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

COLL 7741

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.5W 9.5N OF TOBIAS, Saline, NE

Built 1987 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: TUB SPRINGS CREEK

3N 1W OF SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 3045

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

JCT US34/L-80F 4.4N, Seward, NE

Built 1987 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 145

COLL 7761

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

JCT US34/N15 1.6N .8W, Seward, NE

Built 2004 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

1.7W OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1984 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

2S 1E OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1992 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1S 2W OF BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE

Built 2012 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7215

Good

Over: LARRABEE CREEK

NE/SD LINE &N87 5.7S 2.7E, Sheridan, NE

Built 1980 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7215

Good

Over: LARRABE CREEK

NE/SD LINE &87 7S 4E, Sheridan, NE

Built 1980 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 1770

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

JCT N2/N10 5N 5W, Sherman, NE

Built 1981 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 200

FAS 1940

Good

Over: FARWELL MAIN CANAL

EJCT N58/N92 4E 2.2N, Sherman, NE

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 130

COLL 7698

Good

Over: E FK MAPLE CREEK

15S 1.3E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2001 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 3825

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

JCT US30/N31 6.7W 1.9N, Washington, NE

Built 1980 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 135

COLL 7953

Good

Over: STREAM

3E .5N HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40

860TH ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1N 3.5W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 2011 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.8S BLADEN, Webster, NE

Built 2001 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 1990-RIVER RD

Good

Over: LOUISA CREEK

1S 3.2W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 2014 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1N 1.4E INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 2000 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

4N 2.4W COWLES, Webster, NE

Built 1985 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 20

C RD

Good

Over: HICKS CREEK

2.0 S 2.5 E OF RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 2021 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

.7W 1.9N BRADSHAW, York, NE

Built 1996 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 70

SAUDRS AVE/FAS2415

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

SUTTON SAUNDERS @ MAPLE, Clay, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,035

ARAPHO AVE/FAS1315

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

WAUNETA ARAPAHOE @ PAWNEE, Chase, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,640

N4

Good

Over: TAYLOR BRANCH

IN TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1973 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,120

US6

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

2W HAMLET, Hayes, NE

Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,565

US6

Good

Over: BNSF RR 073-234-E

JCT US6/S55A 1.3W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1996 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,075

N11

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

10S BUTTE, Holt, NE

Built 1984 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 390

N14

Good

Over: VERDIGRE CREEK TRIB

6S VERDIGRE SPUR, Knox, NE

Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,030

N15

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH TRIBUTARY

6S FAIRBURY, Jefferson, NE

Built 2009 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,115

US20

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

11E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1961 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,875

US30

Good

Over: SW BR. BIG PAPILLION CR.

6SW BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1966 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 4,880

N53

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

3S ALEXANDRIA, Thayer, NE

Built 2020 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 235

N57

Good

Over: KERLOO CREEK

6SE HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1987 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,835

N64

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

3W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 3,005

N64

Good

Over: STREAM

2W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 3,005

N66

Good

Over: WAHOO CREEK

1S ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1958 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,315

N66

Good

Over: BSNF/SALT CREEK

EJCT US6/N63 .1N, Saunders, NE

Built 1987 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 4,520

N71

Good

Over: TRI-STATE CANAL

3N SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1946 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,000

US73

Good

Over: GOOLSBY CREEK

5N FALLS CITY, Richardson, NE

Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,020

NB-US75

Good

Over: I480 EB & WB

US75 NB OVER 480 OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 72,270

SB-US75

Good

Over: N64

US75/N64 INTERCHG, Douglas, NE

Built 2009 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 59,725

US77

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1N WINSLOW, Dodge, NE

Built 1940 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 4,025

RD 87

Good

Over: I80

5E POTTER INTERCHG, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 110

I80

Good

Over: RD 20

1W WEST SIDNEY INTERCHG, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,780

I80

Good

Over: RD 20

1W WEST SIDNEY INTERCHG, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,780

L24B OVERTON CNLK

Good

Over: I80

OVERTON INTERCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,320

N87

Good

Over: LARRABEE CREEK

4S WHITE CLAY, Sheridan, NE

Built 2006 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,045

N89

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0E BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 605

N89

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK TRIBUTARY

2W STAMFORD, Furnas, NE

Built 2017 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 440

US183

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

3S ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5,055

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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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