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
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WAHOO CREEK
2.2E OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1978 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 55
COLL 7843
FairOver: STREAM
1.2S OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1972 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 220
TOWNSHIP ROAD F
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S .7W OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1955 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD C
FairOver: BATES BRANCH
.2N 2.5W OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1965 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD B
FairOver: N FK ROCK CREEK
.7N 2.7E OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60
COLL 7837
FairOver: STREAM
3.3N 3W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1975 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD 27
FairOver: STREAM
.6S 2W OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 85
TOWNSHIP ROAD 24
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
.4N 2.5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD 24
FairOver: STREAM
3N 3E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD P
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.2S 2.5E OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1959 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3N N92 BUTLER CL, Saunders, NE
Built 1970 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.3S 2.7E OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 4
FairOver: FORT LARAMIE CANAL
1.2E 3S OF LYMAN, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1970 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD L
FairOver: FORT LARAMIE CANAL
7.2S 1E OF MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NIOBRARA RIVER
#20/#250 6.6S 7.5E, Sheridan, NE
Built 1888 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY RD 475TH AV
FairOver: WIGGLE CREEK
4.2S 1W OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4W 12.1S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S BR HUMBUG CREEK
3.2W 2.5N OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 100
ROAD 4900
FairOver: SPRING CREEK TRIB.
3N N8 NUCKOLLS CL, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
ROAD 5700
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.5W 1.8N CHESTER, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.5W .5N GILEAD, Thayer, NE
Built 1974 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
RD 6800
FairOver: ROSE CREEK TRIB
1.5E 1.6N HUBBELL, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
ROAD 7000
FairOver: STREAM
3.5E 3.7N HUBBELL, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
ROAD 5700
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
.4S CARLETON, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
ROAD E
FairOver: STREAM
6S OF GILEAD, Thayer, NE
Built 1958 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORTH OMAHA CREEK
2N 1.2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE
Built 1940 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
DANE CREEK DRIVE
FairOver: DANE CREEK
N CORP LIMITS OF ORD, Valley, NE
Built 1979 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 110
863RD ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2E 4N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
564TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
1.4S 3W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45
564TH AVENUE
FairOver: DOG CREEK
3W 4.1N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1915 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
565TH AVENUE
FairOver: DOG CREEK
2W 3.4N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
855TH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.4S 6.4W OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
ROAD Z
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
.5N .2W BLADEN, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
1.7E .3S COWLES, Webster, NE
Built 1911 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
9.5E 2N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1957 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 12
Lembke Rd
FairOver: Mirage Flats Canal
25.8 mi S-SE of Chadron, Dawes, NE
Built 1945 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 5
D.L.D. ROAD
FairOver: W BR THIRTY-TWO MILE CR
13445 W. D.L.D. ROAD, Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50
CONESTOGA AVE.
FairOver: W BR THIRTY-TWO MILE CR
3605 S. CONESTOGA AVE., Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50
POWERLINE RD.
FairOver: SAND CREEK
15090 W. POWERLINE RD., Adams, NE
Built 1974 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 55
W. MONUMENT RD.
FairOver: STREAM
13115 W. MONUMENT RD., Adams, NE
Built 1960 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20
E SILVER LAKE ROAD
FairOver: OAK CREEK
6330 E. SILVERLAKE RD, Adams, NE
Built 1987 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30
250TH AVE
FairOver: PLUM CREEK TRIB
7W .3N ST EDWARD, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
.1E CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE
Built 1912 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 115
360TH ST
FairOver: BOGUS CREEK
1.6S 1E ST EDWARD, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40
360TH ST
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.6S 1.2E ST EDWARD, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 17
FairOver: STREAM
2.5E 3N OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 36
FairOver: BONE CREEK
4.8E DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1S 2.4E OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1963 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 5.2E WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10
556TH AVENUE
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
8.5W .7N OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25
Showing 1,001-1,050 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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