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

SCHIMMER DRIVE

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1S 1.1W GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

M RD

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

3W 2.4N AURORA, Hamilton, NE

Built 2020 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

US136

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3SE OXFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 585

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

1SE OF HAMLET, Hayes, NE

Built 2016 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

3E 1S OF HAMLET, Hayes, NE

Built 2017 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: RED WILLOW CREEK

12E 6.5S OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE

Built 2017 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BLACKWOOD CREEK

5S 1E OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE

Built 2017 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

2.7E OF STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1932 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

ROAD 366

Good

Over: DRIFTWOOD CREEK N FK

8.5S OF TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 2017 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

DEER RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

21N 6W ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.7S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1986 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

.5W ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 280

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.5E 1.5S CHAMBERS, Holt, NE

Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70

887TH RD

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

4E 5N OF STUART, Holt, NE

Built 2021 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 190

472ND AVE

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

3W 9.2N ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 2021 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

4E 3S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

9.2W ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

468 AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

4S 7W OF ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 2015 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 205

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: M BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

16E 1.4N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1998 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: REDBIRD CREEK

8E 18.3N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

13W 4.5S EWING, Holt, NE

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

N11

Good

Over: HOLT CREEK

11S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 360

US275

Good

Over: ELKHORN R S FK TRIB

1E EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,850

CUSHING RD

Good

Over: FULLERTON CANAL

2.5W CUSHING, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 280

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7N 2.1E OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

5.3E .7S OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: COON CREEK

.5N 3W OF STEELE CITY, Jefferson, NE

Built 1995 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

1S 1.5E OF PAXTON, Keith, NE

Built 1987 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7113

Good

Over: STREAM

12S 6E DIX CR8, Kimball, NE

Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7653

Good

Over: M BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

12W 4.7S OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 2006 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 2635

Good

Over: N BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

JCT N14/N59 12W 10.5N, Knox, NE

Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70

521ST RD

Good

Over: VERDIGRE CREEK

1.5S 1.4W OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 2022 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

1.5E 4.1N OF BAZILE MILL, Knox, NE

Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7654

Good

Over: STREAM

4.7S 1.3W OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

.5N OF CREIGHTON, Knox, NE

Built 2017 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK

.5S 1.2W OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1996 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: HOWE CREEK

1.2S .9E OF LINDY, Knox, NE

Built 1992 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/FAS 2965

Good

Over: HOBOE CREEK

JCT N12/N121 12W 1.9N, Knox, NE

Built 1990 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

1.7W 4S OF CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1986 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

BRANCHED OAK RD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK (A 101)

3.5N OF WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 54

SW 2ND ST

Good

Over: SALT CREEK (T 146)

1NE OF SPRAGUE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 47

LITTLE SALT ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK (A 138)

5.5E 3N OF DAVEY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 17

I80

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT I80/I180 INTRCHG 1W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 41,000

ALVO RD

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB.

250 E OF N 51ST/ALVO RD, Lancaster, NE

Built 2011 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

HOHENSEE DRIVE

Good

Over: CREEK

HOHENSEE DRIVE@ S 40TH ST, Lancaster, NE

Built 2019 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

ANTELOPE VALLEY RD

Good

Over: BSNF RR

BIG X EAST LEG, Lancaster, NE

Built 2007 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 11,164

33RD STREET

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

_, Lancaster, NE

Built 2000 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 9,760

FOXTAIL DRIVE

Good

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

_, Lancaster, NE

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 350

WAGON DR

Good

Over: STEVENS CREEK TRIB

_, Lancaster, NE

Built 2006 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIRDWOOD CREEK

12N 2.2E OF SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE

Built 2006 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

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