Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
3W .5S OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 40
Private Rd
FairOver: Franklin Canal
2.8 mi SW Bloomington, Franklin, NE
Built 1970 ADT: 5
Private Rd.
FairOver: Franklin Canal
0.1 mi W of Franklin, Franklin, NE
Built 1970 ADT: 5
Rd 418
FairOver: Cambridge Canal
0.7 mi N of Holbrook, NE, Furnas, NE
Built 1970 ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 505 AV
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
1W OF SPALDING, Greeley, NE
Built 1920 ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROSE CREEK
.4N 2E OF THOMPSON, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 1.7E OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
.3S 3.5E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
40TH RD
FairOver: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
1.8E 1S OTOE, Otoe, NE
Built 1910 ADT: 15
620 AVENUE
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
2W 6S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1910 ADT: 20
549 AVE
FairOver: E BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER
2.5E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 40
Field Access
FairOver: Red Willow Canal
300 feet off of Highway 6, Red Willow, NE
Built 1970 ADT: 5
FB-660A-703T/705R
FairOver: ROAD DITCH
.5E1.2S RULO(660-703/705), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 5
150TH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
.5W 2N SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: SAND CREEK
4.7N 1E OF MALMO, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD P
FairOver: TRIB N FORK WAHOO CREEK
2S .5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 15
FairOver: STREAM
3E .6N OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD 18
FairOver: SAND CREEK
1.5W .3N OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1910 ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4S 1.25E CEDAR BLUFFS, Saunders, NE
Built 2001 ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD E
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.5N 1.6W OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD P
FairOver: FORT LARAMIE CANAL
1.5E 7S OF LYMAN, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
8S .9E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1940 ADT: 25
857TH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 3.9E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 20
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
FairOver: UPRR
LINCOLN ST, HERSHEY, Lincoln, NE
Built 2017 Load: 0.9 t
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
4W OF BROKEN BOW #222, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3E 2.7N GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD R
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/N64 1.3W, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 205
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S BR HUMBUG CREEK
4.7W 2.1N OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1921 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 40
848TH ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
7.3S 2.9W OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
PRIVATE RD
FairOver: NORTH LOUP RIVER
5NW BREWSTER, Blaine, NE
Built 1970 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
2E 2N BLAINE/CHERRY CO LN, Brown, NE
Built 1980 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 5.5W OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE
Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15
893 ROAD
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
1S 2W OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15
T RD
FairOver: DRY DITCH
2N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1990 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2.5S 1.5W OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1986 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 80
COLL 7772
FairOver: N BR PEBBLE CREEK
12.8W 3N WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1985 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 125
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2N 2W OF MASON CITY #616A, Custer, NE
Built 1920 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: EAST BOXELDER CREEK
.5S 14E OF OCONTO #503A, Custer, NE
Built 1940 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 25
CONNELL ROAD
FairOver: WHITE RIVER
NJCT US20/N71 4.2N, 5.9E., Dawes, NE
Built 1991 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.5N 1.5E OF GENEVA, Fillmore, NE
Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15
804A RD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK E BR
5.5N .7W OF WOLBACH, Greeley, NE
Built 1961 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 20
570 AVE
FairOver: STREAM
3W 4.4N OF JANSEN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1940 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: YANKEE CREEK
NCL CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE
Built 1950 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY ROAD 18
FairOver: TRIB. TO SILVER CREEK
1.5E 5N CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE
Built 1968 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 7
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
2S 2W ARCHER, Merrick, NE
Built 1975 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.8N 3.3E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3W OF DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH
6.8N 3.6E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5W 2.3S DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 20
Showing 701-750 of 15,571 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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