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Nebraska bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,571
Public bridges
50.1%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition
7.7%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

7.7%

1,204 bridges flagged for repair priority

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 — Structurally deficient share 25.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Nebraska50.13807719478518%37.68544088369405%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.

35

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

44

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

31

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

17

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

25

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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: LOST CREEK

.5S OF RICHLAND, Colfax, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 165

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5.2S 2.7E OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE

Built 2009 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7696

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK

2.5N .7W OF SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 180

FAS 3185

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

JCT US275/N51 .7E 6.9S, Cuming, NE

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 425

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

13W US275 DODGE CL, Cuming, NE

Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 45

COLL 7397

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

7W 5.5N OF CALLAWAY, Custer, NE

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

3E OF CALLAWAY #527, Custer, NE

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

N. WHITNEY LAKE RD

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

NJCT US20/N2 7.5M,11.1E, Dawes, NE

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

MOODY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US20/N2 2.5N 2.9W, Dawes, NE

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

REDFERN RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BORDEAUX CREEK

EJCT US20/385 5.8E 1.3NE, Dawes, NE

Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

N21

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1S COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,755

N47

Good

Over: COZAD CANAL TRIBUTARY

5N GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,475

I70

Good

Over: I80

_, Deuel, NE

Built 2021 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 254

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

.5S .5E OF CONCORD, Dixon, NE

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3S OF WATERBURY, Dixon, NE

Built 2023 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: AOWA CREEK

3NW OF PONCA, Dixon, NE

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

US20

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

13NE LAUREL, Dixon, NE

Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,295

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD. 2 BET. N & O, Dodge, NE

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35

PAWNEE ROAD

Good

Over: THOMAS CREEK

JCT N36/N133 1N .8E, Douglas, NE

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 85

DUTCH HALL ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

7W N31 DODGE CL, Douglas, NE

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 263

N36

Good

Over: KNIGHT CREEK

5E BENNINGTON, Douglas, NE

Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,955

N64

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

3W VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,010

WB-CD

Good

Over: UPRR 815-672-J

IN OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150,360

N85

Good

Over: BNSF RR 073-047-W

SCL OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 23,690

NB US275 & RAMP

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER FLOODWAY

.5E VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 23,715

Y STREET

Good

Over: HELL CREEK

Y ST @ 115TH ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

PACIFIC ST/FAU5044

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

PACIFIC @ 107TH ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 32,400

ABBOT DR. OMAHA

Good

Over: BNSF RR

ABBOT DR EAST OF 13TH ST., Douglas, NE

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,300

16TH ST/FAU 5095

Good

Over: UP/BNSF RR 816-755-B

OMAHA 16TH @ MASON, Douglas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,840

US6

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3E FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,875

SB US81

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

JCT US81/41 .5N, Fillmore, NE

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,495

FAS 1945

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

US-136 AND 41 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 280

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

HWY 4 @ 43, Franklin, NE

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

41 1/2 & I 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

41 1/2 & J 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

3.2E OF HARRY STRUNK LAKE, Frontier, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.5S OF WILSONVILLE, Furnas, NE

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60

ROAD 711

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2S 3E OF HOLLINGER, Furnas, NE

Built 2019 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

4N & 4W OF BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 240

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIBUTARY

1S 1E OF WYMORE, Gage, NE

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

N103

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIBUTARY

4S DE WITT, Gage, NE

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,310

2ND ST/FAU 6105

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

BEATRICE HERBERT@JEFERSON, Gage, NE

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,925

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

14S 6W OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

N11

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

4N COTESFIELD, Greeley, NE

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,190

BLF CEN RD/FAS2245

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT N2/N11 4W .1S, Hall, NE

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

60TH RD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1E 7.5N ALDA, Hall, NE

Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

NORTH RD/FAS 2285

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

NJCT US281/N2 .7W 2.3N, Hall, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 85

I80

Good

Over: M CH PLATTE RIVER

1W HASTINGS INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 22,930

I80

Good

Over: M CH PLATTE RIVER

1W HASTINGS INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 22,930

N89

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER OVERFLO

2W ORLEANS, Harlan, NE

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 795

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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 Editorial.

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