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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

COUNTY ROAD 442

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5S 2W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 443

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2S 1W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 448/COL 7387

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.5S 4E OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 765

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3N 7.5E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 755

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2N OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

N21

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3N LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1955 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,240

COUNTY HWY CR201

Good

Over: WESTERN CANAL

3W 3.2S OF BIG SPRINGS, Deuel, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

US138

Good

Over: STREAM

1N BIG SPRINGS, Deuel, NE

Built 1951 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 800

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

JCT N15/116 2S 4.1E, Dixon, NE

Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7887

Good

Over: STREAM

1.25S 5.5W OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE

Built 2022 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE PEBBLE CREEK

RD. B BET. 1 & 2, Dodge, NE

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 80

ROAD 3

Good

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK TRIB

RD. 3 BET K & L, Dodge, NE

Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH PEBBLE CREEK

RD. 5 BET. E & F, S.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH PEBBLE CREEK

RD. E BET. 5 & 6, Dodge, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3490

Good

Over: CUMING CREEK

RD. F BET. 14 & 15, Dodge, NE

Built 1965 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 740

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD. 9 BET. L & M, Dodge, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

J ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

RD J BET 9 & 10 E BR, Dodge, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 11

Good

Over: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH

RD. 11 BET. S & T, N. BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

RD. 11 BET. I & J, Dodge, NE

Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 3465

Good

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

RD. K BET. 4 & 5, Dodge, NE

Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 90

FAS 3465

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

RD. K BET. 6 & 7, Dodge, NE

Built 1969 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 90

COLL 7857

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD.17 BET. L & M, S.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1969 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 85

FAS 3495

Good

Over: STREAM

RD.19BLVD. & HOOPERDI, Dodge, NE

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 505

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH BEND CUTOFF DITCH

RD. S BET. 2 & 3, Dodge, NE

Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD. 24 BET. N & O, Dodge, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. 8 BET. F & G, Dodge, NE

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CLARK CREEK

RD. I BET. 24 & 25, Dodge, NE

Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. D BET. 19 & 20, Dodge, NE

Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. D BET. 18 & 19, Dodge, NE

Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7858

Good

Over: CLARK CREEK

RD. D BET. 24 & 25, Dodge, NE

Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY SANDY CREEK

1.3S 1.7W STRANG, Fillmore, NE

Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD W

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2S 4.5 E OF OHIOWA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2021 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

22 & G, Franklin, NE

Built 1993 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5

25 RD

Good

Over: FRANKLIN CANAL

25 & F, Franklin, NE

Built 1952 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

4N US6 RED WILLOW CL, Furnas, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 3295

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT N4/N103 1.3E 4.3N, Gage, NE

Built 1993 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 95

HOYT RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1N 2E OF BEATRICE CBD, Gage, NE

Built 1965 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 235

EAST OLIVE ROAD

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

6E OF WYMORE, Gage, NE

Built 2014 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 1275 CO RD 181

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

JCT US26/N27 .7E 13.8N, Garden, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 155

FAS 1245/CO RD 191

Good

Over: ASH HOLLOW CREEK

JCT US26/N27 11.5S 6E, Garden, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 48

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

1.3W LEWELLEN, Garden, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY 36

Good

Over: ASH HOLLOW CREEK

10.5S 3.5W OSHKOSH, Garden, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7375

Good

Over: LATERAL

3E 2.5N OF SMITHFIELD, Gosper, NE

Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 140

FAS 1530

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

JCT US283/N23 1W 11.8S, Gosper, NE

Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LATERAL E-65

2E OF SMITHFIELD, Gosper, NE

Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

US283

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

4NE ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,910

ONE-R RD/FAS 2170

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT N2/N11 .2N 3.3E, Hall, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 185

60TH RD

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1.8S .5E ALDA, Hall, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

MCGUIRE ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

4.6N 3W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2012 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

70TH RD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

2.1S 6.7E CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 2022 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 435

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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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