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

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1W 1.2N OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 2002 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

.2W 1.6N OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 2023 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD B

Good

Over: STREAM

WJCT US26/N29 3N 1.3W, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 190

COLL 7215

Good

Over: LARRABEE CREEK

NE/SD LINE &N87 4.5S 1.8E, Sheridan, NE

Built 1981 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

2W 2.3N OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 2715

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2N N4 NUCKOLLS CL, Thayer, NE

Built 1977 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 185

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

.5W OF HALSEY, Thomas, NE

Built 1969 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7488

Good

Over: MIRDAN CANAL

.5N 2.7W ELYRIA, Valley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 45

COLL 7477

Good

Over: SHERMAN RESERVOIR CANAL

1.4N ARCADIA, Valley, NE

Built 1950 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 155

FAS 3825

Good

Over: BELL CREEK

JCT US30/N31 6.7W .7N, Washington, NE

Built 1964 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 135

ROAD 28

Good

Over: PAPILLION CREEK NW BR

1.5N 3.5W OF KENNARD, Washington, NE

Built 2021 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 60

RD 5

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

1E 1.5N FONTANELLE, Washington, NE

Built 2019 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

3W BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10

N8

Good

Over: S FK BIG NEMAHA R TRIB

4NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 500

N10

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

1N PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 2,455

N12

Good

Over: KEYA PAHA RIVER

0S BROCSKBURG, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1957 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 400

N16

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

7W PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2018 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,195

N18

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

6E GOSPER/FRONTIER CL, Gosper, NE

Built 1982 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 105

US20

Good

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

1E GORDON, Sheridan, NE

Built 1971 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,470

N21

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

4N LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2019 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,240

N23

Good

Over: STREAM

0W EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,060

N25

Good

Over: BLACK CANYON

3SW TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1960 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 615

US26

Good

Over: LOWER DUGOUT CREEK

12E NORTHPORT, Morrill, NE

Built 1940 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 2,040

N27

Good

Over: WALRATH DRAW

19S OSHKOSH, Deuel, NE

Built 1963 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 360

US30

Good

Over: NORTH PLATTE RIVER

2E NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE

Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 3,210

N32

Good

Over: FISHER CREEK

3W WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1962 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,760

N51

Good

Over: CUMING CREEK

10E WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1962 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 995

N71

Good

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD CREEK

11N CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1962 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 185

US75

Good

Over: WEEPING WATER CRK OVERFL

10N NEBRASKA CITY, Cass, NE

Built 1984 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,035

US75

Good

Over: WEEPING WATER CRK OVERFL

10N NEBRASKA CITY, Cass, NE

Built 1984 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,035

US75

Good

Over: HILL CREEK

1N HERMAN, Burt, NE

Built 1979 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: I76

2N COLO/NEBR LN, Deuel, NE

Built 1968 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 254

ROAD K

Good

Over: I80

3W BRULE INTERCHG, Keith, NE

Built 1968 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: I80

4W NORTH PLATTE S INTRCHG, Lincoln, NE

Built 1966 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: I80

3W SHELTON INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: I80

1W WOOD RIVER INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1963 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: I80

1W ALDA INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1962 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: I80

2W GILTNER INTRCHG, Hamilton, NE

Built 1965 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

I80

Good

Over: S BRANCH CROOKED CREEK

2W SEWARD INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1964 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 28,465

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: I80

2E MILFORD INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1962 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 65

NW 56TH ST

Good

Over: I80

1W LINCOLN AIRPARK INTRCH, Lancaster, NE

Built 2015 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 45

168TH ST

Good

Over: I80

2S N370 INTRCHG, Sarpy, NE

Built 2002 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 90

US83

Good

Over: DISMAL RIVER

15S THEDFORD, Thomas, NE

Built 1979 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,135

FAS 1665

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER OVERFLO

1S EDISON, Furnas, NE

Built 1948 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 250

US136

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

7E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1956 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 485

US275/N92

Good

Over: UPRR/STOCKYRDS

1W MISSOURI RIVER BRG, Douglas, NE

Built 1968 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 19,820

US283

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

8N KANSAS STATE LINE, Furnas, NE

Built 1957 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 660

US385

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

27S CHADRON, Dawes, NE

Built 1975 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,890

I680

Good

Over: ABND CNWTC/THOMAS CR

IN OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1971 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35,400

WARLICK BLVD

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

SCL LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1965 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,180

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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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