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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

890 RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

7W 13N ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

6W 3.4S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

470TH AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

5W 3S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1988 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

477TH AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER SO FK

2.5W 1.3S AMELIA, Holt, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7497

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

7N 2.2W ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2W 1.8S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

882ND ROAD

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK MIDDLE BR

10N 8W ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1988 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4S 1.8E ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 1970

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US20/N11 4N 8W, Holt, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 205

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: M BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

23S N12 KNOX CL, Holt, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: M BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

23S N12 KNOX CL, Holt, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7524

Good

Over: BLACKBIRD CREEK

6N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

888TH RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

16N 1.7E OF ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55

US20

Good

Over: STREAM

1W EMMET, Holt, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,075

US20/US275

Good

Over: STREAM

3.8NW INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 1968 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,315

US20/US275

Good

Over: STREAM

2SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,665

US20/US275

Good

Over: STREAM

3SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,665

US20/US275

Good

Over: STREAM

4SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,665

US20/US275

Good

Over: STREAM

4SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,665

US20

Good

Over: STREAM

6SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 820

US20

Good

Over: OVERFLOW ELKHORN RIVER

6SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 820

US275

Good

Over: STREAM

7SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,840

US281

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CACHE CREEK

24S ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,050

US281

Good

Over: STREAM

13S ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,125

US281

Good

Over: BLACKBIRD CREEK

8N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,590

N97

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

2N MULLEN, Hooker, NE

Built 1976 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 285

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N11/N92 7.7NW, Howard, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,400

N11

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

3N COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,225

N22

Good

Over: STREAM

4E WOLBACH, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 460

N92

Good

Over: STREAM

3E ASHTON, Howard, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 980

N92

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

2W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 980

N92

Good

Over: STREAM

1W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 980

N92

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER TRIB

NJCT US281/N92 1W, Howard, NE

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,000

S47A FARWELL SPUR

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N92/S47A .1S, Howard, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 370

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7E N15 SALINE CL, Jefferson, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4W 2.1S OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

710 RD

Good

Over: BUCKLEY CREEK TRIB

3S .2E OF GLADSTONE, Jefferson, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

708 RD

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK TRIB

2N 4.7E OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

JADE ROAD

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK TRIB

4.3S 2.6W OF FAIRBURY, Jefferson, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1E 2.8N HARBINE, Jefferson, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.8S 7.2W PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S 4.2W OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

566 AVE

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK TRIB

4.3S 2.5W OF FAIRBURY, Jefferson, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.4N .4E OF DILLER, Jefferson, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5E 1.2N OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.2E 2.3S DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.1S 2.3W HARBINE, Jefferson, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 3005

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

SJCT N8/N15 2S 3.1E, Jefferson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 380

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

2N .1 W HARBINE, Jefferson, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

N8

Good

Over: BRAWNER CREEK FLOODWAY

.1 SE FAIRBURY, Jefferson, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,595

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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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