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

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 1.5E OF WYMORE, Gage, NE

Built 2002 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

5.5N 8E OSHKOSH, Garden, NE

Built 2005 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7351

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2N 1W OF SMITHFIELD, Gosper, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 110

ROAD 731

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

10S 2W OF SMITHFIELD, Gosper, NE

Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 35

501ST AVE

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER

2N 5W OF SPALDING, Greeley, NE

Built 2016 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30

S40D PROSSER SPUR

Good

Over: M CH PLATTE RIVER

4S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2011 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 730

LOCUST ST

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER M CH

JCT I80/US34 2E 2N, Hall, NE

Built 1976 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,548

HARVEST DRIVE

Good

Over: AURORA CO-OP RR

2.4W AURORA, Hamilton, NE

Built 2008 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,000

AVE 359A

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

1N OF PALISADE, Hayes, NE

Built 2022 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 60

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

N25

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

9N TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1957 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 370

US34

Good

Over: BUSH CREEK

1W TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1950 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,680

469TH AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

6W 3N ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1935 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 45

472ND AVE

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB

_, Holt, NE

Built 2021 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7W ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1992 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER MIDDLE OVE

7W .2N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1992 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

7W .4N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1992 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH OVERFLOW ELKHORN R

1W .3S ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1W .1S ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

14.8E 7.3N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1997 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

US20

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

7SE INMAN, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 820

10TH AVE

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

2.5S 1.4W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 2021 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 2660

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

SJCT N4/N15 4S 6.5W, Jefferson, NE

Built 1994 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 95

N15

Good

Over: UPRR 599-750-S

SCL FAIRBURY, Jefferson, NE

Built 1999 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 4,620

COLL 7894

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3.7E OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 95

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1.8W 1.5N OF STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 1994 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

N50

Good

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1S TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1944 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,790

COLL 7239

Good

Over: WESTERN CANAL

4S 6.5W OF BRULE, Keith, NE

Built 1989 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 35

I80

Good

Over: WESTERN CANAL

4W OGALLALA INTERCHG, Keith, NE

Built 2003 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 15,280

I80

Good

Over: WESTERN CANAL

4W OGALLALA INTERCHG, Keith, NE

Built 2003 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 15,280

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

9.5W 6.5N OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 2009 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: VERIDGRE CREEK TRIB

.8S .5E VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 2004 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK

1N OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 2002 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80

N13

Good

Over: BAZILE CREEK

5S CENTER, Knox, NE

Built 1956 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 615

S68TH ST/FAS 3265

Good

Over: HICKMAN BR/BNSF RR(S-26)

S68TH ST HICKMAN NE, Lancaster, NE

Built 2011 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5,089

S. 98TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM (K-163)

JCT US77/US34 1.1S 9E, Lancaster, NE

Built 2013 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 262

N2

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIBUTARY

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2020 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,610

N2

Good

Over: OPPD RAILROAD

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,610

US34

Good

Over: STEVENS CREEK

4E LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1984 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5,670

I80

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

2W WAVERLY INTRCHG, Lancaster, NE

Built 2010 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 42,210

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIRDWOOD CREEK

5.4N 2E SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE

Built 2013 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WHITE HORSE CREEK

1.2N OF NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE

Built 2003 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80

_

Good

Over: _

2.5N & 1.5E OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 2018 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,815

US275

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2W MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1992 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 4,485

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

.8E 1.3N SILVER CREEK, Merrick, NE

Built 2001 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

.8N .3E SILVER CREEK, Merrick, NE

Built 1997 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2.3E 2.1N SILVER CREEK, Merrick, NE

Built 1994 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FARMERS IRR. DIST

.5E 4.2N BAYARD, Morrill, NE

Built 1970 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5W OF BROCK, Nemaha, NE

Built 2023 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20

Showing 12,601-12,650 of 15,571 bridges

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