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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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.2S YORK, York, NE

Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90

LOCHLAND RD.

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

5905 E. LOCHLAND RD., Adams, NE

Built 1986 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

PAULINE BLVD.

Good

Over: STREAM

860 W. PAULINE BLVD, Adams, NE

Built 1994 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25

N88

Good

Over: STREAM

18W REDINGTON, Banner, NE

Built 1963 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 280

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2.6S 7W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1989 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

3.2W 1.8N DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 1977 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35

IRR/FAS 3540

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

JCT N51/N9 4E 5N, Cuming, NE

Built 1966 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7864

Good

Over: WORTMANS CREEK

2S OF WESTPOINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1984 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 775

US183

Good

Over: CANAL #2

1S SARGENT, Custer, NE

Built 2014 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,275

ROAD 435

Good

Over: DAWSON CO DRAIN 1

_, Dawson, NE

Built 2021 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,441

CO RD 440/COL 7395

Good

Over: FIELD DRAIN

2S OF EDDYVILLE, Dawson, NE

Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 753

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.7E OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 751

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT US30/L-24B 1.8S 2.2W, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 438

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

1.2NW OF EDDYVILLE, Dawson, NE

Built 1984 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 756

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

4.5E 3N OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD. 5 BET. M & N, Dodge, NE

Built 1982 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

RD. G BET. 20 & 21, Dodge, NE

Built 1973 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1.4N 3.9W GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1969 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1W 4.7N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1987 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7598

Good

Over: S FK TURKEY CREEK

1S 2.5W MILLIGAN, Fillmore, NE

Built 1964 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 70

FAS 2755

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N41/S-30H 3.3N, Fillmore, NE

Built 1974 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 215

FAS 1545

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

SOUTH EDGE OF STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3S OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE

Built 1969 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

N103

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1S DE WITT, Gage, NE

Built 1956 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,380

BLUFF CENTER ROAD

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

WJCT US30/N11 .8S 4W, Hall, NE

Built 1967 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 115

110TH RD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2.7E 1.5S CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5W 2.5N AMELIA, Holt, NE

Built 1991 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

4W .4S OF POWELL, Jefferson, NE

Built 1979 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.5W .9S OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

.2N 2W OF ENDICOTT, Jefferson, NE

Built 1974 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TODD CREEK

1.5S 1.5W OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE

Built 1979 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 3595

Good

Over: HOOKER CREEK

JCT N41/N50 11W 1.8N, Johnson, NE

Built 1982 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 320

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CHICKEN SLOUGH

9.5W 4.4S OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1994 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE AREA

2.5S 1E OF WINNETOON, Knox, NE

Built 1996 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S 2.9E OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1985 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2635

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N12/N14 7.6W 2N, Knox, NE

Built 1999 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 2470

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

WJCT N14/N92 3W 2.7N, Merrick, NE

Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 105

N14

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

1W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1951 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,120

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL

2.5S OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35

N89

Good

Over: STREAM

3E DANBURY, Red Willow, NE

Built 1959 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 330

ROAD 702

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK TRIB

1.6N 0.5W OF RESERVE KS, Richardson, NE

Built 1980 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

N137

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

13N NEWPORT, Rock, NE

Built 1974 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 430

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1E 4.6S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE

Built 1970 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK

1S BELVIDERE, Thayer, NE

Built 1989 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 60

N8

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

4W CHESTER, Thayer, NE

Built 1958 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 735

THEDFORD VIADUCT

Good

Over: N 2 BNSF RR

THEDFORD, Thomas, NE

Built 2009 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,880

IRR/FAS 3550

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

JCT N9/S-87A 2.5W, Thurston, NE

Built 1980 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 140

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

.7S OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 1680

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

5.5W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1986 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 435

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

1S 6W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 10

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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