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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

US138

Good

Over: STREAM

IN BIG SPRINGS, Deuel, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 590

N9/N35

Good

Over: STREAM

7NW EMERSON, Dixon, NE

Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,630

N12

Good

Over: STREAM

7NW PONCA, Dixon, NE

Built 1946 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,450

N15

Good

Over: STREAM

2N WAYNE, Dixon, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,090

N15

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N15/N116 2S, Dixon, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,090

S26B CONCORD SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

2E CONCORD, Dixon, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 340

FAS 3500

Good

Over: ROMBERG CREEK

RD.A BLVD. BET. 20 & 21, Dodge, NE

Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 120

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

RD. 2 BET. H & I, Dodge, NE

Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

RD. L BET. 5 & 6, Dodge, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 3485

Good

Over: STREAM

RD.13BLVD BET.G&H,S.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 165

COLL 7856

Good

Over: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH

RD. R BET. 9 & 10, Dodge, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 105

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH

OLD LINC HWY RD BET 13&14, Dodge, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

ON ROAD A, Dodge, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80

R27C/DEAD TIMBER

Good

Over: STREAM

ON ROAD B, Dodge, NE

Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 185

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. Q, 2.5 MI W.OF HWY.77, Dodge, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 85

COLL 7854

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

NE EDGE OF FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1979 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 670

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. 25 BET. E & F, Dodge, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

N79

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

7S SNYDER, Dodge, NE

Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,010

N79

Good

Over: STREAM

4S SNYDER, Dodge, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,045

N91

Good

Over: STREAM

1E NICKERSON, Dodge, NE

Built 1942 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,720

US275

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

FREMONT BYPASS, Dodge, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 12,205

23RD ST/FRNTGE RD

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

FREMONT 23RD @ CLARMAR AV, Dodge, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15,295

DONALD STREET

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

FREMONT DONALD @ 19TH, Dodge, NE

Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 150

FAU 5619

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

FREMONT LUTHER RD @ 19TH, Dodge, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,080

OLD MAPLE ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US275/N64 .75E, Douglas, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5

BLONDO STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

.5S OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 107

WEST DODGE RD

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

1.5S 1W WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,030

PACIFIC STREET

Good

Over: ROAD DITCH

252ND ST AND PACIFIC, Douglas, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 480

GROVER STREET

Good

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

.25 W OF 192ND STREET, Douglas, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 500

G STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

200' W OF 178TH ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

IDA STREET

Good

Over: RUSSELL CREEK

IDA @ 156TH STREET, Douglas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,437

276TH ST

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

JCT US275/N64 .3E 2.9N, Douglas, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 605

276TH ST

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK TRIB

4N OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 61

SHEFFIELD DR.

Good

Over: STREAM

.04 E OF 155TH ST., Douglas, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,960

REYNOLDS STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

EAST OF N155TH, Douglas, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,960

READ STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

.15 W OF N122ND ON READ, Douglas, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 500

DEER CREEK DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

.2W OF N 120TH ON DEER CR, Douglas, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 500

RAINWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: W BR PAPILLION CREEK

194TH & RAINWOOD RD, Douglas, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 270

BONDESSON ST

Good

Over: STREAM

.1W OF 168TH STREET, Douglas, NE

Built 2006 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

FORT STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

184TH & FORT ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

F STREET

Good

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

.4MI EAST OF 204TH ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

F ST

Good

Over: STREAM

195TH & F ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,697

108TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3N 108TH & N36, Douglas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 130

PRKING LOT ENT/EXT

Good

Over: DRAINAGE WAY

.1W 153 ST/.2N BLONDO ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1997 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

N31

Good

Over: N BR PAPILLION CREEK

5N ELKHORN, Douglas, NE

Built 1956 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,490

N36

Good

Over: STREAM

2W ELK CITY, Douglas, NE

Built 1943 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,695

N64

Good

Over: STREAM

1E WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,055

I80

Good

Over: HELL CREEK

1S L ST INTRCHG, Douglas, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 103,755

CNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4N 4W VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 18,540

US275

Good

Over: STREAM

SEJCT US275/N64 .7S, Douglas, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 23,065

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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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