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

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FLUME ROAD

Good

Over: N BR TURTLE CREEK

5W OF ELYRIA, Valley, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2.5E .5N ORD, Valley, NE

Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

N11

Good

Over: DOWELL CREEK

3N NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,950

N11

Good

Over: ORD-NORTH LOUP CANAL

3N OF NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,950

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

5SE ORD, Valley, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,950

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

1SE ORD, Valley, NE

Built 2006 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,950

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

3NW ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,480

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

8NW ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,725

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

9NW ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,725

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

9NW ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,725

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

10NW ORD, Valley, NE

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,725

N11

Good

Over: STREAM

12NW ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,725

N70

Good

Over: ELM CREEK TRIB

7NE ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1970 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2E 4S ARLINGTON, Washington, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5E 3.4N ARLINGTON, Washington, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5E 2N ARLINGTON, Washington, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

ROAD 20

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CR TRIB

4.6W BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD 24

Good

Over: PAPILLION CR NW BR

3E 4.5N ARLINGTON, Washington, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD P24

Good

Over: TRIB OF BIG PAPILLION CR

3.5W BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: TRIB BIG PAPILLION CREEK

1.7W BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5N .9E ARLINGTON, Washington, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7949

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.7S 3E FORT CALHOUN, Washington, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2.3S 3W KENNARD, Washington, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PETERSON DITCH

2.3S 1.8E HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 1970 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 3840

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

JCT US30/N133 6.2S 9.4E, Washington, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 410

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

IN BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1965 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 17,875

US75

Good

Over: STREAM

3 S HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,675

N91

Good

Over: STREAM

.1W BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,715

FAIRVIEW DRIVE

Good

Over: CAMERON DITCH

W OF FAIRVIEW-MARINA INT, Washington, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

558TH AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

1N N98 PIERCE CL, Wayne, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

559TH AVE/COL 7793

Good

Over: STREAM

2.2W 2.2N OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

559TH AVE

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

2.2W 2.5N OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

559TH AVE/COL 7793

Good

Over: STREAM

3W 8.7N OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

559TH AVE/COL 7793

Good

Over: STREAM

2.2W 11.7N OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

863RD RD

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

JCT N57/N98 2.6W 7.1N, Wayne, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

863RD ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.1E 4N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

560TH AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7N 1W OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

862 RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

3.85S & 1.6E RANDOLPH, Wayne, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

862ND RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N98/N57 6N 4E, Wayne, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

562ND AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

1NE OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

562ND AVE/COL 7795

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

.6N OF SHOLES, Wayne, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 130

860TH RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

_, Wayne, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

859TH ROAD

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

JCT N57/N98 3N 8.7W, Wayne, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

564TH AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5W 1.1S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

565TH AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

3S 3W OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

56TH AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2S 3W OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

565TH AVENUE

Good

Over: STREAM

.1S 3W OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

565TH AVE

Good

Over: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK

2.5W .9N OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2023 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

565TH AVE

Good

Over: DOG CREEK TRIB

2W 2.7N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

566TH AVENUE

Good

Over: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK

1.5W OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

Showing 11,451-11,500 of 15,571 bridges

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