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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

7W OF WAUNETA, Chase, NE

Built 2002 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 3145

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK

JCT US30/N15 4W 3.8N, Colfax, NE

Built 2005 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: E FK MAPLE CREEK

7.2S 2.9E OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE

Built 2018 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 3040

Good

Over: E FK MAPLE CREEK

JCT N15/N91 6.3E 9S, Colfax, NE

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: M FK MAPLE CREEK

10.2S OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE

Built 2006 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 85

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

5E N15 WAYNE CL, Cuming, NE

Built 1989 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 3530

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK OVERFLOW

JCT US275/L-20A .3N 1.9E, Cuming, NE

Built 2001 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 220

COLL 7397

Good

Over: STUMP DITCH

14.5W 2.5S OF OCONTO #421, Custer, NE

Built 1985 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

N2/N92

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

4SE BROKEN BOW, Custer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 3,605

COUNTY ROAD 445

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.5NE OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20

ROAD 760

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER TRIB

1.2SE OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 70

1ST ST

Good

Over: TAIL RACE CANAL

1ST ST @ LAKE AVE, Dawson, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,100

I80

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1W GOTHENBURG INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1964 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 17,345

I80

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1W GOTHENBURG INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1964 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 17,345

I80

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

4E GOTHENBURG INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1964 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 17,540

I80

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

4E GOTHENBURG INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1964 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 17,540

I80

Good

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK

1W US385, Deuel, NE

Built 2020 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 7,340

583 AVE

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6S & 2.5W MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE

Built 2016 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

2S OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE

Built 1935 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 3585

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

EJCT US20/N9 2.7N .3W, Dixon, NE

Built 1995 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 110

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: POWDER CREEK

4S .7E OF NEWCASTLE, Dixon, NE

Built 2006 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SOUTH PEBBLE CREEK

RD. 2 BET. F & G, Dodge, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7855

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. 10 BET. S & T, Dodge, NE

Built 2009 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 160

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: RAWHIDE DIVERSION

RD S BET 20 & 21, Dodge, NE

Built 1988 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3467

Good

Over: MIDDLE PEBBLE

RD. 2 BET. B & HWY.91, Dodge, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,135

FAS 3485

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD.14 BET. L & M, Dodge, NE

Built 1997 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 75

HWY 30

Good

Over: NORTH BEND CUTOFF DITCH

_, Dodge, NE

Built 2019 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5,730

FORT STREET

Good

Over: W BR PAPILLION CREEK

172ND & FORT ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1995 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 198

168TH ST/FAS 3811

Good

Over: W BR PAPILLION CREEK

.3N 168TH & N64, Douglas, NE

Built 1997 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 13,932

OLD MPL RD/FAU5154

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

118TH & MAPLE ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1994 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,610

COLL 7221

Good

Over: N FK REPUBLICAN RIVER

3E 1.3N HAIGLER, Dundy, NE

Built 1988 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 150

ROAD 11

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1W .8N GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 2017 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 150

SB US81

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT US81/41 2.5N, Fillmore, NE

Built 2001 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 6,540

SB US81

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT US81/41 2.5N, Fillmore, NE

Built 2001 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 6,540

FAS 1990

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

43 & E 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1993 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7457

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

.1N OF CAMPBELL, Franklin, NE

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 350

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

X 1/2 @ 41, Franklin, NE

Built 1991 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

5.5E OF MEDICINE CR DAM, Frontier, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 10

N23

Good

Over: CURTIS CREEK

3NE CURTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1948 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 955

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

2.5E 7S OF HENDLEY, Furnas, NE

Built 1996 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7345

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

IN HOLLINGER, Furnas, NE

Built 2001 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

2.5N OF CAMBRIDGE, Furnas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD 721

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2E OF EDISON, Furnas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

6S 1W OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 1988 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

6S 3E OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 1993 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 10

N89

Good

Over: STREAM

3W STAMFORD, Furnas, NE

Built 1955 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 530

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

3N 5W OF ODELL, Gage, NE

Built 1995 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

1E 4N OF HOAG, Gage, NE

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80

36 ROAD

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK TRIB

1S OF WYMORE, Gage, NE

Built 2019 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CUB CREEK

2.5S OF HOAG, Gage, NE

Built 1992 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30

Showing 12,551-12,600 of 15,571 bridges

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