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

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 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%.

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Nebraska

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

3W .5S OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

Private Rd

Fair

Over: Franklin Canal

2.8 mi SW Bloomington, Franklin, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 5

Private Rd.

Fair

Over: Franklin Canal

0.1 mi W of Franklin, Franklin, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 5

Rd 418

Fair

Over: Cambridge Canal

0.7 mi N of Holbrook, NE, Furnas, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 505 AV

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

1W OF SPALDING, Greeley, NE

Built 1920 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: ROSE CREEK

.4N 2E OF THOMPSON, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5N 1.7E OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

.3S 3.5E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

40TH RD

Fair

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1.8E 1S OTOE, Otoe, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 15

620 AVENUE

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2W 6S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 20

549 AVE

Fair

Over: E BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2.5E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

Field Access

Fair

Over: Red Willow Canal

300 feet off of Highway 6, Red Willow, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 5

FB-660A-703T/705R

Fair

Over: ROAD DITCH

.5E1.2S RULO(660-703/705), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

150TH STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5W 2N SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

4.7N 1E OF MALMO, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD P

Fair

Over: TRIB N FORK WAHOO CREEK

2S .5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: STREAM

3E .6N OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

1.5W .3N OF COLON, Saunders, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

4S 1.25E CEDAR BLUFFS, Saunders, NE

Built 2001 ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD E

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.5N 1.6W OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD P

Fair

Over: FORT LARAMIE CANAL

1.5E 7S OF LYMAN, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

8S .9E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1940 ADT: 25

857TH ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5N 3.9E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Fair

Over: UPRR

LINCOLN ST, HERSHEY, Lincoln, NE

Built 2017 Load: 0.9 t

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

4W OF BROKEN BOW #222, Custer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3E 2.7N GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD R

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US77/N64 1.3W, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 205

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: S BR HUMBUG CREEK

4.7W 2.1N OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1921 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 40

848TH ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

7.3S 2.9W OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

PRIVATE RD

Fair

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

5NW BREWSTER, Blaine, NE

Built 1970 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

2E 2N BLAINE/CHERRY CO LN, Brown, NE

Built 1980 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 5.5W OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE

Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15

893 ROAD

Fair

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

1S 2W OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE

Built 1950 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15

T RD

Fair

Over: DRY DITCH

2N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1990 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5S 1.5W OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1986 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 80

COLL 7772

Fair

Over: N BR PEBBLE CREEK

12.8W 3N WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1985 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 125

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2N 2W OF MASON CITY #616A, Custer, NE

Built 1920 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BOXELDER CREEK

.5S 14E OF OCONTO #503A, Custer, NE

Built 1940 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 25

CONNELL ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

NJCT US20/N71 4.2N, 5.9E., Dawes, NE

Built 1991 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.5N 1.5E OF GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15

804A RD

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK E BR

5.5N .7W OF WOLBACH, Greeley, NE

Built 1961 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 20

570 AVE

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W 4.4N OF JANSEN, Jefferson, NE

Built 1940 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: YANKEE CREEK

NCL CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1950 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5E OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SILVER CREEK

1.5E 5N CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE

Built 1968 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2S 2W ARCHER, Merrick, NE

Built 1975 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.8N 3.3E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W OF DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH

6.8N 3.6E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: 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.

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