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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

SB-US75

Good

Over: BNSF/S TABLE CRK TRIB

NEBRASKA CITY INTRCHG, Otoe, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,365

US75

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

5N NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,360

N8

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1W PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 825

558TH AVE

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK

_, Pierce, NE

Built 2023 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 470

175TH AVE

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK TRIB

JCT US81/N22 2.5N 6E, Platte, NE

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,565

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3E .5N OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOSEKE CREEK

4.5S 2E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

2S 1E OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7686

Good

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

4S 9.5E OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

US81/N92

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

IN OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 2022 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,970

FAS 1553

Good

Over: RED WILLOW CREEK

2.5E 7N OF MCCOOK, Red Willow, NE

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.2S OF MCCOOK, Red Willow, NE

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRIFTWOOD CREEK

1W 2.5S OF MCCOOK, Red Willow, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

US6/US34

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

IN BARTLEY, Red Willow, NE

Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,090

US83

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2S MCCOOK, Red Willow, NE

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,720

N89

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0W MARION, Red Willow, NE

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 580

656 AV-704/ 706 RD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

73/1594.4E.3S(656-704706), Richardson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 190

648 AV-710 / 711 R

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.5S2E VERD(648-710/711), Richardson, NE

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

635 AV-718 / 719 R

Good

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK TRIB

1E4.5N HUMB (635-718/719), Richardson, NE

Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

N8

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1S SALEM, Richardson, NE

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 595

US75

Good

Over: WHISKEY RUN

6N DAWSON, Richardson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,605

FAS 2940

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

NJCT N15/N41 3N 1.9E, Saline, NE

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

5.5W 1.1N OF WILBER, Saline, NE

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUMMERS BRANCH

2.9E 1.5N OF SWANTON, Saline, NE

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

RAYNOR PARKWAY

Good

Over: WEST PAPILLION CREEK

.4N .3E 370 & 48TH STREET, Sarpy, NE

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,000

GILES RD

Good

Over: PAPILLION CREEK

LAVISTA GILES RD @ 109TH, Sarpy, NE

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 13,230

TOWNSHIP ROAD B

Good

Over: WAHOO CREEK

.7N 5.7W OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 3427

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

JCT US77/N63 12.5E, Saunders, NE

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 440

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

3.4S 2W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

US77

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK

7S FREMONT, Saunders, NE

Built 2011 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,605

FAS 2710

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

JCT N15/S-80C 12.2W, Seward, NE

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2710

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

JCT N15/S-80C 9.2W, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 175

FAS 3085

Good

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK

JCT N15/S-80B 1S 6.8E, Seward, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK

5.5E .7S OF BEE, Seward, NE

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15

N27

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

11S GORDON, Sheridan, NE

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 200

N2

Good

Over: BLOODY RUN CREEK

3E HAZARD, Sherman, NE

Built 1938 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,825

COLL 7702

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

2S US275 MADISON CL, Stanton, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 385

COLL 7785

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

2W 2.9N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 135

N15

Good

Over: E FK MAPLE CREEK

13S PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,615

N24

Good

Over: STREAM

3W STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,085

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3N .3E DAVENPORT, Thayer, NE

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2745

Good

Over: DRY SANDY CREEK

2.5W 3N ALEXANDRIA, Thayer, NE

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 70

ROAD E

Good

Over: STREAM

3.7N .3E BYRON, Thayer, NE

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

NB US81

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

6N HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,495

US136

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

6E DESHLER, Thayer, NE

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,725

J AVE

Good

Over: COW CREEK

2.2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCOTIA CANAL

5N OF NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

N70

Good

Over: HAYS CREEK

5E ARCADIA, Valley, NE

Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 905

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3S 8.9W HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 2023 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

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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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