State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Nebraska.

15,398
Public bridges
52.9%
Good condition
7.9%
Poor condition

Nebraska holds 15,398 public highway bridges (#16 of 52 by inventory) with a 7.9% Poor share (#15 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 7.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 38 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

15,398

Public highway bridges in Nebraska

Good Condition

52.9%

8,149 bridges rated 7-9

2.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.9%

1,217 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Nebraska vs national bridge condition

Nebraska - Good condition share 52.9%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Nebraska - Poor-condition share 26.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Nebraska in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Nebraska has 15,398 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Nebraska has 15,398 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Nebraska vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

15,398 16th of 54 higher than 38 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Nebraska

The highlighted point is Nebraska: 15,398 bridges and 7.90% in Poor condition, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Nebraska on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges · 7.70% Poor
  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor
  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor
  • Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges · 8.88% Poor
  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Nebraska

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 15,398 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Nebraska’s inventory

State agency holds 23.1% of the 15,398 public highway bridges filed under Nebraska in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Nebraska’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 20.7% of the 15,398 bridges with a recorded original year in Nebraska. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.9%39.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Counties (90)

Adams 211 Antelope 162 Banner 36 Blaine 19 Boone 237 Box Butte 30 Boyd 64 Brown 56 Buffalo 459 Burt 169 Butler 211 Cass 274 Cedar 313 Chase 33 Cherry 57 Cheyenne 159 Clay 134 Colfax 252 Cuming 402 Custer 303 Dakota 73 Dawes 91 Dawson 300 Deuel 73 Dixon 146 Dodge 334 Douglas 509 Dundy 47 Fillmore 218 Franklin 104 Frontier 96 Furnas 169 Gage 394 Garden 29 Garfield 24 Gosper 62 Greeley 84 Hall 271 Hamilton 175 Harlan 92 Hayes 41 Hitchcock 77 Holt 241 Hooker 2 Howard 161 Jefferson 241 Johnson 173 Kearney 71 Keith 91 Keya Paha 23 Kimball 88 Knox 329 Lancaster 661 Lincoln 197 Logan 4 Loup 20 Madison 302 Merrick 173 Morrill 91 Nance 148 Nemaha 179 Nuckolls 255 Otoe 359 Pawnee 191 Perkins 13 Phelps 80 Pierce 177 Platte 433 Polk 94 Red Willow 80 Richardson 258 Rock 14 Saline 312 Sarpy 192 Saunders 506 Scotts Bluff 250 Seward 244 Sheridan 63 Sherman 118 Sioux 36 Stanton 223 Thayer 220 Thomas 19 Thurston 152 Valley 115 Washington 149 Wayne 251 Webster 191 Wheeler 13 York 205

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.

OK

Oklahoma

7.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,917

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398

MA

Massachusetts

8.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,295

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618

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.

SAND AVE.

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

17690 S. SAND AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

OSAGE AVENUE

Poor

Over: SCOTT CREEK

9550 S. OSAGE AVENUE, Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 55

OREGON TRAIL ROAD

Poor

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

3430 W OREGON TRAIL RD., Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15

516TH AVE

Poor

Over: S BR VERDIGRE CREEK

6.5N 2W OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 255

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.5E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

NORDIC ROAD

Poor

Over: PONCA CREEK

4SE OF ANOKA, Boyd, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

All Bridges in Nebraska

SB-US77

Good

Over: I129

I129/US77 INTERCHG, Dakota, NE

Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,575

US136

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

11E ALMA, Franklin, NE

Built 1949 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 725

US136

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

1W FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 1951 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,100

US183

Good

Over: BONE CREEK

11S SPRINGVIEW, Brown, NE

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 510

US183/N12

Good

Over: EAST HOLT CREEK

2N SPRINGVIEW, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 720

N250

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

2S RUSHVILLE, Sheridan, NE

Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 230

US275

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

7E MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,010

US275

Good

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

9NW WISNER, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,480

US275

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK OVERFLOW

2NW WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 2023 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,670

US275/N92

Good

Over: W BR PAPILLION CREEK

1W WCL OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 39,510

US281

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

1S HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,155

US6

Good

Over: I680 DIRECTIONAL RAMPS

I680/US6 INTRCHG, Douglas, NE

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 590

72ND ST/FAU 5037

Good

Over: I680

72ND ST INTRCHG, Douglas, NE

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,175

L40C ALDA CNLK

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

1S ALDA, Hall, NE

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,830

S14H ST HELENA

Good

Over: SECOND BOW CREEK TRIB

2S ST HELENA, Cedar, NE

Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 305

S31B HILDRETH SPUR

Good

Over: W BR THOMPSON CREEK

2E HILDRETH, Franklin, NE

Built 1961 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 320

S40D PROSSER SPUR

Good

Over: M CH PLATTE RIVER

4.5S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2011 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 730

10TH STREET

Good

Over: BNSF RR

ALLIANCE, Box Butte, NE

Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,305

KANSAS ST/FAU 6250

Good

Over: BNSF RR 089-112-X

ALLIANCE KANSAS ST @ CODY, Box Butte, NE

Built 1982 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,215

12TH AVE

Good

Over: UPRR

12 AVE IN COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 250

LOCUST ST

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER M CH

JCT I80/US34 2E 1N, Hall, NE

Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,548

AVE M

Good

Over: N RR ST/HWY 30/UPRR

AVE M KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,525

BALL PARK DRIVE

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

ENTRANCE TO SALTDOG STAD, Lancaster, NE

Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,760

N 14TH ST/FAU 5227

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

N 14TH ST @ VIRGINIA ST, Lancaster, NE

Built 1991 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 21,755

ANTELOPE VALLEY RD

Good

Over: BSNF RR

BIG X NORTH LEG BRIDGE, Lancaster, NE

Built 2006 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 23,200

BLANCHARD BLVD

Good

Over: BEAL SLOUGH

LOCATION, Lancaster, NE

Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,000

FLETCHER AVE

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

FLETCHER AVE E OF 56TH ST, Lancaster, NE

Built 2019 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,200

90TH ST

Good

Over: STEVENS CREEK TRIB

_, Lancaster, NE

Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

POPLAR AVE/5819

Good

Over: FRNT ST/UPRR 816-151-W

N PLATTE POPLAR AVE@UPRR, Lincoln, NE

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 500

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: WEST PAPILLION CREEK

ELKHORN MAIN @ RAILROAD, Douglas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,800

180TH STREET

Good

Over: BOX ELDER CREEK

.4S 180TH & US275, Douglas, NE

Built 1988 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 18,460

BLONDO ST/FAU 5066

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

JCT I680/US6 1N .8W, Douglas, NE

Built 1999 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 29,320

Q ST

Good

Over: BNSF RR 074-717-P

OMAHA Q @ 42ND, Douglas, NE

Built 2017 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 18,224

NORTH RIDGE DRIVE

Good

Over: STATE STREET

OMAHA N RIDGE DR @ STATE, Douglas, NE

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 300

J J PERSHING DR

Good

Over: STREAM

OMAHA JJ PERSHING @ READ, Douglas, NE

Built 1966 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 8,574

I ST/FAU 5028

Good

Over: HELL CREEK

OMAHA I @ 120TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 15,698

STORZ EXPRESSWAY

Good

Over: UPRR 816-152-D

STORZ EXP @ 12TH ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 8,100

CEDARDALE/FAU 5104

Good

Over: MIDLAND CREEK

CEDARDALE RD @ 72ND ST, Sarpy, NE

Built 1991 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,285

PRAIRIE LAKE RD.

Good

Over: W BR THIRTY-TWO MILE CR

12105 W. PRAIRIE LAKE RD, Adams, NE

Built 2005 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 20

OREGON TRAIL ROAD

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

1395 E OREGON TRAIL RD, Adams, NE

Built 2021 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 35

PONY EXPRESS RD.

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

2365 E. PONY EXPRESS RD., Adams, NE

Built 2006 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2605

Good

Over: STREAM

2W 7N OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE

Built 1995 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 125

FAS 1690

Good

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

10N 4E HALSEY, Blaine, NE

Built 2014 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 170

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2W 2.2N ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1998 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 75

370TH ST

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER TRIB

4.6E 2S CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE

Built 1988 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.8W 1.1S PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1995 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

8E 4N ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1935 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 20

260TH AVE

Good

Over: NORTH SHELL CREEK TRIB

5E 2.4N PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 2020 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

.1S OF LYNCH, Boyd, NE

Built 1994 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

2.5E OF LYNCH, Boyd, NE

Built 1995 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 20

Showing 11,501-11,550 of 15,398 bridges

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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.

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