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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

US34/N61

Good

Over: BNSF/SPRING CR 077-652-J

0S BENKELMAN, Dundy, NE

Built 2012 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,385

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

2.5W 3.0N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1969 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35

ROAD 8

Good

Over: DRY SANDY CREEK TRIB

2E 1.7N SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE

Built 2019 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

2N OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE

Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20

90TH RD/FAS 2295

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

JCT N2/N11 5.3E 1.7S, Hall, NE

Built 1984 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 450

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.4S 1E GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 2022 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 1750

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT US6/N4 1S 4S, Harlan, NE

Built 1983 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7495

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.2W 16N ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1991 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7516

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

3.5E 21.5N ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 60

COLL 7503

Good

Over: CACHE CREEK

2.5W 3S EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 45

COLL 7428

Good

Over: HOLT CREEK

10W 8.7N OF AMELIA, Holt, NE

Built 1986 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

10W .7N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2105

Good

Over: STREAM

WJCT US20/US281 .8N 8W, Holt, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 70

N58

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

.5SE DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1975 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 840

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK SWAN CREEK

2E N15 SALINE CL, Jefferson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 2880

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

JCT US136/N15 1.1S 1W, Jefferson, NE

Built 1980 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 865

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

3.3W OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2W 1S OF VERDEL, Knox, NE

Built 1999 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

10.4W 3S OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1992 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MERRIMAN CREEK

7.4W 1.4S OF WINNETOON, Knox, NE

Built 1991 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 2965

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N13/N59 7E 3.5N, Knox, NE

Built 1977 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5S 7.3W OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1987 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1.4E 2N OF WAUSA, Knox, NE

Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5N 1.2W OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 2000 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20

US77

Good

Over: ABANDONED CRIP RR LINE

1S SCL LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 12,240

YANKEE WOODS DR

Good

Over: BEAL SLOUGH TRIB

_, Lancaster, NE

Built 2007 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 500

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 2004 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

10S N92 HALL CL, Merrick, NE

Built 1976 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LOW LINE CANAL

1W 6.5N BAYARD, Morrill, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3W 1S OF GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

8S 1E NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 70

FAS 3680

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1W US75 NEMAHA CL, Otoe, NE

Built 2002 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 165

N13

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

.2SE PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2004 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 4,825

US20

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

3W RANDOLPH, Pierce, NE

Built 1955 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 2,635

FAS 2770

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N45/N91 9S 1.8E, Platte, NE

Built 1976 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 730

US75

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

8S DAWSON, Richardson, NE

Built 1958 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 3,415

N15

Good

Over: S FK SWAN CREEK

3S WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 2019 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,410

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

1S .5E OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1994 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

IN YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1981 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 400

S78J LESHARA SPUR

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK

SCL LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 570

FAS 3025

Good

Over: COON CREEK

JCT US6/L-80H 3.2S, Seward, NE

Built 1975 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,150

COLL 7757

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

6W OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

WJCT US275/N15 2W 1.6N, Stanton, NE

Built 1984 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.5S 1.3W ALEXANDRIA, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40

CO RD 5800

Good

Over: STREAM

3S AND 3W OF HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 2016 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 10

N70

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER TRIB

2E ARCADIA, Valley, NE

Built 1958 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 985

N70

Good

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

1NE ORD, Valley, NE

Built 2018 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,345

FAS 3825

Good

Over: LITTLE BELL CREEK

JCT US30/N31 6.7W 4.4N, Washington, NE

Built 1964 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 135

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

2.5W .7N FORT CALHOUN, Washington, NE

Built 1998 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 15

US75

Good

Over: NEW YORK CREEK

.5S HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 2021 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 4,675

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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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