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

S1D TRUMBULL SPUR

Good

Over: TRIB TO FLAT CREEK

4W TRUMBULL, Adams, NE

Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 635

S4A HARISBURG SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

4E HARRISBURG, Banner, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 215

S12A LINWOOD SPUR

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER TRIBUTARY

6W LINWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 510

S12E SURPRISE SPUR

Good

Over: TRIB TO KEYSOR CREEK

4N SURPRISE, Butler, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 560

S14A FORDYCE SPUR

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK TRIB

1N FORDYCE, Cedar, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 520

S15A CHAMPION SPUR

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1N CHAMPION, Chase, NE

Built 1956 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 965

S26B CONCORD SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

2E CONCORD, Dixon, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 340

S30B SHICKEY SPUR

Good

Over: DRY SANDY CREEK

0N SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 890

S31A UPLAND SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

1W UPLAND, Franklin, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 300

S31B HILDRETH SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

4E HILDRETH, Franklin, NE

Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 320

S40D PROSSER SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

4S WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 730

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

S55B SPRAGUE SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

1N SPRAGUE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 830

S61A PALMER SPUR

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1S PALMER, Merrick, NE

Built 1932 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,075

S65A OAK SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

4N OAK, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 210

S65A OAK SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

.29E OAK, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 210

S66A DOUGLAS SPUR

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER TRIB

0N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,285

S76A CORDOVA SPUR

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

4S CORDOVA, Saline, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 355

S76A CORDOVA SPUR

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1S CORDOVA, Saline, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 355

S76D SWANTON SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

0N SWANTON, Saline, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 220

S93A HENDERSON

Good

Over: STREAM

4N HENDERSON, York, NE

Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995

FAU 6250/KANSAS ST

Good

Over: STREAM

EJCT US385/N2 .5S .1E, Box Butte, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 910

CENTER ST/FAU 6103

Good

Over: STREAM

BEATRICE CENTER MONT.AVE, Gage, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 250

LYNNWOOD DR

Good

Over: STREAM

.2S CAPEHART, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 950

16TH ST/FAU 6457

Good

Over: STREAM

BLAIR 16TH @ BUTLER, Washington, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,990

10TH ST/FAS 6459

Good

Over: STREAM

.25N JOANN DR IN BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,200

17TH STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

BLAIR 17TH @ BUTLER, Washington, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 300

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

CITY STREET

Good

Over: GERING IRRIGATION CANAL

JCT N71/N92 2.3W 1.2S, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,520

CITY STREET

Good

Over: GERING IRRIGATION CANAL

JCT N71/N92 2.3W 0.7S, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,520

CITY STREET

Good

Over: GERING IRRIGATION CANAL

JCT N71/N92 2.3W 0.2N, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,520

S LOCUST ST

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US34/S LOCUST .8S, Hall, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,095

STUHR RD/FAU 5425

Good

Over: OUTFALL SEWER

GRAND ISLAND STUHR @ US30, Hall, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,735

SHDY BEND/FAS 5427

Good

Over: STREAM

NJCT US34/US281 4E 2.5N, Hall, NE

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,310

MUSEUM DR

Good

Over: G.I. SEWER OUTFALL

SWIFT RD @ MUSEUM DR, Hall, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

OLD 281/FAU 5440

Good

Over: STREAM

NCL GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1943 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,070

BALTIMORE AVE

Good

Over: BLUE BLUE R W FK TRIB

2135 N. BALTIMORE AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,790

HASTINGS AVE H ST

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK TRIB

HASTINGS HASTINGS AVE @ H, Adams, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

CRANE AVE

Good

Over: BIG BLUE R W FK TRIB

HASTINGS CRANE @ 14TH, Adams, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 819

OSBORNE DR WEST

Good

Over: BIG BLUE R W FK TRIB

HASTINGS OSBORNE DR WEST, Adams, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 510

SPALDING DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

HOLDREGE SPALDING @ 22ND, Phelps, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 200

30TH AVE

Good

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

KEARNEY .2N US30 & 30, Buffalo, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,885

AVE E

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

.3S 56TH & AVE E, Buffalo, NE

Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,600

N AVE

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

JCT N40/N10 1E 1S, Buffalo, NE

Built 2006 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 150

56TH ST

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

KEARNEY .1W 56TH & I AVE, Buffalo, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTRY CLUB LANE

Good

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

KEARNEY CC LN @ CANAL HTS, Buffalo, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,030

19TH AVE

Good

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

KEARNEY CONNER @ COLLEGE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,780

NORTH RAILROAD ST

Good

Over: KEARNEY CALAN

KEARNEY N RAILROAD @ 17TH, Buffalo, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,965

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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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