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

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

L53E KIMBALL SE CN

Good

Over: STREAM

1SE KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 1955 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 380

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: GUINEA CREEK

3W .3S OF VERDEL, Knox, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: VERDIGRE CREEK

7.2W .9S OF WINNETOON, Knox, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 2280

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS CREEK

JCT N14/N59 4.2W, Knox, NE

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 465

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HOBOE CREEK TRIB.

1.7E 2.5S OF LINDY, Knox, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK TRIB

1.4W 3.5S OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 2945

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N59/N121 5W .3N, Knox, NE

Built 1952 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 580

FAS 2945

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N59/N121 5W 5.3N, Knox, NE

Built 1952 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 765

FAS 2945

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N59/N121 5W 5.7N, Knox, NE

Built 1952 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 765

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK ELKHORN RIVER TRI

4W 1.7S OF WAUSA, Knox, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2630

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N14/N59 1.1E 4N, Knox, NE

Built 1954 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 165

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5N 2.1W OF LINDY, Knox, NE

Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK

.5N .1E OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/FAS 2965

Good

Over: HOBOE CREEK

JCT N12/N121 12W .2N, Knox, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 170

IRR/FAS 2965

Good

Over: HOBOE CREEK

JCT N12/N121 12W .3N, Knox, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 170

N12

Good

Over: STREAM

6W VERDEL, Knox, NE

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 370

IRR/N12

Good

Over: STREAM

1E NIOBRARA, Knox, NE

Built 1946 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,605

IRR/N12

Good

Over: STREAM

2E NIOBRARA, Knox, NE

Built 1946 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,275

N12

Good

Over: WEIGAND CREEK

7W CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,095

N12

Good

Over: STREAM

2W CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,255

N12

Good

Over: STREAM

ECL CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,545

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

5S VERDIGRE SPUR, Knox, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,030

N59

Good

Over: STREAM

2W CREIGHTON, Knox, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,640

IRR/N84

Good

Over: STREAM

6E VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1955 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 320

N84

Good

Over: STREAM

5W BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 450

N84

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CRK TRIB

SJCT N84/121 4W, Knox, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,320

N121

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK TRIB

5N CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,100

NW 140TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (M 73)

3N US6 SEWARD CL, Lancaster, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 33

SW 119TH ST.

Good

Over: STREAM (N-166)

2W .5S DENTON, Lancaster, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 187

W AGNEW RD/FAS3380

Good

Over: STREAM (D-86)

JCT N79/N66 .5W 4S, Lancaster, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 193

AGNEW RD/FAS 3380

Good

Over: STREAM (A 132)

JCT US77/S-55E 2N 6.2E, Lancaster, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 31

SW 14TH ST

Good

Over: BIG NEMAHA MID BR (W-64)

2.3E .9N HALLAM, Lancaster, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 53

SO. 25TH ST.

Good

Over: STREAM (T 22)

JCT US77/N33 2.3N .7E, Lancaster, NE

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 247

S 38TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (X 31)

3W OF FIRTH, Lancaster, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 44

S 54TH ST.

Good

Over: STREAM (S-82)

1.2N 1W OF HICKMAN, Lancaster, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 231

S 54TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (S-86)

1.5N .7E ROCA, Lancaster, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,923

DRIVEWAY VAN DORN

Good

Over: ROADWAY DITCH (N 103D)

JCT US6/S-55A 2S .5W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

DRIVEWAY VAN DORN

Good

Over: ROADWAY DITCH (N 104D)

JCT US6/S-55A 2S .4W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

DRIVEWAY

Good

Over: ROADWAY DITCH (N 106D)

JCT US6/S-55A 2S .2W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

S 120TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (Y 20)

2W OF PANAMA, Lancaster, NE

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 58

S 120TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (R 98)

3W .3S OF BENNET, Lancaster, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 301

S112 TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (Q-15)

JCT N2/N43 2N 3.2W, Lancaster, NE

Built 2007 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

W CLAIRE ST

Good

Over: STREAM (O 125)

.5S OF PIONEERS PARK, Lancaster, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65

N 141 ST/FAS 3365

Good

Over: STREAM (H 152)

JCT I80/US6 2E 2.5N, Lancaster, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 469

N 141ST ST/FAS3365

Good

Over: STREAM (H 146)

JCT I80/US6 2E 3.8N, Lancaster, NE

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 496

S 148TH ST

Good

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RI(Y 74)

JCT N43/S-55D 3.3S 1W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 36

S 148TH ST

Good

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RI(Y 69)

1S OF PANAMA, Lancaster, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 66

N 176TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (H 112)

2E 3S WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 42

SPRAGUE RD/FAS3280

Good

Over: STREAM (T 113)

JCT US77/S-55G 2.7W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 690

W STAGECOACH RD

Good

Over: STREAM (U 181)

1.5N .7E OF KRAMER, Lancaster, NE

Built 1966 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 24

Showing 8,101-8,150 of 15,571 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | SD bridges explained →
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.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.