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
L10C GIBBON CNLK
GoodOver: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL
2S GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,580
L10C GIBBON CNLK
GoodOver: WOOD RIVER TRIB
IN GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,580
E 56TH ST
GoodOver: WOOD RIVER TRIB
E 56TH AND CHERRY, Buffalo, NE
Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200
4TH ST
GoodOver: PLATTE RIVER N CH TRIB
KEARNEY 4TH ST @ 2ND AVE, Buffalo, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100
COLL 7948
GoodOver: STREAM
.5N 1.2W OF OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 310
COUNTY ROAD L
GoodOver: LOGAN CREEK
.9W OF OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 310
COUNTY ROAD 39
GoodOver: BRUNKER DITCH
7N 1E TAKAMAH, Burt, NE
Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
ROAD H
GoodOver: LOGAN CREEK
3S 2.8W OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85
COUNTY ROAD 42
GoodOver: BRUNKER DITCH
7N 2E TEKAMAH, Burt, NE
Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 3900
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
JCT US73/N32 2.5S 2.6E, Burt, NE
Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 140
N32
GoodOver: STREAM
1W OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,755
N32
GoodOver: STREAM
1W OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,755
COUNTY ROAD K
GoodOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
.5W .8S GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55
N15
GoodOver: STREAM
10N SEWARD, Butler, NE
Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,605
FRONTAGE ROAD
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK TRIBUTARY
157 FT LT R.P. 107+34, Butler, NE
Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55
US81
GoodOver: STREAM
4S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE
Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,100
US81
GoodOver: STREAM
3S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE
Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,100
S12C ULYSSES SPUR
GoodOver: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB
JCT N15/S-12C 3.7W, Butler, NE
Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 590
BAY RD
GoodOver: UPRR
.2W US34/BAY RD, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,060
BAY ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
.2E .1N US34/BAY RD, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,000
226TH ST
GoodOver: HOOPER CREEK TRIB
1E 1.5S OF EAGLE, Cass, NE
Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20
MYNARD RD
GoodOver: GREENWOOD CREEK TRIB
.5N 1.6E GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150
CHURCH RD
GoodOver: GREENWOOD CREEK
JCT I80/N63 1S 1.9W, Cass, NE
Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
.7E 1.1N OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.6S OF SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE
Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10
HOBSCHEIDT ROAD
GoodOver: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK
1.5N .5W WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
HOBSCHEIDT ROAD
GoodOver: WEEPING WATER CR TRIB
1.5N OF WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CASCADE CREEK
7.5E OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2S 1W OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE
Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7921
GoodOver: STREAM
4E .5S WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.5W 1.5N OF MANLEY, Cass, NE
Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
LOCAL RD
GoodOver: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK
25/26T 11N R11E, Cass, NE
Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
A ST
GoodOver: BIG SLOUGH
1.5W 1S OF UNION, Cass, NE
Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7912
GoodOver: STREAM
2N OF UNION, Cass, NE
Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55
HASWELL DRIVE
GoodOver: STREAM
.1W WEBSTER&HASWELL, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
KLEIN RD
GoodOver: ERVINE CREEK
3.0 N 1.7 E OF UNION, Cass, NE
Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30
RIVER ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
.2E OF PLATTSMOUTH, Cass, NE
Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 437
US34
GoodOver: UPRR
.3S US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 13,045
US34
GoodOver: STREAM
.1N US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350
RAMP 500
GoodOver: STREAM
.1N .1E US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350
RAMP 800
GoodOver: STREAM
.1W .1N US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350
US34/GLADYS DR
GoodOver: PLATTE RIVER SLOUGH
05N US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350
N63
GoodOver: STREAM
2.5N ALVO, Cass, NE
Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,265
N63
GoodOver: GREENWOOD CREEK
4N ALVO, Cass, NE
Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,365
N66
GoodOver: STREAM
.4W OF SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,580
557TH AVE
GoodOver: PEARL CREEK TRIB
2N 4E OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE
Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
4N 2W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15
891ST RD
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK TRIB
5W 3N OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
887 ROAD
GoodOver: BOW CREEK TRIBUTARY
.7W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
567 AVE
GoodOver: DEAD CREEK
3E 1.5S OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45
Showing 10,251-10,300 of 15,571 bridges
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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