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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

N61

Good

Over: S FK REPUBLICAN RIVER

2S BENKELMAN, Dundy, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 610

N61

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

8N BENKELMAN, Dundy, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 680

FAS 2725

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

JCT US6/US81 6W 3.5N, Fillmore, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 70

COLL 7667

Good

Over: TRIB TO TURKEY CREEK

2W 1N GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.8S 1E EXETER, Fillmore, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIB

0.5S GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5E 2N STRANG, Fillmore, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TURKEY CREEK

3E 1N GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

ROAD B

Good

Over: STREAM

3N, 2.8E OF FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: S FK TURKEY CREEK

4.3E 1.8N STRANG, Fillmore, NE

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

RD 19

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 1W OF OHIOWA VILLAGE, Fillmore, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK TURKEY CREEK

1.4W 1.8N OHIOWA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

6E .3N GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2745

Good

Over: STREAM

3N .5W OHIOWA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD V

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC. 13/24-T5N-R2W, Fillmore, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD V

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC. 13/24-T5N-R2W, Fillmore, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

RD 23

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK N FK TRIB

_, Fillmore, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

RD X

Good

Over: STREAM

3S, 0.2W OF TOBIAS, Fillmore, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5W 4.1N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7 W GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,490

N41

Good

Over: STREAM

4W GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 910

N41

Good

Over: STREAM

1W GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 910

N41

Good

Over: STREAM

3W MILLIGAN, Fillmore, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 610

US81

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.1S FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,540

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

43 & V, Franklin, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

N4

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

8E RAGAN, Franklin, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 480

N10

Good

Over: CALUMET CREEK

3S FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 625

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

1W FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,085

US136

Good

Over: LOVELY CREEK

4E FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 660

L31D FRANKLIN CNLK

Good

Over: STREAM

1W FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 455

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

1.5S 3.2E OF CURTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

5N HUGH BUTLER LAKE, Frontier, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 6W OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELKHORN CANYON

4W 3.7S OF MAYWOOD, Frontier, NE

Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

ROAD 736

Good

Over: WEST MUDDY CREEK TRIB

11S 3W OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

N18

Good

Over: STREAM

.75E STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 250

N18

Good

Over: EAST MUDDY CREEK

21E STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

2W 5S OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

ROAD 432

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4E OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

ROAD 706

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

7S .5E OF HOLLINGER, Furnas, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

ROAD 432

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.5E 2N OF EDISON, Furnas, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

3W US283 GOSPER CL, Furnas, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD 720

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.7S 2E OF EDISON, Furnas, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

US6/US34

Good

Over: STREAM

2E CAMBRIDGE, Furnas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,280

US6/US34

Good

Over: STREAM

3E CAMBRIDGE, Furnas, NE

Built 1968 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,280

US6/US34

Good

Over: SMITH CANYON

4E CAMBRIDGE, Furnas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,280

US6/US34

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

4E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,555

US6/US34

Good

Over: SWARTZ CREEK

9E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,325

US6/US34

Good

Over: SWARTZ CREEK

10E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,325

US6/US34

Good

Over: STREAM

13E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,325

Showing 10,601-10,650 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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