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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

COUNTY RD

Good

Over: BLUE RIVER TRIB

T7N R4E SEC 13/14, Saline, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

N41

Good

Over: N FK SWAN CREEK

4.5E MILLIGAN, Saline, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 440

N41

Good

Over: TRIB BIG BLUE RIVER

1.2E WILBER, Saline, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,410

63RD STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

3S 1E PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 225

HARLAN LEWIS RD

Good

Over: STREAM

E EDGE OF OFFUTT AFB, Sarpy, NE

Built 1963 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,185

N31

Good

Over: STREAM

8S GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,625

US HWY 34

Good

Over: MO RIVER

S OF LA PLATTE, Sarpy, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,215

US75

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US75/N370 1.8S .2W, Sarpy, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 13,250

ACCESS RMP TO US75

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US75/N370 1.8S .2W, Sarpy, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 13,250

US75 EXIT RAMP

Good

Over: BETZ CREEK

JCT US75/N370 .2S ON RAMP, Sarpy, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 38,095

N370

Good

Over: STREAM

4E PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30,705

RD 30

Good

Over: NORTH OAK CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TRIB TO OAK CR NO.

1E 2S VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

RD 21

Good

Over: STREAM

SJCT US77/N92 4W 2.7S, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD 20

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3S 3E OF WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1S 2E OF MALMO, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC13 T15N R6E, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC13 T15N R6E, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

RD 19

Good

Over: HOBSON BRANCH TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

US77

Good

Over: LAKE WANAHOO SPILLWAY

1N WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,640

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

.9S 2.5W OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

CO ROAD 7

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

0.0N & 3.0 W OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

ROAD W

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

RD 25

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55

ROAD 24

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5E 0.1N OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 24

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5N 3E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 24

Good

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

RD 22

Good

Over: MILLER BRANCH

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

RD 18

Good

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

RD 15

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1S 1.3E OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.6S 1E OF CEDAR BLUFFS, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2.6E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1942 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD C

Good

Over: STREAM

.4S 2.9W OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 90

TOWNSHIP ROAD 24

Good

Over: STREAM

1SE OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3455

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N92/S-78E 4.3N, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 265

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK TRIB

1.1E NORTH EDGE YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD N

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK

1.4E OF NORTH EDGE YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7844

Good

Over: STREAM

IN BLOWUP OF WANN, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 125

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK

.5S 3W LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD E

Good

Over: WAHOO CREEK TRIB

2.5S 1.2E OF ITHICA, Saunders, NE

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

RD 8

Good

Over: OAK CREEK TRIB

1.0N & 0.7W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

RD O

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

RD 5

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD I

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.2N & 9.3E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

RD 32

Good

Over: SKULL CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

N66

Good

Over: STREAM

4SW ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,315

N66

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK TRIBUTARY

3SE ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,360

SB-US77

Good

Over: N FORK ROCK CREEK

1S SWEDEBURG, Saunders, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,945

NB-US77

Good

Over: N FORK ROCK CREEK

1S SWEDEBURG, Saunders, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,945

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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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