State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,571
Public bridges
50.1%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

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 - Poor-condition share 25.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.5%39.4%8.1%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

NM

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

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

Poor

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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2S OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 62

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1W .1S OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US6/N15 4.4S, Seward, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3S 3.6E UTICA, Seward, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.4S 2W MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7672

Good

Over: STREAM

4.3E OF GOEHNER, Seward, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 160

COLL 7754

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5N 1.5W OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 130

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1N 1.5E OF BEAVER CROSSNG, Seward, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5S 1E OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S 1E OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1W OF GARLAND, Seward, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7748

Good

Over: STREAM

SE EDGE BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 185

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3E 2.3S OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG WEEDY CREEK

3W 1N OF BEE, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

3W OF GOEHNER, Seward, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5W 1N GOEHNER, Seward, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5W 1.6N STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US34/L80G 6.4N 2W, Seward, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

2.5W 2S STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 2.5E OF GARLAND, Seward, NE

Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7761

Good

Over: STREAM

.7NE OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 165

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLARK CREEK

1.2SE OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 1.2W OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3S 2E OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 3055

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB

JCT US34/N15 2.8E 2S, Seward, NE

Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,295

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2E .25 SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3W .5N OF GARLAND, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3W 2.2N GARLAND, Seward, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3E 1.5S OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2W OF GARLAND, Seward, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7755

Good

Over: STREAM

W EDGE TWIN LAKES REC, Seward, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 105

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

7.0E 1.0S OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK

2.5N 3E OF GARLAND, Seward, NE

Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 95

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK

2.7E 1N OF BEE, Seward, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.2N OF TAMORA, Seward, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.2W 1.1N STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.2S 1W OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG WEEDY CREEK

1S 3W OF BEE, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5S OF BEE, Seward, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2S OF BEE, Seward, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF BEE, Seward, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2E 1N OF BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65

FAS 2980

Good

Over: CULVER CREEK

JCT US6/N103 2S 1.9W, Seward, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7E OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

US6/N15

Good

Over: STREAM

4N DORCHESTER, Seward, NE

Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,310

US34

Good

Over: STREAM

.5W SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,940

N103

Good

Over: S BR MIDDLE CREEK TRIB

1N PLEASANT DALE, Seward, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,895

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BOX BUTTE CREEK

#20/S87 25S 2.5W, Sheridan, NE

Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 110

NORTH 3RD STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

HAY SPRINGS N 3RD @ SCOTT, Sheridan, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 300

US20/N87

Good

Over: STREAM

4E HAY SPRINGS, Sheridan, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,535

Showing 8,701-8,750 of 15,571 bridges

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