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

G STREET

Good

Over: BUSH CREEK

TRENTON G @ WEST 6TH, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 150

S 120TH ST

Good

Over: N2

LSB EAST END INTERCHANGE, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 7,220

N10

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

4N KEARNEY CITY LIMITS, Buffalo, NE

Built 2003 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,785

N11

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 640

N13

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

2S CENTER, Knox, NE

Built 1956 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 615

N14

Good

Over: VERDIGRE CREEK TRIB

3N VERDIGRE SPUR, Knox, NE

Built 2021 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,095

N15

Good

Over: BONE CREEK

3S SCHUYLER, Butler, NE

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,015

N15

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

7N SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE

Built 1957 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,460

N17

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

IN CULBERTSON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1959 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 385

N18

Good

Over: ELDER CREEK

24E STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 2003 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 125

US20/83

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

3SE VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,365

N21

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

1N OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 2003 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 830

N21

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

5NE OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 2003 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 830

N23

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

4E EUSTIS, Gosper, NE

Built 1959 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 990

US30

Good

Over: UPRR

1E SIDNEY, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1976 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,315

HWY 30

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK BYPASS

_, Dodge, NE

Built 2023 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 7,205

US30/US275

Good

Over: BNSF RR

JCT US30/US77 .9E, Dodge, NE

Built 2006 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,370

N32

Good

Over: UNION CREEK

2E MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 650

N32

Good

Over: UNION CREEK

4E MADISON, Stanton, NE

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 590

N33

Good

Over: N BR SALT CREEK TRIB

9NE CRETE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1955 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,915

N33

Good

Over: WITTSTRUCK CREEK

13NE CRETE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1955 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,695

US34

Good

Over: STREAM

0W UNION CORNER, Cass, NE

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,405

BAY ROAD

Good

Over: US34

US35 & BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,706

US34

Good

Over: BNSF

.4N US34 & BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 19,350

US34

Good

Over: COUNTY HIGHWAY RR

PLT RIV & US75 1.4N .5E, Sarpy, NE

Built 2010 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,215

N41

Good

Over: SHAW CREEK

2W ADAMS, Gage, NE

Built 2020 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,275

N41

Good

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

2W STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 2023 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,155

N43

Good

Over: HOOPER CREEK

4S EAGLE, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,030

N59

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

19E CREIGHTON, Knox, NE

Built 1991 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 500

N61

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

9S MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 205

N71

Good

Over: HWY 30

1.2E KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 2008 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,235

US75

Good

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK

JCT US75/N62 1N, Richardson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,615

US75

Good

Over: WEEPING WATER CREEK

10N NEBRASKA CITY, Cass, NE

Built 1984 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,035

US77

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER OVERFLOW

1N WINSLOW, Dodge, NE

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,025

N79

Good

Over: WAGON TOUNGE CREEK

0N AGNEW, Lancaster, NE

Built 2018 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,750

I80

Good

Over: N71 & RD 41E

KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,175

I80

Good

Over: N71 & RD 41E

KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,175

I80

Good

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

6W MAXWELL INTRCHG, Lincoln, NE

Built 1964 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 17,730

I80

Good

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

6W MAXWELL INTRCHG, Lincoln, NE

Built 1964 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 17,730

I80

Good

Over: CALLAHAN CREEK

1N GREENWOOD INTRCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 48,940

I80

Good

Over: CALLAHAN CREEK

1N GREENWOOD INTRCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 48,940

SB-I480/EB-I80

Good

Over: I80/SB-US75/RMP 6/US-75

GROVER ST INTRCHG #7, Douglas, NE

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 115,680

EB-I80 RMP TO 24TH

Good

Over: 24TH ST

24TH ST INTRCHG, Douglas, NE

Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 91,540

RIVERVIEW BLVD

Good

Over: I80

IN OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 2008 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 700

US81

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0S STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,950

US81

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

12S YANKTON, Cedar, NE

Built 2011 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,475

N89

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER OVERFLO

2W ORLEANS, Harlan, NE

Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 795

N89

Good

Over: REP RIV OVRFLO

2W ORLEANS, Harlan, NE

Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 795

N91

Good

Over: PEBBLE CREEK TRIBUTARY

3W SNYDER, Dodge, NE

Built 2017 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,815

N92

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

3E US30/N92 INTRCHG, Merrick, NE

Built 2004 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 895

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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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