Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35
SCOTT STREET
PoorOver: STREAM
BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: CALAMUS RIVER
3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15
All Bridges in Nebraska
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1N 4.5W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1994 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
2.5NW OF ARNOLD NO. 453, Custer, NE
Built 1920 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: VICTORIA CREEK
9.5N .5E OF MERNA #314, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1E 5N OF CALLAWAY #509, Custer, NE
Built 1940 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LILLIAN CREEK
10W 1S OF SARGENT #112, Custer, NE
Built 1940 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 75
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ASH CREEK
5.5E 3N OF OCONTO #573, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ELK CREEK
14S 1E OF ANSLEY #666, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 425
FairOver: CNPPID CANAL
5S 8W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 768
FairOver: FIELD DRAIN
3S .2E EDDYVILLE, Dawson, NE
Built 1980 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD 765
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
3N 10E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 5
FAS 3500
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
RD.A BLVD. BET. 21 & 22, Dodge, NE
Built 1971 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 120
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4.5E .1N OF OHIOWA, Fillmore, NE
Built 1981 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
3E 3.5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
42 & D, Franklin, NE
Built 1980 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ELDER CREEK
2E 13S OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE
Built 1915 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CLATONIA CREEK
1.5E 2N OF DEWITT, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
S 66 RD
FairOver: STREAM
2S 3W OF BARNESTON, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
S 80 RD
FairOver: STREAM
2W 2.5S OF BARNESTON, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
EAST HOYT ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
.5S 1.5W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1940 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
SOUTH 66TH ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
.5S 2W OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E BR SPRING CREEK
4E OF GREELEY, Greeley, NE
Built 1953 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
C RD
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER W FK N BR
4.4S 4.5W GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
ROAD O
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1W 3.9S AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3.6E 1.3S AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 1951 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2E PHILLIPS, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
.5SE OF HUNTLEY, Harlan, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STINKING WATER CREEK
5.5W 8N OF HAMLET, Hayes, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 2315
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US281/N92 4.1E 6.8N, Howard, NE
Built 1970 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 65
12TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
.5S .5E FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 2002 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
3S 2.1W OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
COLL 7734
FairOver: STREAM
3S 1.5W OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
712 ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
2.4N 2.7W OF DILLER, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 3015
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N8/N103 6.1N 3W, Jefferson, NE
Built 1965 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 60
580 AVE
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.5W OF DILLER, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 70
569 AVE
FairOver: SWAN CREEK SO FK
6.7E 1.9N OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
567 AVE
FairOver: S FK SWAN CREEK
5E 1.6N OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.2N .5E OF DILLER, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
JCT US136/N50 3E 1N, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7892
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
3N 1.7E OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 70
28 100 COLLECTOR
FairOver: W BR THOMPSON CREEK
7E .7S OF WILCOX, Kearney, NE
Built 1970 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
871ST RD
FairOver: BAZILE CREEK
.2S .1E OF CREIGHTON, Knox, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RIV (R 15)
2S N2 OTOE CL, Lancaster, NE
Built 1978 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5S 1.2W OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
EJCT N32/N45 3S .2W, Madison, NE
Built 1965 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 3
FairOver: TRIB TO WARM SLOUGH
.3S 4W OF CHAPMAN, Merrick, NE
Built 1967 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
5W 4N CLARKS, Merrick, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 22
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2.2W 1N CLARKS, Merrick, NE
Built 1968 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5NW OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
ROAD 2900
FairOver: STREAM
7W 9N OF SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1987 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2E 2.7S DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
Showing 1,251-1,300 of 15,571 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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