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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

S41B GILTNER SPUR

Good

Over: N BR W FK BIG BLUE R TRI

1N GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 795

FAS 1750

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

JCT US6/N4 4S 1.2E, Harlan, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 1750

Good

Over: ROPE CREEK

JCT US183/N4 .2W 4S, Harlan, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 115

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

ECL ALMA, Harlan, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

714TH RD

Good

Over: FLAG CREEK

3N OF ORLEANS, Harlan, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7350

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

HUNTLEY LOCK @ LEWIS, Harlan, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 165

US6/US34

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

11SE ATLANTA, Harlan, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,505

US6/US34

Good

Over: STREAM

7SE ATLANTA, Harlan, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,505

US6/US34

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

6SE ATLANTA, Harlan, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,495

N46

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1N OXFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 1937 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,060

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

2SE OXFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 585

US136

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIB

6E ALMA, Harlan, NE

Built 1949 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,150

US136

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIB

IN REPUBLICAN CITY, Harlan, NE

Built 1949 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 735

US183

Good

Over: STREAM

3N HUNTLEY SPUR, Harlan, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,505

COLL 7346

Good

Over: ROPE CREEK

NJCT US136/US183 10N, Harlan, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5E 4.5N OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 1455

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N25/N25A 2.9S 6.7E, Hayes, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BURGER CANYON

4S 10E OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: RED WILLOW CREEK

3.5E 9N OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HAY CANYON

.2N OF STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

FAS 1360

Good

Over: STREAM

WJCT US6/US34 2.6S 2E, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 145

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3E OF STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1908 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BOEVAU CANYON

6.2N 1.5W OF TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

ROAD 364

Good

Over: DRIFWOOD CREEK N FK

8S OF TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 1445

Good

Over: BIG CANYON

JCT US34/N25 1.4S 1.2E, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 475

FAS 1360

Good

Over: THOMPSON CANYON

JCT US34/N25 1.4S 3E, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 359

Good

Over: MACKLIN CANYON

1N 5W OF TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

2E PALISADE, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1937 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,405

US6

Good

Over: ROGERS CANYON

5E PALISADE, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,405

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

8E PALISADE, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,100

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

3W CULBERTSON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,035

N25

Good

Over: STREAM

2SW TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 615

US34

Good

Over: STREAM

4W STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,245

US34

Good

Over: STREAM

4W STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,245

US34

Good

Over: STREAM

3W STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,245

COLL 7528

Good

Over: LOUSE CREEK

15N 10.2E ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4.7E 1N PAGE, Holt, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 1970

Good

Over: KEEGAN CREEK

JCT US20/N11 .7N 8W, Holt, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 205

893RD RD

Good

Over: LOUSE CREEK

21N 10.3E ONIELL, Holt, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7526

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

11N 1.5W ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7511

Good

Over: BLACKBIRD CREEK

3E 13.5N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

846TH RD

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

14E US281 WHEELER CL, Holt, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7508

Good

Over: CACHE CREEK

5.5S 8.2W OF EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

COLL 7508

Good

Over: CACHE CREEK

5.5S 8.2W OF EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

N11

Good

Over: SO. FORK ELKHORN RIVER

JCT N11/N95 1.5SW, Holt, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 310

N11

Good

Over: S FRK ELKHORN RIVER

JCT N11/N95 .6SW, Holt, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 310

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

15S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 345

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

9S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 360

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

9S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 360

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

8S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 360

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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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