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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

ROAD 435

Good

Over: TRI-COUNTY SUPPLY CANAL

8N 2E OF SMITHFIELD, Gosper, NE

Built 2019 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 100

N18

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

6E GOSPER/FRONTIER CL, Gosper, NE

Built 1982 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 105

ABBOTT RD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1.5S 5.2E CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 1978 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

K RD

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

JCT US34/S-41B 2E 2.1N, Hamilton, NE

Built 2020 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 240

COLL 7551

Good

Over: STREAM

3E .6N PHILLIPS, Hamilton, NE

Built 2022 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 1750

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

JCT US6/N4 .2W 4S, Harlan, NE

Built 1983 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 100

N25

Good

Over: BLACK CANYON

3SW TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1960 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 615

COLL 7507

Good

Over: STREAM

11N 5.5W ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 2001 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2290

Good

Over: N BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

WJCT US20/US281 9.5N 17E, Holt, NE

Built 1981 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 250

COLL 7735

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

1.7E .7S OF POWELL, Jefferson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER CANAL

1S 3.5W OF PAXTON, Keith, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 5

N12

Good

Over: KEYA PAHA RIVER

0S BROCSKBURG, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1957 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 400

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.4N .5W OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1994 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3.4W 3.2S OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1989 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2W 1S OF WINNETOON, Knox, NE

Built 1972 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

NW 112TH

Good

Over: MIDDLE CR TRIB (M164)

1S OF PAWNEE LAKE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1968 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 56

WARLICK BLVD

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

SCL LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1965 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,180

WARLICK BLVD

Good

Over: UP/BNSF RR 815-591-J

SCL LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1965 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 5,398

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

3.5E 5.6S OF HERSHEY, Lincoln, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: JEFFERY CANYON

1W 9.8S OF BRADY, Lincoln, NE

Built 1998 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

US30

Good

Over: NORTH PLATTE RIVER

2E NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE

Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 3,210

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1.5E 9.6N CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE

Built 1985 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

US26

Good

Over: LOWER DUGOUT CREEK

12E NORTHPORT, Morrill, NE

Built 1940 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 2,040

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S BR TIMBER CREEK

11W OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE

Built 1978 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2825

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N39/L-63A 2W .7N, Nance, NE

Built 1970 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5W 1N OF GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1984 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

5E 3S OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE

Built 1975 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 1990

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

JCT N8/N14 7W 1.8N, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1987 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD A

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

6W N14 KANSAS SL, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1988 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

S JCT HWY 14&4 6W 1.5N, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2006 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

US136

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

7E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1956 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 485

ROAD G

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA R TRIB

.3S 2.2W PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 2020 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 195

FAS 3270

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

JCT N2/S-66A 8S 4.8E, Otoe, NE

Built 1989 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 3707

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

JCT N50/N128 5E 2.1S, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S BRANCH CAMP CREEK

JCT US75/S64A 1.3N 2.5E, Otoe, NE

Built 1998 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

8S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1996 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4S 2W OF LEWISTON, Pawnee, NE

Built 1992 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7712

Good

Over: W BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2N 3W OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1999 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

2N 1.5E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1910 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7637

Good

Over: STREAM

3S 3W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1988 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK

2S 4.5W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1987 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 1535

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

WJCT US6/US83 .8S 2.2W, Red Willow, NE

Built 1977 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 520

N8

Good

Over: S FK BIG NEMAHA R TRIB

4NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 500

ROAD E

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIB

_, Saline, NE

Built 2020 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7741

Good

Over: STREAM

2.7W 5.2S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE

Built 1950 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD M

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7W OF WANAHOO DAM, Saunders, NE

Built 2022 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50

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

I80

Good

Over: S BRANCH CROOKED CREEK

2W SEWARD INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1964 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 28,465

Showing 9,351-9,400 of 15,571 bridges

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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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