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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

EB-I80 RAMPS

Good

Over: STREAM

US138 INTERCHG, Deuel, NE

Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,530

US138

Good

Over: WALRATH DRAW

5SW BIG SPRINGS, Deuel, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 375

US138

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT I80/US138 1.8NE, Deuel, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 375

US138

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT I80/US138 3.2NE, Deuel, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 375

US138

Good

Over: STREAM

IN BIG SPRINGS, Deuel, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 375

US385

Good

Over: STREAM

2SE CHAPPELL, Deuel, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 560

L25B BIG SPRNGS CL

Good

Over: STREAM

IN BIG SPRINGS, Deuel, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,465

577 AVE

Good

Over: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK TRIB

1N 7W OF WAKEFIELD, Dixon, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

586 AVE

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK TRIB

_, Dixon, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

.5SW OF CONCORD, Dixon, NE

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

862 RD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK DREDGE TRIB

_, Dixon, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

2.5E 1N OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

N9

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

1NE MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 660

N35

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

1N WAKEFIELD, Dixon, NE

Built 1955 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,250

ROAD D

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. D BET. 4 & 5, Dodge, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE PEBBLE CREEK

RD. 5 BET. HWY.91 & D, Dodge, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROADF

Good

Over: SOUTH PEBBLE CREEK

RD. F BET. 4 & 5, Dodge, NE

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. I BET. 5 & 6, Dodge, NE

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 3495

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

RD.20 AVE.BET.S & T; S.BR, Dodge, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,150

COLL 7768

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. P BET. 18 & 19, Dodge, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. 8 BET. H & I, Dodge, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

US30

Good

Over: FREMONT CUTOFF DITCH

_, Dodge, NE

Built 2023 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,135

US30

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

1NW FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,205

BROAD ST OLD US77

Good

Over: STREAM

IN FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 9,425

US77/US275/N91

Good

Over: STREAM

5.8N FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 11,270

US77/US275/N91

Good

Over: STREAM

7N FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 11,270

N79

Good

Over: STREAM

1N NORTH BEND, Dodge, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,480

US275/N91

Good

Over: UNNAMED TRIB TO ELKHORN

3.5W 1.3N HOOPER, Dodge, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,780

US275/N91

Good

Over: UNNAMED TRIB. TO ELKHORN

3W 1N HOOPER, Dodge, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,780

LINCOLN AVE

Good

Over: STREAM

CITY OF FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 670

SOMERS AVE

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

.5N OF FREMONT AIRPORT, Dodge, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,855

WEST MAPLE ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1SW OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 197

WEIR STREET

Good

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

.1E OF 197TH ON WEIR ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500

G STREET

Good

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

200' E OF 200TH ST & G ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

OLD LINCOLN HWY

Good

Over: OLD LINCOLN HWY CREEK

.3N 174TH & US6, Douglas, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,046

179TH STREET

Good

Over: OLD LINCOLN HWY CREEK

179TH & CHICAGO, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

208TH STREET

Good

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

300' S OF BLUE SAGE P, Douglas, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

BLUE SAGE PKWY

Good

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

900' W OF 204TH ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 250

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

.35E JCT US6/N31, Douglas, NE

Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 47,940

N64

Good

Over: STREAM

2.3E WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,055

N64 NB

Good

Over: W PAPILLION CREEK N BR

3E ELKHORN, Douglas, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30,935

I-80 WB

Good

Over: BNSF/MO R

ECL OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 71,415

148 TH STREET

Good

Over: WEST PAPILLION CR TRIB

.2N HILLSDALE & 148TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 878

PACIFIC ST/FAU5044

Good

Over: W BR PAPILLION CREEK

OMAHA PACIFIC @ 162ND ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 24,566

SEWARD STREET

Good

Over: COLE CREEK

SEWARD ST& COLE CR OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,266

WOOLWORTH AVE

Good

Over: ABANDONED UPRR

OMAHA WOOLWORTH @ 39TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,222

US34

Good

Over: COLTER CANYON

6E HAIGLER, Dundy, NE

Built 1970 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 690

US34

Good

Over: HAY CANYON

2W PARKS, Dundy, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 690

US34

Good

Over: HICKMAN CANYON

1W MAX, Dundy, NE

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,520

US34

Good

Over: STREAM

1W MAX, Dundy, NE

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,520

Showing 10,551-10,600 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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