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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

IRR/N16

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

8W PENDER, Wayne, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 915

N16

Good

Over: STREAM

6S WAKEFIELD, Wayne, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,070

N35

Good

Over: STREAM

2E HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 1955 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,440

N98

Good

Over: STREAM

17W WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,265

N98

Good

Over: STREAM

12W WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,265

N98

Good

Over: STREAM

9W WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,265

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

.8S .7E BLADEN, Webster, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7531

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US281/N4 2.7N, Webster, NE

Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3N 3W INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2155

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

.7S COWLES, Webster, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 135

COLL 7525

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3.5W 7.7N OF RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65

FAS 2155

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2W 1.8S COWLES, Webster, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 135

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.7N 1.3E GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7544

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4.7E OF COWLES, Webster, NE

Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 2158

Good

Over: STREAM

7.7E OF COWLES, Webster, NE

Built 1958 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

COLL 7542

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5S 1W GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

N4

Good

Over: STREAM

1E CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 740

N4

Good

Over: STREAM

1E CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 740

N4

Good

Over: STREAM

2E CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 740

N4

Good

Over: STREAM

3E CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 740

N4

Good

Over: STREAM

5E CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 740

N4

Good

Over: STREAM

7E CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 740

N4

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

8E CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 835

US136

Good

Over: FARMERS CREEK TRIBUTARY

3E RIVERTON, Webster, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 620

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

4E RIVERTON, Webster, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 620

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

4E RIVERTON, Webster, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 620

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

4W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 620

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

4W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 620

US136

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3E RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1953 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 665

US136

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

4E RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1953 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 665

US136

Good

Over: SOAP CREEK

1E GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE

Built 1956 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 480

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

1E GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE

Built 1928 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 480

US281

Good

Over: STREAM

5S RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 700

US281

Good

Over: STREAM

4S RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 700

US281

Good

Over: STREAM

1S BLUE HILL, Webster, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,940

US281

Good

Over: STREAM

0S BLUE HILL, Webster, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,940

COLL 7489

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2E 5.5N OF BARTLETT, Wheeler, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4E 4.5N OF BARTLETT, Wheeler, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

N70

Good

Over: STREAM

12W WHEELER/ANTELOPE CL, Wheeler, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 580

N70

Good

Over: STREAM

11W WHEELER/ANTELOPE CL, Wheeler, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 580

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIBUTARY

1.5N 9W BENEDICT, York, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 22

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1S 2.3E GRESHAM, York, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 2.5W BENEDICT, York, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: COON CREEK

4N 2.75W YORK, York, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5N 2W OF YORK, York, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7677

Good

Over: C00N BRANCH

4.5W 1.5S BENEDICT, York, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.7W 2.5N MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1W 2.2N MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.8N .5E MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 66

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5E 1.7N MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 118

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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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