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

L10C GIBBON CNLK

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL

2S GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,580

L10C GIBBON CNLK

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

IN GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,580

E 56TH ST

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

E 56TH AND CHERRY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

4TH ST

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CH TRIB

KEARNEY 4TH ST @ 2ND AVE, Buffalo, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7948

Good

Over: STREAM

.5N 1.2W OF OAKLAND, Burt, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY ROAD L

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

.9W OF OAKLAND, Burt, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY ROAD 39

Good

Over: BRUNKER DITCH

7N 1E TAKAMAH, Burt, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD H

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

3S 2.8W OAKLAND, Burt, NE

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: BRUNKER DITCH

7N 2E TEKAMAH, Burt, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 3900

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

JCT US73/N32 2.5S 2.6E, Burt, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 140

N32

Good

Over: STREAM

1W OAKLAND, Burt, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,755

N32

Good

Over: STREAM

1W OAKLAND, Burt, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,755

COUNTY ROAD K

Good

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

.5W .8S GARRISON, Butler, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55

N15

Good

Over: STREAM

10N SEWARD, Butler, NE

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,605

FRONTAGE ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

157 FT LT R.P. 107+34, Butler, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55

US81

Good

Over: STREAM

4S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,100

US81

Good

Over: STREAM

3S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,100

S12C ULYSSES SPUR

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB

JCT N15/S-12C 3.7W, Butler, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 590

BAY RD

Good

Over: UPRR

.2W US34/BAY RD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,060

BAY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.2E .1N US34/BAY RD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,000

226TH ST

Good

Over: HOOPER CREEK TRIB

1E 1.5S OF EAGLE, Cass, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

MYNARD RD

Good

Over: GREENWOOD CREEK TRIB

.5N 1.6E GREENWOOD, Cass, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

CHURCH RD

Good

Over: GREENWOOD CREEK

JCT I80/N63 1S 1.9W, Cass, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.7E 1.1N OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.6S OF SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

HOBSCHEIDT ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK

1.5N .5W WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

HOBSCHEIDT ROAD

Good

Over: WEEPING WATER CR TRIB

1.5N OF WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CASCADE CREEK

7.5E OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 1W OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7921

Good

Over: STREAM

4E .5S WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5W 1.5N OF MANLEY, Cass, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD

Good

Over: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK

25/26T 11N R11E, Cass, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

A ST

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

1.5W 1S OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7912

Good

Over: STREAM

2N OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55

HASWELL DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

.1W WEBSTER&HASWELL, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

KLEIN RD

Good

Over: ERVINE CREEK

3.0 N 1.7 E OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.2E OF PLATTSMOUTH, Cass, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 437

US34

Good

Over: UPRR

.3S US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 13,045

US34

Good

Over: STREAM

.1N US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350

RAMP 500

Good

Over: STREAM

.1N .1E US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350

RAMP 800

Good

Over: STREAM

.1W .1N US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350

US34/GLADYS DR

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER SLOUGH

05N US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,350

N63

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5N ALVO, Cass, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,265

N63

Good

Over: GREENWOOD CREEK

4N ALVO, Cass, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,365

N66

Good

Over: STREAM

.4W OF SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,580

557TH AVE

Good

Over: PEARL CREEK TRIB

2N 4E OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

4N 2W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

891ST RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK TRIB

5W 3N OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

887 ROAD

Good

Over: BOW CREEK TRIBUTARY

.7W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

567 AVE

Good

Over: 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

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