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

1ST ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK EAST FORK

6S N32 STANTON CL, Cuming, NE

Built 2022 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

5S 1.5E OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

6N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 3530

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK OVERFLOW

JCT US275/L-20A .3N 2.1E, Cuming, NE

Built 2001 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 220

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

2NW OF CALLAWAY #524, Custer, NE

Built 1996 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10

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

US183/N92

Good

Over: BNSF RR 064-551-K

1S ANSLEY, Custer, NE

Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 830

S21C COMSTOCK SPUR

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

0W COMSTOCK, Custer, NE

Built 1964 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 170

210 ST

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.2S 4.5W OF HUBBARD, Dakota, NE

Built 2017 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7872

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

3.2S 4.9W OF HUBBARD, Dakota, NE

Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 60

WEST DAKOTA JCT RD

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

WJCT US20/US385 1N, 1W, Dawes, NE

Built 2019 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5

WIGGINS CANYON RD

Good

Over: TRI-COUNTY CANAL

4S 1.5W OF GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE

Built 2004 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 446

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.5E 7N OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20

L25B BIG SPRNGS CL

Good

Over: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

JCT I80/L25B .3N, Deuel, NE

Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,465

COLL 7716

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

1.5N 1.2W OF WAKEFIELD, Dixon, NE

Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 90

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

RD. 19 BET.R & S, N.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1982 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 140

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

RD. C BET. 21 & 22, Dodge, NE

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 70

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

US77

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER OVERFLOW

1N WINSLOW, Dodge, NE

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,025

N91

Good

Over: PEBBLE CREEK TRIBUTARY

3W SNYDER, Dodge, NE

Built 2017 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,815

US275

Good

Over: UPRR

FREMONT BYPASS, Dodge, NE

Built 2006 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 16,380

264TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM

WJCT US275/N92 2W 1S, Douglas, NE

Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,300

EB-I80 RMP TO 24TH

Good

Over: 24TH ST

24TH ST INTRCHG, Douglas, NE

Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 91,540

MASON STREET

Good

Over: UPRR

OMAHA MASON @ 16TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 552

AVE 347

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2E 1N MAX, Dundy, NE

Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2725

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

SJCT US81/N41 7W .6S, Fillmore, NE

Built 2006 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 135

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1E 3.2N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 2004 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.4N 3W MILLIGAN, Fillmore, NE

Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.4N MILLIGAN, Fillmore, NE

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WEST MUDDY CREEK

6.5W 6.5S OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 15

N18

Good

Over: ELDER CREEK

24E STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 2003 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 125

COLL 7339

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

5.5S OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

5S 2E OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 1996 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5

COLL 7345

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

HOLINGER, Furnas, NE

Built 2001 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD-ORLEANS

.2W OF OXFORD, Furnas, NE

Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

6S 1E OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 1986 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

3S 3.5E OF HOLLINGER, Furnas, NE

Built 1990 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7811

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

4W 3N OF ODELL, Gage, NE

Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2N 3.7W OF HOAG, Gage, NE

Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

4W 1N OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE

Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10

N41

Good

Over: SHAW CREEK

2W ADAMS, Gage, NE

Built 2020 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,275

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: E BR MUDDY CREEK

15S 4.5W OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5

FAS 1550

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US283/N23 6.5N 11.2E, Gosper, NE

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 170

N23

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

4E EUSTIS, Gosper, NE

Built 1959 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 990

MCGUIRE RD

Good

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

3.5W 6.5S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 1996 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

CAMERON RD

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

3.6S 2W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 60

NORTH ROAD

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

3.5E .6S ALDA, Hall, NE

Built 1997 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 125

E RD

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

2.7E OF STAMFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 2022 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20

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