State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Nebraska.

15,398
Public bridges
52.9%
Good condition
7.9%
Poor condition

Nebraska holds 15,398 public highway bridges (#16 of 52 by inventory) with a 7.9% Poor share (#15 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 7.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 38 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

15,398

Public highway bridges in Nebraska

Good Condition

52.9%

8,149 bridges rated 7-9

2.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.9%

1,217 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Nebraska vs national bridge condition

Nebraska - Good condition share 52.9%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Nebraska - Poor-condition share 26.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Nebraska in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Nebraska has 15,398 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Nebraska has 15,398 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Nebraska vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

15,398 16th of 54 higher than 38 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Nebraska

The highlighted point is Nebraska: 15,398 bridges and 7.90% in Poor condition, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Nebraska on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges · 7.70% Poor
  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor
  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor
  • Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges · 8.88% Poor
  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Nebraska

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 15,398 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Nebraska’s inventory

State agency holds 23.1% of the 15,398 public highway bridges filed under Nebraska in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Nebraska’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 20.7% of the 15,398 bridges with a recorded original year in Nebraska. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.9%39.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Counties (90)

Adams 211 Antelope 162 Banner 36 Blaine 19 Boone 237 Box Butte 30 Boyd 64 Brown 56 Buffalo 459 Burt 169 Butler 211 Cass 274 Cedar 313 Chase 33 Cherry 57 Cheyenne 159 Clay 134 Colfax 252 Cuming 402 Custer 303 Dakota 73 Dawes 91 Dawson 300 Deuel 73 Dixon 146 Dodge 334 Douglas 509 Dundy 47 Fillmore 218 Franklin 104 Frontier 96 Furnas 169 Gage 394 Garden 29 Garfield 24 Gosper 62 Greeley 84 Hall 271 Hamilton 175 Harlan 92 Hayes 41 Hitchcock 77 Holt 241 Hooker 2 Howard 161 Jefferson 241 Johnson 173 Kearney 71 Keith 91 Keya Paha 23 Kimball 88 Knox 329 Lancaster 661 Lincoln 197 Logan 4 Loup 20 Madison 302 Merrick 173 Morrill 91 Nance 148 Nemaha 179 Nuckolls 255 Otoe 359 Pawnee 191 Perkins 13 Phelps 80 Pierce 177 Platte 433 Polk 94 Red Willow 80 Richardson 258 Rock 14 Saline 312 Sarpy 192 Saunders 506 Scotts Bluff 250 Seward 244 Sheridan 63 Sherman 118 Sioux 36 Stanton 223 Thayer 220 Thomas 19 Thurston 152 Valley 115 Washington 149 Wayne 251 Webster 191 Wheeler 13 York 205

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.

OK

Oklahoma

7.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,917

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398

MA

Massachusetts

8.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,295

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618

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.

SAND AVE.

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

17690 S. SAND AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

OSAGE AVENUE

Poor

Over: SCOTT CREEK

9550 S. OSAGE AVENUE, Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 55

OREGON TRAIL ROAD

Poor

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

3430 W OREGON TRAIL RD., Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15

516TH AVE

Poor

Over: S BR VERDIGRE CREEK

6.5N 2W OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 255

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.5E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

NORDIC ROAD

Poor

Over: PONCA CREEK

4SE OF ANOKA, Boyd, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

All Bridges in Nebraska

FAS 2665

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US136/N5 .7S, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 235

FAS 2660

Good

Over: STREAM

SJCT US81/N4 3.3S 4.6E, Thayer, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 2360

Good

Over: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK

JCT US81/S-85D 10.7W, Thayer, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.7W 2.6S HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK

1S 3.5W BELVIDERE, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 2687

Good

Over: STREAM

1S HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,240

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.2E DESHLER, Thayer, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7S 3.6W HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

6900 RD

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB

2.5W 1.3S ALEXANDRIA, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.5W 2.7N GILEAD, Thayer, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 2660

Good

Over: STREAM

.6 W ALEXANDRIA, Thayer, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 135

IRR/FAS 3560

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N9/S-87A 4N .2E, Thurston, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 105

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.2S OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1N OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/FAS 3920

Good

Over: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

JCT US77/S-87B 6E, Thurston, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: GERANIUM CANAL

10.5W 1N ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1E OF ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.2N 1.2E ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 1680

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

WJCT N11/N70 .6N 8.8W, Valley, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 435

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

9S 1W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 1780

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

JCT N22/N70 5N 8.8W, Valley, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

9.5S ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2085

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

9.5S 1E ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 180

COLL 7486

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.5N 2W ARCADIA, Valley, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 1780

Good

Over: DANE CREEK

WJCT N11/N70 2.4S 2.2E, Valley, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N BR TURTLE CREEK

7.5W 5N ORD, Valley, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

6S 4W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

FAS 3865

Good

Over: PETERSON DITCH

WJCT US30/US73 8.3N 2.1W, Washington, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3S 9.4W HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 2017 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

3N FONTANELLE, Washington, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1S 2W HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7N WASHINGTON, Washington, NE

Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.5N 3.6E KENNARD, Washington, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

2.5N FONTANELLE, Washington, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PETERSON DITCH

1.5N BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 16

Good

Over: LITTLE BELL CREEK

3N 5E FONTANELLE, Washington, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.4N 1.6W FORT CALHOUN, Washington, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NEW YORK CREEK

.5W 3S HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 1979 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7951

Good

Over: NEW YORK CREEK

1.8W 4S HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 3880

Good

Over: PETERSON DITCH

WJCT US30/US73 5.2N 1.6E, Washington, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

SHOLES DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N57/N98 5.4W 6.8N, Wayne, NE

Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 110

562ND AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

.6E .6N OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

562ND AVE

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N57/N98 5W .4S, Wayne, NE

Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

568TH AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

5S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

572ND AVE

Good

Over: DEER CREEK TRIBUTARY

JCT N35/N98 4E 1.8N, Wayne, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

850TH ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

6S 2.2E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

850TH ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

5.3S 3.4E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 2008 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

850TH ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

5.3S 7.4E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

849TH ROAD

Good

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

2.6S 1.9W OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2007 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

849TH ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

6.3S 3.1E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

Showing 7,601-7,650 of 15,398 bridges

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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.

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