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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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: W BR DOVE CREEK

2.1W 4S AYR, Adams, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

W BLUE HILL RD

Good

Over: STREAM

1/2 E OF OSAGE AVE, Adams, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

SILVERLAKE RD

Good

Over: STREAM

5S 5.3W AYR, Adams, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

SADDLEHORN ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4255 E. SADDLEHORN RD, Adams, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY GRAVEL

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

3.4N 1.5E OF HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

CIMARRON ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3260 W. CIMARRON RD, Adams, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

E SILVER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

6635 E. SILVERLAKE RD, Adams, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

SOUTHERN HILLS DRV

Good

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

3045 S. SOUTHERN HILLS DR, Adams, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

BLAINE AVE.

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1645 N. BLAINE, Adams, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

US34/US281

Good

Over: BIG BLUE R W FK TRIB

IN HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 18,320

N74

Good

Over: STREAM

1W ROSELAND, Adams, NE

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 595

US281

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

1S HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,155

RD 523

Good

Over: BLACKSNAKE CREEK

2.5N & 2E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

866TH ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SPRINGS CREEK

2.5N .8W OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

525TH AVE

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB

2S 1.5W OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

532ND AVENUE

Good

Over: IVES CREEK

4.5E OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE

Built 1910 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

847TH ROAD

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK TRIB

4S 4W OF CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

1.7N 2.2E OF BRUNSWICK, Antelope, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SAINT CLAIR CREEK

3S 2.5E OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

1SW OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7646

Good

Over: STREAM

.5E OF NELIGH, Antelope, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 355

528TH AVE

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

2N 1E OF BRUNSWICK, Antelope, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

N14/N70

Good

Over: STREAM

1S NELIGH, Antelope, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,990

N14

Good

Over: MERRIMAN CREEK

JCT US20/N14 6.2N, Antelope, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 905

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: GILES CREEK

4S TILDEN, Antelope, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

N70

Good

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

1W ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,390

PRIVATE DRIVE

Good

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

JCT N14/N70 .3W, Antelope, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

US275

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

1E CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE

Built 1959 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,815

CO RD 14

Good

Over: STREAM

0.09 W OF CR53, Banner, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 120

N88

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

NJCT N71/N88 4.6W, Banner, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 735

RD 20-24

Good

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

11N 2E HALSEY, Blaine, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5N 3.8W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2W 5S ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BOGUS CREEK

1.5S ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

150TH ST

Good

Over: NORTH SHELL CREEK

.5S 12.3E OF PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5.8N ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NORTH SHELL CREEK

12E .6S PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

370TH ST

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER TRIB

2S 4.4E CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1E .8S PRIMROSE, Boone, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

5N 4.3E PRIMROSE, Boone, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7643

Good

Over: STREAM

5E .9N PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ONEILL VALLEY

2.2E ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7.7E ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3S 1W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7626

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5N 1E ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

2S ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,605

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

1S LORRETTO, Boone, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,905

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

1N PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,030

N32

Good

Over: STREAM

11E PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 455

N39

Good

Over: STREAM

7W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,835

Showing 10,151-10,200 of 15,571 bridges

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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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