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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

N15

Good

Over: STREAM

14N SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE

Built 1959 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 2,460

V ROAD

Good

Over: JEPPSON CREEK

4.2W 3N OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 2021 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: S BR PEBBLE CREEK

2.8S 3E OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 2023 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 60

N51

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

5E WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1962 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,285

FAS 1660

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

JCT N21/40 2W 8.9N, Custer, NE

Built 1985 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 330

FAS 1745

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

JCT N2/S21A 7E 6.8N, Custer, NE

Built 1982 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 105

US20

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

3W JACKSON, Dakota, NE

Built 1954 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 5,645

COLL 7181

Good

Over: SQUAW CREEK

JCT US20/N71 8SE, Dawes, NE

Built 1959 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 441

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1S 3W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

N23

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

1E FARNAM, Dawson, NE

Built 1954 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 975

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

8N 2W OF NORTH BEND, Dodge, NE

Built 2002 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 5

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

RD. 5 BET J & K, Dodge, NE

Built 1969 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7855

Good

Over: NORTH BEND DITCH #2

RD 10 AT INT WITH RD P, Dodge, NE

Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PEBBLE CREEK

RD. 11 BET. F & G, Dodge, NE

Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 65

RD 15

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD. 15 BET. L & M, Dodge, NE

Built 1980 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 45

US77

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

2N WINSLOW, Dodge, NE

Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 4,025

WB-L28B

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

18W OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1993 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 26,635

EB-L28B

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

18W OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1993 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 26,635

ROAD 10

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2W .3N GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 1978 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70

FAS 1925

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

E AND 22, Franklin, NE

Built 1979 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 145

FAS 1935

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

E AND 27 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1982 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 170

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

6.5W OF MOOREFIELD, Frontier, NE

Built 1989 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 1655

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

JCT US283/N89 8.2S 5.1W, Furnas, NE

Built 1978 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 1530

Good

Over: E BR MUDDY CREEK

JCT US283/N23 4.8W 12.8S, Gosper, NE

Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 1685

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

JCT US283/N23 1.5W 6N, Gosper, NE

Built 1980 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 45

RD 431

Good

Over: LATERAL E-65

4.5E OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 1530

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT US283/N23 4.7E 14.6S, Gosper, NE

Built 1980 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 95

FAS 1695

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

JCT US283/N23 1N 6.6E, Gosper, NE

Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 300

BLUFF CENTER RD

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

4W 4.2S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

BURWICK RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2E .2N CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 1980 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 20

N RD

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

2W 2N AURORA, Hamilton, NE

Built 2020 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

.5W OF STAMFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 1992 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 10

US34

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1W STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1936 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,245

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

5W 2.2N ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1986 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: S FK ELKHORN RIVER

1.5W 1.7N CHAMBERS, Holt, NE

Built 1994 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 25

464TH AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER N FK

11W 5.6N ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 25

503RD RD

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

11E US281 BOYD CL, Holt, NE

Built 1986 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 165

YUTAN RD

Good

Over: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL

JCT N11/N92 4S 9W, Howard, NE

Built 1985 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 100

720 RD

Good

Over: CUB CREEK

3S 1.7E OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE

Built 2019 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

JCT US136/N15 4.5S 1.5W, Jefferson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7727

Good

Over: STREAM

.2W .5S OF ENDICOTT, Jefferson, NE

Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

714 RD

Good

Over: WHISKEY RUN

JCT US136/N15 2N 1.8W, Jefferson, NE

Built 2021 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 3665

Good

Over: BEATTY CREEK

NJCT US136/N50 6W .5N, Johnson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 205

COLL 7243

Good

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

1S 3.5E OF PAXTON, Keith, NE

Built 2015 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

I80

Good

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

0.3 E PAXTON INTRCHG, Keith, NE

Built 1967 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 16,525

I80

Good

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

0.3 E PAXTON INTRCHG, Keith, NE

Built 1967 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 16,525

447TH AVE

Good

Over: KEYA PAHA RIVER

2E 4.2N BURTON, Keya Paha, NE

Built 2009 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: M BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

7.5W 3.2S OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1982 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.7S 1E OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1994 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7E 1.5S OF LINDY, Knox, NE

Built 1992 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

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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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