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

COLL 7761

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

2.2S OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 2001 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1S 2E OF BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE

Built 2009 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1N DAVENPORT, Thayer, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

RD 6100

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1E 4.2N CHESTER, Thayer, NE

Built 2022 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7578

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

5.7N 1.2 BYRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD B

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK TRIB

.3N 6E HUBBELL, Thayer, NE

Built 2018 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7317

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

SENECA, Thomas, NE

Built 1993 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 65

IRR/FAS 3550

Good

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

JCT US77/N94 2N 1.9W, Thurston, NE

Built 2016 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 95

COUNTY RD 475 AVE

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

3N 1W ORD, Valley, NE

Built 2023 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30

485TH AVE

Good

Over: MIRA CREEK

.5N OF NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE

Built 2020 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 105

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1E N31 DOUGLAS CL, Washington, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

2E N31 DOUGLAS CL, Washington, NE

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 125

859TH ROAD/CL 7716

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

3N 1.1W OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100

575TH AVENUE

Good

Over: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK

.5W 1.4S OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 2008 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50

846TH ROAD

Good

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

8E N35 STANTON CL, Wayne, NE

Built 1997 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 35

W BLUE VALLEY RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

9W US281 ADAMS CL, Webster, NE

Built 2018 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2710

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

JCT US34/N69 5N .9E, York, NE

Built 2023 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 54

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

10.5E 4.6N MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1986 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 38

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.5W YORK, York, NE

Built 1987 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 70

FAS 2785

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

JCT US34/L-93B 2W 5.3N, York, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 155

HARVEST DRIVE

Good

Over: AURORA CO-OP RR

2.4W AURORA, Hamilton, NE

Built 2008 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,000

1ST ST

Good

Over: TAIL RACE CANAL

1ST ST @ LAKE AVE, Dawson, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,100

STATE STREET

Good

Over: MINNIE SOAP CREEK

GUIDE ROCK STATE @ FURNAS, Webster, NE

Built 2006 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 90

FIRST STREET

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

HUMBOLDT FIRST@ LG BRANCH, Richardson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 150

STATE STREET

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

OSCEOLA STATE @ CENTER, Polk, NE

Built 1981 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100

VALLEY STREET

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

OSCEOLA VALLEY @ LOST, Polk, NE

Built 1981 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100

ROAD R

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

EJCT N79/N92 7N .1E, Saunders, NE

Built 2009 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 250

N2/N92

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

4SE BROKEN BOW, Custer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 3,605

N2

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

3E HAZARD, Sherman, NE

Built 1939 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,825

N2

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIBUTARY

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2020 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,610

N2

Good

Over: 25TH ST

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,610

N2

Good

Over: 25TH ST

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,610

SALTILLO RD

Good

Over: N2

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2021 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 510

N2

Good

Over: OPPD RAILROAD

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,610

EB BRG OVR 108TH

Good

Over: 108TH ST

108TH & DODGE BRG#9, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 93,895

N11

Good

Over: MIRA CREEK

0NW OF NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE

Built 2019 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,950

N13

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

5S CENTER, Knox, NE

Built 1956 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 615

N15

Good

Over: UPRR 599-750-S

SCL FAIRBURY, Jefferson, NE

Built 1999 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 4,620

N17

Good

Over: DRIFTWOOD CREEK

11S CULBERTSON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1981 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 200

N17

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

1S CULBERTSON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1979 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 315

US20

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

7SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 820

N23

Good

Over: CURTIS CREEK

3NE CURTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1948 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 955

N25

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

9N TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1957 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 370

US30

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

3W ODESSA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1984 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 3,185

WB-US30

Good

Over: LOUP POWER CANAL

JCT US30/S-71D 4.3E, Platte, NE

Built 1982 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 13,985

EB-US30

Good

Over: LOUP POWER CANAL

JCT US30/S-71D 4.3E, Platte, NE

Built 1982 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 13,985

HWY 30

Good

Over: NORTH BEND CUTOFF DITCH

_, Dodge, NE

Built 2019 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5,730

US34

Good

Over: BUSH CREEK

1W TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1950 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,680

US34

Good

Over: STEVENS CREEK

4E LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1984 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5,670

N50

Good

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1S TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1944 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,790

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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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