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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

FAS 2875

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK UNION CREEK T

JCT US81/N91 6W 2.1N, Platte, NE

Built 1976 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 205

FAS 2780

Good

Over: LOSEKE CREEK

JCT US81/N22 5.5N 9.6E, Platte, NE

Built 1973 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 170

636 AV-718/719 RD

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5N 2E HUMB(636-718/719), Richardson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 20

705 RD-659 / 660A

Good

Over: STREAM

.7SW RULO (705R-659/660A), Richardson, NE

Built 1940 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7843

Good

Over: STREAM

2S OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 220

US6

Good

Over: BNSF RR 073-005-K

1.1NE OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 1990 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 4,920

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: TRI-STATE CANAL

3.5E OF SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.7W 1S HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1994 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.5E 1.8N THAYER, York, NE

Built 1965 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10

LOWELL RD

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER MID CHANNEL

JCCTI80/L-10C 1.7S, Buffalo, NE

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,300

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BOW CREEK

2E 7.5N OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE

Built 1991 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK

2NW OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1995 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

CO RD 6 MI 6109

Good

Over: COW CREEK

1W 6S SIDNEY, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7552

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

5N US6 ADAMS CL, Clay, NE

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3N 9E OF BROKEN BOW #12, Custer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 750

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2S OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10

US283

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

3S LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,205

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH PEBBLE CREEK

RD. 6 BET. D & E, S.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1971 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. 10 BET. C & D, Dodge, NE

Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 85

FAS 3495

Good

Over: STREAM

RD.20 BET. L & M, S.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1967 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150

ROAD 20

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK TRIB

RD.20 BET. L & M, N.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1967 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150

US136

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK

5W FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 710

N8

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

1E ODELL, Gage, NE

Built 1964 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,070

FAS 1655

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

JCT US283/N23 7.9W 12.8S, Gosper, NE

Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10

23RD AVE

Good

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

JCT US281/N22 2S 8.6W, Howard, NE

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK SWAN CREEK

1W N15 SALINE CL, Jefferson, NE

Built 1975 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK TRIB

2.9W 2.2N OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1977 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

W PELLA RD

Good

Over: M BR BIG NEMAHA R(W 174)

1.5S 1W OF PRINCETON, Lancaster, NE

Built 2020 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 21

N92

Good

Over: PRAIRIE SLOUGH

6E PALMER SPUR, Merrick, NE

Built 1964 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,300

US385

Good

Over: BNSF RR 089-083-P

3NW BRIDGEPORT, Morrill, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,490

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

1.5S 9.5W OF GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1N 6E OF LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2003 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 2365

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

JCT N8/N14 .9S, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1984 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 900

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

5W N50 JOHNSON CL, Otoe, NE

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 2815

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1N US30 MERRICK CL, Platte, NE

Built 1977 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 675

FAS 2775

Good

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

JCT N92/MERRICK CL 5NE, Polk, NE

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 2775

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

5NE N92 MERRICK CL, Polk, NE

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

637 BLV-704/705 RD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2W 6S OF DAW, Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

643 AV - 717 RD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

73/N62 4E1.1S (643A-717R), Richardson, NE

Built 1968 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 60

WB-N370

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

1W BELLEVUE, Sarpy, NE

Built 1989 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30,750

N370

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

1W BELLEVUE, Sarpy, NE

Built 1989 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30,750

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2S 3.2W OF BEAVER CROSSNG, Seward, NE

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

#20/#250 10.7S 2.5E, Sheridan, NE

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1E 1.1N OF LITCHFIELD, Sherman, NE

Built 1975 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 75

COLL 7663

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

3.2E .1S HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1984 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 1780

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

3S 4.5W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

4S 5W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

5S 4.5W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

9S 2W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40

580TH AVENUE

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

4E 9S OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25

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