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

N39

Good

Over: STREAM

9W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,835

N52

Good

Over: STREAM

5NW BELGRADE, Boone, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 425

N52

Good

Over: STREAM

NCL CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 395

N52

Good

Over: STREAM

1N CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 395

N52

Good

Over: STREAM

1SE PRIMROSE, Boone, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 395

N91

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK TRIBUTARY

3W ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,250

N91

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK TRIBUTARY

1W ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,250

N71

Good

Over: SAND CANYON CREEK

SJCT N2/N71 3.3N, Box Butte, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 770

N87

Good

Over: HEMINGFORD CREEK

8N ALLIANCE, Box Butte, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,000

N87

Good

Over: BOX BUTTE CREEK

EJCT US385/N87 7NE, Box Butte, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 865

908TH RD

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK TRIB

1.5N 4.5E OF NAPER, Boyd, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

908TH RD

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK TRIB

5.0N 5.6W OF BUTTE, Boyd, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

504 AVE

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

1.5E OF LYNCH, Boyd, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

897TH RD

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

.2W OF MONOWI, Boyd, NE

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

PONCA STREET

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

LYNCH PONCA @ 2ND, Boyd, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

N12

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7W BRISTOW, Boyd, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 750

N12

Good

Over: STREAM

1W BRISTOW, Boyd, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 750

N12

Good

Over: STREAM

1W MONOWI, Boyd, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 560

US20

Good

Over: SAND DRAW CREEK

7W AINSWORTH, Brown, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,645

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1E OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.7 N OF US 30& 183 4, Buffalo, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

.5N 5W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 120

FAS 2025

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

JCT US30/L-10D 4.2N, Buffalo, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 240

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.2S 1W .2S OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7465

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.2N 3.5W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7471

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3W 6.5N OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5S 3.5W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

2.5S 8E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7464

Good

Over: STREAM

1E N10 SHERMAN CL, Buffalo, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

295TH RD

Good

Over: STREAM

4S & 6.5 E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5N 1.75W GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

N10

Good

Over: N CHANNEL PLATTE RIVER

3E 1.8S KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,195

N-10

Good

Over: STREAM

.47 S OF N-10, Buffalo, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,195

N-10

Good

Over: STREAM

0.04 N OF N-10, Buffalo, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,195

N-10

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

1.21 N OF N-10, Buffalo, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,195

N-10

Good

Over: GLENWOOD PARK CREEK

5.43 N OF N-10, Buffalo, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,240

DRIVEWAY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

ECL PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

N10

Good

Over: STREAM

4S HAZARD, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,455

N10

Good

Over: STREAM

4S HAZARD, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,455

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

2W ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,950

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

1W ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,950

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

WCL ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,950

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

2W GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,620

N40

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

2 SE MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,135

N40

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

4NW AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,135

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

3SE AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,990

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

3NW RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,990

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

1SE RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,365

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

3SE RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,365

US183

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

6N MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 800

Showing 10,201-10,250 of 15,571 bridges

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