TRIB

4N 6W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1987 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7626

Good

Over: STREAM

5.5S 6W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1987 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1E ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1966 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 100

428TH AVE

Good

Over: SAND DRAW

2W 4.7N AINSWORTH, Brown, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1S 5E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 55

N18

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

8E STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 1979 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 250

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK TRIBUTARY

8W 5N CHAMBERS, Holt, NE

Built 1999 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: S FK ELKHORN RIVER

2.5N .7E CHAMBERS, Holt, NE

Built 1988 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CACHE CREEK

3.3W 4.5S EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1983 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: S BR TIMBER CREEK

1.5S 6W OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40

738 ROAD

Good

Over: PHELPS CO CANAL

11E OF BERTRAND, Phelps, NE

Built 2022 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 160

710 RD-633/634 AV

Good

Over: STREAM

3S 1E HUMB (710-633/634A), Richardson, NE

Built 1991 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7E US81 FILLMORE CL, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25

OSAGE AVE.

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

14630 S. OSAGE, Adams, NE

Built 1970 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.6S 5W GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 1966 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CACHE CREEK

11.5W 7.8S EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1987 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BINGHAM CREEK

1.2E 6.3S OF NIOBRARA, Knox, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5S 8W OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1983 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5W 1N OF GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 3695

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US73/S-64A 1N 3.6E, Otoe, NE

Built 1973 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 135

US30/US81

Good

Over: UPRR 816-734-H

IN COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 2008 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15,600

COTTONWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: LAKE ACCESS

COTTONWOOD DRIVE @50TH AV, Platte, NE

Built 1984 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD K

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.3S 2.1E OF MEAD, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50

OAK RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

19535 W. OAK RIDGE RD., Adams, NE

Built 1974 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL

7N 3W OF AINSWORTH, Brown, NE

Built 1963 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SICILY CREEK

1S 4W OF WYMORE, Gage, NE

Built 1982 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CACHE CREEK

3.5E 7.1S CHAMBER, Holt, NE

Built 1987 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4.7S PAGE, Holt, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5

841ST RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.5S 3W OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1970 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 60

SOUTH AIRPORT RD

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

3S 1.5W OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 1993 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 270

FAS 2220

Good

Over: STREAM

SJCT N14/N22 3.8S 9.5W, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

1NE OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1973 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

652 AV-719 / 720 R

Good

Over: BEADOW CREEK

62/67 4E1.6N (652-719720), Richardson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

707 RD-654 / 655 A

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2E FC (707RD-654/655AV), Richardson, NE

Built 1974 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

.3E HUBBELL, Thayer, NE

Built 1969 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

5.5W 5S NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE

Built 1960 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7601

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

JCT N74/S-18B 2S, Clay, NE

Built 1969 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 120

DRY FRK RD/COL7395

Good

Over: FIELD DRAIN

5.5S 1W OF EDDYVILLE, Dawson, NE

Built 1999 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7855

Good

Over: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH

RD. 10 BET. R & S, N.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 160

ROAD T

Good

Over: FREMONT CUTOFF DITCH

RD. T BET. 16 & 17, Dodge, NE

Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 90

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH #8

RD. 26 BET S & T, Dodge, NE

Built 1968 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 1303

Good

Over: N FK REPUBLICAN RIVER

1N HAIGLER, Dundy, NE

Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 200

FARM DRIVE

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3E 1.5N FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE

Built 1979 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20

WASHINGTON STREET

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

NAPONEE WASHINGTON@WALNUT, Franklin, NE

Built 1984 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLATONIA CREEK

1.5E 1.2N OF CLATONIA, Gage, NE

Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

4S 1.2W OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE

Built 1958 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7N 1.2E OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1989 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 2798

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2W OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 350

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