Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35
SCOTT STREET
PoorOver: STREAM
BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: CALAMUS RIVER
3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15
All Bridges in Nebraska
10TH STREET
GoodOver: BNSF RR
ALLIANCE, Box Butte, NE
Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,305
KANSAS ST/FAU 6250
GoodOver: BNSF RR 089-112-X
ALLIANCE KANSAS ST @ CODY, Box Butte, NE
Built 1982 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,215
904TH RD
GoodOver: PONCA CREEK
1SE OF ANOKA, Boyd, NE
Built 2021 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10
4TH ST/FAS 2330
GoodOver: WHISKEY CREEK
LYNCH 4TH @ ADAMS, Boyd, NE
Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 190
US183
GoodOver: BONE CREEK
11S SPRINGVIEW, Brown, NE
Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 510
78TH RD
GoodOver: WOOD RIVER
1W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1S 1E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.5E .8S GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 2010 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 60
FAS 2025
GoodOver: STREAM
JCT US30/L-10D 1N, Buffalo, NE
Built 2011 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 350
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
3.5N 2E OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50
CHERRY AVE
GoodOver: WOOD RIVER
1E 4N OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 125
IMPERIAL ROAD
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
1SE OF SWEETWATER, Buffalo, NE
Built 2014 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20
N10
GoodOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER OVERFLO
0S PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,785
AVE M
GoodOver: N RR ST/HWY 30/UPRR
AVE M KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,525
ROAD 3
GoodOver: ROMBERG CREEK
3.5W 4.9S OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 75
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
1.5W 2S DECATUR, Burt, NE
Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: BELL CREEK
3.7S .4W CRAIG, Burt, NE
Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20
ROAD 39
GoodOver: SKULL CREEK TRIB
1.7S ABIE, Butler, NE
Built 2018 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20
N66
GoodOver: OAK CREEK TRIBUTARY
3E DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 2017 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 805
N66
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
4E DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 2017 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 805
250TH ST
GoodOver: CALLAHAN CREEK
1.2N 3.5E GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40
MILL RD
GoodOver: GREENWOOD CREEK
1S .7E OF GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 2013 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
1.2W OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE
Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BACHELOR CREEK
7.9E .9S OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25
US6
GoodOver: CALLAHAN CREEK
3NE GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1990 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,815
I80
GoodOver: GREENWOOD CREEK
2S GREENWOOD INTRCHG, Cass, NE
Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 49,240
I80
GoodOver: GREENWOOD CREEK
2S GREENWOOD INTRCHG, Cass, NE
Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 49,240
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1S 4E OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE
Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
4S 4.5W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 2011 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40
559TH AVE
GoodOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CR TRIB
4W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
N EDGE OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 125
886TH RD
GoodOver: BOW CREEK
JCT N12/N15 3.6S 6.4E, Cedar, NE
Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 65
886TH RD
GoodOver: EAST BOW CREEK
JCT N12/N15 3.6S 6.7E, Cedar, NE
Built 2005 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BAKER CREEK
3S OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
883RD RD
GoodOver: BOW CREEK TRIB
2E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
3S 2.5E OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 2005 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45
889TH RD
GoodOver: BOW CREEK
1.2S OF ST JAMES, Cedar, NE
Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
2N 3W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25
884TH RD
GoodOver: BOW CREEK
6.5S 1W WYNOT, Cedar, NE
Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45
S14H ST HELENA
GoodOver: SECOND BOW CREEK TRIB
2S ST HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 305
WICHITA STREET
GoodOver: FRENCHMAN CREEK
WAUNETA WITCHITA @ FALLS, Chase, NE
Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 300
N19
GoodOver: SIDNEY DRAW
3W 1S SIDNEY, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1974 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 675
N19
GoodOver: LODGEPOLE CREEK
3W 1S SIDNEY, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1974 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 675
I80
GoodOver: COW CREEK
1E LODGEPOLE INTERCHG, Cheyenne, NE
Built 2017 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,615
ROAD 306
GoodOver: PAWNEE CREEK
.3S 6.3W FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE
Built 2017 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 2425
GoodOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT US6/S-18A 8W 5.3N, Clay, NE
Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 465
COLL 7603
GoodOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
6.3W .5N HARVARD, Clay, NE
Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40
N14
GoodOver: UPRR 813-714-L
8S CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE
Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,645
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
.5W 5.7N OF RICHLAND, Colfax, NE
Built 2014 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: SHELL CREEK
5N 1E OF RICHLAND, Colfax, NE
Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25
Showing 11,601-11,650 of 15,571 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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