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

L51A BRULE CNLK

Good

Over: BRULE CANYON

IN BRULE, Keith, NE

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,235

N7

Good

Over: STREAM

EJCT US20/N7 12.7N, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 280

N12

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

8E BURTON, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 590

COLL 7113

Good

Over: STREAM

5S 5E OF DIX CR69, Kimball, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2W .7N OF DIX, Kimball, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1S 4.2E DIX, Kimball, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

0W BUSHNELL, Kimball, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 765

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

4W KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,015

HWY 71

Good

Over: STREAM

12 S KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,300

N 71

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US30/N71 BYPASS .4S, Kimball, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,410

N71

Good

Over: UPRR CNTY HIGHWAY

1.2E KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,235

N71

Good

Over: UPRR CNTY HIGHWAY

1.2E KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,235

CNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2N KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,260

I80

Good

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK TRIB

KIMBALL/CHEYENNE LN, Kimball, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,800

L53C BUSHNELL CNLK

Good

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK

1S BUSHNELL, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 160

513TH RD

Good

Over: VERDIGRE CREEK MID BR

10.5W 4.4S OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: M BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

8.5W 3.4S OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7N 1.4E OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.2S .9W OF CENTER, Knox, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: W.B. N.F. ELKHORN RIVER

4W .7S OF WAUSA, Knox, NE

Built 1961 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4W .2S OF WAUSA, Knox, NE

Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2870

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

JCT N59/N121 2.1E 3N, Knox, NE

Built 1957 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2.5S 6.7E OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

BUCKEYE RD

Good

Over: MISSOURI R TRIB

NIOBRARA BUCKEYE @ WALNUT, Knox, NE

Built 1976 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 300

N13

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3N CREIGHTON, Knox, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 615

N13

Good

Over: STREAM

2S CENTER, Knox, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 615

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

4N VERDIGRE SPUR, Knox, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,095

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

5N VERDIGRE SPUR, Knox, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,095

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

5N VERDIGRE SPUR, Knox, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,095

N14

Good

Over: STREAM

6S NIOBRARA, Knox, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,095

N59

Good

Over: STREAM

14E CREIGHTON, Knox, NE

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 495

IRR/N84

Good

Over: STREAM

8E VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 320

N84

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK TRIB

SJCT N84/121 4.5W, Knox, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,320

N84

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

SJCT N84/121 1W, Knox, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,320

N84

Good

Over: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK TRIB

9E BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,205

H ROAD

Good

Over: WEIGAND CREEK

IN WEIGAND AREA, Knox, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

S 98TH STREET

Good

Over: STREAM P-174

S 98TH PIONEERS TO VANDOR, Lancaster, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 413

S 141ST STREET

Good

Over: STREAM (R 161)

.5S 1W BENNET, Lancaster, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

W MC KELVIE RD

Good

Over: WEST OAK CREEK (E 29)

3E MALCOLM, Lancaster, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 64

N 14TH ST

Good

Over: LITTLE SALT CREEK (F 88)

JCT I80/I180 .8E 5.3N, Lancaster, NE

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,703

PIONERS BL/FAU5204

Good

Over: SALT CREEK (O 175)

SJCT US77/N2 .9W .2S, Lancaster, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,590

ALVO RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK (H 80)

2S 2.5E OF WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1988 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 84

SW 40TH ST

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK (L 218)

1.5N OF PIONEERS PARK, Lancaster, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,450

N 98TH ST/FAS 3415

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK (G 99)

JCT I80/US77 3.5N 3E, Lancaster, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

N2

Good

Over: HICKMAN BRANCH

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,610

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

1W EMERALD, Lancaster, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,075

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

1W WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 13,080

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

0W WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 13,080

US6

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

3SW GREENWOOD, Lancaster, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,845

N33

Good

Over: STREAM

US77/N33 INTRCHGE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,695

Showing 10,851-10,900 of 15,571 bridges

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