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

N10

Good

Over: STREAM

1S HAZARD, Sherman, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,700

N10

Good

Over: WIGGLE CREEK

5S LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,045

N10

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

2S LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,045

N58

Good

Over: CANAL NO 4

6NW LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE

Built 1972 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,015

N68

Good

Over: STREAM

3N RAVENNA, Sherman, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 620

N68

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5N RAVENNA, Sherman, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 620

N92

Good

Over: STREAM

IN ASHTON, Sherman, NE

Built 1968 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 880

N92

Good

Over: STREAM

2E ASHTON, Sherman, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 905

L82A N10 TO N68

Good

Over: STREAM

8W RAVENNA, Sherman, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 490

L82A N10 TO N68

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5W RAVENNA, Sherman, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 490

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

6S 14.2E OF HARRISON, Sioux, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

N29

Good

Over: INTERSTATE CANAL

8N MITCHELL, Sioux, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 240

N29

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

0N AGATE, Sioux, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 205

N71

Good

Over: WIND SPRING DRAW

11N SCOTTSBLUFF, Sioux, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 745

FAS 3090

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US275/N57 5.5W 4N, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 135

COLL 7776

Good

Over: STREAM

EJCT US275/N15 1.9E 4N, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

5W 10.7S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

4W 10.6S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3W 6.9S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

842ND RD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN TRIBUTARY

5N & 3W OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

842ND RD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN TRIBUTARY

5N & 3W OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BUTTERFLY CREEK

6.9S 1E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

12.3S 2E STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.7W 16.5S OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: E FK MAPLE CREEK

5E 6.5S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

12.9S 2W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

12.5S 2W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5W 6S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2W 6S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.5E 7.9S OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.5E 1.9S OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7W 7S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.9W 9S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.9W 9S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

9.7S .9E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.9W 13S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2N N32 MADISON CL, Stanton, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

558TH AVE

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

4N N32 MADISON CL, Stanton, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

558TH AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

6N N32 MADISON CL, Stanton, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7702

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1S US275 MADISON CL, Stanton, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 385

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5N .6E PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.1N 2E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BUTTERFLY CREEK

5.1S .6E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5.1S 1.7E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.1N 1E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.4N 1E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

11.7S 1.7E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: E FK MAPLE CREEK

16S 1.7E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.3W N15 COLFAX CL, Stanton, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3W 2.9N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

Showing 11,351-11,400 of 15,571 bridges

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