State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,571
Public bridges
50.1%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

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 - Poor-condition share 25.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.5%39.4%8.1%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

NM

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

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

Poor

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

168TH STREET

Good

Over: PAPIO CREEK

1W 2N OF BENNINGTON, Douglas, NE

Built 1999 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 151

WB-N64

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

7E ELKHORN, Douglas, NE

Built 1966 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 38,140

EB-N64

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

7E ELKHORN, Douglas, NE

Built 1978 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 38,140

156TH ST/FAU 5135

Good

Over: W BR PAPILLION CREEK

156TH @ CENTER ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 17,256

FAS 1305

Good

Over: N FK REPUBLICAN RIVER

SJCT US34/N61 9.6W 1.3N, Dundy, NE

Built 1988 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

I & 30, Franklin, NE

Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7453

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

37 & X 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1984 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40

N10

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

1S FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 2001 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 805

S31C NAPONEE SPUR

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT US136/S31C .7S, Franklin, NE

Built 2004 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 320

N89

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5W STAMFORD, Furnas, NE

Built 1955 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 530

ROAD 5

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER N BR TRIB

.8S 3.6E GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 2019 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 1805

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

WJCT US136/N89 2.9W .9S, Harlan, NE

Built 1978 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 65

US6

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

1W HAMLET, Hayes, NE

Built 1974 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,565

US6

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

1E HAMLET, Hayes, NE

Built 1974 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

5N 9.2W ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1996 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 165

893RD RD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

21N 11.4E ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1989 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 15

22ND AVE

Good

Over: FULLERTON CANAL

.5W COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

WAUSA RD

Good

Over: FARWELL MAIN CANAL

7W ELBA, Howard, NE

Built 1963 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25

ROAD Y

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

6E N15 SALINE CL, Jefferson, NE

Built 2018 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40

725 RD

Good

Over: SO FK SWAN CREEK TRIB

1N 2.1E OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE

Built 2018 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.7W 2.5S OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 2017 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

1E 3.5N OF BAZILE MILLS, Knox, NE

Built 1997 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4W 3.1N OF WAUSA, Knox, NE

Built 2001 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7W OF WINNETOON, Knox, NE

Built 1984 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

3.5N 4.9E OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1986 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

N84

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK

IN BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1959 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,050

N 14TH ST

Good

Over: LITTLE SALT CR TRB F 82

JCT I80/I180 .8E 3N, Lancaster, NE

Built 2020 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 3,312

I180/US34

Good

Over: BNSF/UPRR 064-376-W

IN LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1996 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 33,410

S 93RD STREET

Good

Over: STEVEN'S CREEK TRIB

_, Lancaster, NE

Built 2021 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

4.5S 2.6E OF HERSHEY, Lincoln, NE

Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SUTHERLAND CANAL

3.7S 2E OF SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE

Built 1994 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

837TH RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

4.5S 1E OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1993 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2885

Good

Over: UNION CREEK

JCT US81/N32 3E .6N, Madison, NE

Built 1978 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4W 5S CHAPMAN, Merrick, NE

Built 1973 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2220

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

SJCT N14/N22 4.8S 13.6W, Nance, NE

Built 1994 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 150

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

1.2S 9.5W OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE

Built 1988 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 45

US136

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1E AUBURN, Nemaha, NE

Built 1965 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,905

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

.5W 5.8S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 2002 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3S UNADILLA, Otoe, NE

Built 2023 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

5.3S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 2000 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50

N50

Good

Over: BROWNELL CREEK

1N SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1958 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 4,590

11TH ST/FAU 6218

Good

Over: BN/UP/TABLE CR 070-234-U

SJCT US75/N2 .7N, Otoe, NE

Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 9,495

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5N 1.1W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 2001 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3.7N OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 2005 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

US30

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

6NE SILVER CREEK, Platte, NE

Built 1961 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 3,695

715 TR-637/638 AV

Good

Over: WHISKEY RUN

3.2E1.5NHUMB(715-637/638), Richardson, NE

Built 2005 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

US73/US159

Good

Over: PONY CREEK

2S FALLS CITY, Richardson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,860

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

2E 4.1S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE

Built 1998 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

RD I

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH TRIB

.2S 7.2W OF PLEASANT HILL, Saline, NE

Built 2018 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD X

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.4W 4S OF TOBIAS, Saline, NE

Built 2018 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30

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