Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35
SCOTT STREET
PoorOver: STREAM
BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: CALAMUS RIVER
3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15
All Bridges in Nebraska
COUNTY ROAD AA
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
.3S .8W SILVER CREEK, Merrick, NE
Built 1953 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2.6N CLARKS, Merrick, NE
Built 1958 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD J
FairOver: WARM SLOUGH
2.3N .3E CHAPMAN, Merrick, NE
Built 1967 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROAD 4
FairOver: TRIB. TO WARM SLOUGH
3W .2S CHAPMAN, Merrick, NE
Built 1968 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 4
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
3.3W 3.3N CHAPMAN, Merrick, NE
Built 1950 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD V
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
2W 7.8N CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 22
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
2W 5.8N CLARKS, Merrick, NE
Built 1967 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
4.4W 5S CHAPMAN, Merrick, NE
Built 1912 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RD N 355 AV
FairOver: SKEDEE CREEK
3W .7N OF GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
5E 1.5N OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY RD 360TH AV
FairOver: TRIB. OF SKEDEE CREEK
2.5W OF GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK
4.5E 9.4S JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.1NW OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: JIVERS CREEK
1.5W 2.2S OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CODINGTON CREEK
.5E .4S OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
723RD RD
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK TRIB
5S .9W OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.5N 4.7W OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ORD CREEK
.4E 1.2S OF GLENROCK, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
ROAD 2800
FairOver: COURTLAND CANAL
7.5W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1947 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
FAS 1990 / ROAD D
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
SJCT US136/N14 6.8W 2.5S, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1940 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 100
ROAD P
FairOver: STREAM
S EDGE NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1979 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4.2N 2.7E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HOOPER CREEK
4N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
2W 4.5S UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1983 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: RUSSELL CREEK
2W 1S UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.3S 1.3W PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
4.8N 1.9E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: OWL CREEK
4N 4.8W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.7S .3W UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
7S 4.3E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1915 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HOOPER CREEK
.7E 3.4N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
2.7E 7.9S OF BURCHARDD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7891
FairOver: STREAM
2.7E .9S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
556 AVE
FairOver: STREAM
3.5N 6E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1914 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
552 AVE
FairOver: YANKTON SLOUGH
4N 2E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
720 RD-630/631 AV
FairOver: STREAM
1E N105NEM CL(720-630631), Richardson, NE
Built 1953 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
705 RD-637/639BLVD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
5.5S 2W DAW(705-637/639B), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
ACCESS ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
@ FC COUNTY SHOP( .1E FC), Richardson, NE
Built 1953 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 80
717 RD-643 / 644 A
FairOver: HOOSIER CREEK
.5SE STELLA(717-643/644), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
706 LANE
FairOver: STREAM
4W FALLS CITY (706 LANE), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
646 AV-711 / 712 R
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
73/75 6.5E.6S(646-711712), Richardson, NE
Built 1953 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 100
704 RD
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
75/N8 2S7.3E(704-647/648), Richardson, NE
Built 1968 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
638 AV-716 / 717 R
FairOver: WHISKEY RUN
4.5W1.5S STEL(638-716717), Richardson, NE
Built 1975 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.5W 4S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.2E 6S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
BUFFALO RD
FairOver: SPRINGFIELD CREEK
2S SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 85
BUFFALO RD
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
2.3S SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 85
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 1.6E OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE
Built 1968 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 125
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1.5N 4E OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1970 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY ROAD O
FairOver: TRIB TO N FORK WAHOO CRK
EJCT N79/N92 4N .9E, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
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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.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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