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

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

N11

Good

Over: MIRA CREEK

0NW OF NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE

Built 2019 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,950

N70

Good

Over: LEE CREEK TRIB

4W ARCADIA, Valley, NE

Built 1958 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 745

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

STATE STREET

Good

Over: MINNIE SOAP CREEK

GUIDE ROCK STATE @ FURNAS, Webster, NE

Built 2006 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 90

US136

Good

Over: STREAM

6W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 2020 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 620

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

SB US81

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1N MCCOOL JUNCTION, York, NE

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 8,495

EAST 42 ND. ST.

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

3590 E. 42ND. STREET, Adams, NE

Built 2015 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

E. 26TH ST.

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

4640 E. 26TH. ST., Adams, NE

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60

N74

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

WCL AYR, Adams, NE

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 455

530 AVE

Good

Over: AL HOPKINS CREEK

5E 1.1N OF NELIGH, Antelope, NE

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

515TH AVE

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

2S OF CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

8W .7N ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

3.7E 6N PRIMROSE, Boone, NE

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3W 4.8N ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 45

320TH AVE

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK

10.5E 4.2S PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

N14

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

12S ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,130

N12

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

WCL LYNCH, Boyd, NE

Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 630

AA STREET

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

IN RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 175

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.7S 3.7W CRAIG, Burt, NE

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

US81

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4.2S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,100

US81

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4.2S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,100

US81

Good

Over: S CHANNEL PLATTE RIVER

4S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,100

US81

Good

Over: S CHANNEL PLATTE RIVER

4S COLUMBUS, Butler, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S BR WEEPING WATER CREEK

1.6E AVOCA, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S BR WEEPING WATER CREEK

1.9E OF AVOCA, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

S13E/SOUTH BEND

Good

Over: FOUNTAIN CREEK

0S SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,475

I80

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

5S GRETNA INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 51,220

I80

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

5S GRETNA INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2005 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 51,220

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

4W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 55

573RD ST

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

1E 2S LAUREL, Cedar, NE

Built 1981 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 70

891ST RD

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

1.5W OF WYNOT, Cedar, NE

Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STINKING WATER CREEK

12N 1W OF WAUNETA, Chase, NE

Built 2011 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

US6

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

7W WAUNETA, Chase, NE

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,275

US6

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

7W SARONVILLE SPUR, Clay, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,815

N14

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

6S CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,755

Showing 12,701-12,750 of 15,571 bridges

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