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

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

6W US77 THURSTON CL, Dakota, NE

Built 1988 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 30

US385

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

24S CHADRON, Dawes, NE

Built 1975 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,890

N21

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK TRIB

7N LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2021 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,015

COUNTY HIGHWAY 167

Good

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK

.1E .4S OF CHAPPELL, Deuel, NE

Built 1997 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 20

US30

Good

Over: TRAILER HOUSE GULCH

21E CHAPPELL, Deuel, NE

Built 1998 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 455

I80

Good

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK

1W US385, Deuel, NE

Built 2020 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 7,340

862 RD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK DREDGE

_, Dixon, NE

Built 2021 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

W EDGE OF WATERBURY, Dixon, NE

Built 2003 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CUMING CREEK

RD.C BLVD. BET. 14 & 15, Dodge, NE

Built 2010 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

RD.16 BET. Q & R, Dodge, NE

Built 2006 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 30

BRIDGE ST/FAS 3490

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

RD. F @ E. SCRIBNER LIMIT, Dodge, NE

Built 1992 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 915

PAWNEE ROAD

Good

Over: BOETTGER CREEK

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

Built 2020 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 57

264TH STREET

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

2N 1E OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 2020 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 103

US275

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

5W WCL OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1955 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 6,195

149TH ST

Good

Over: PAPILLION CREEK

245' SOUTH OF "B, Douglas, NE

Built 1998 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 500

ROAD 717

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

7N MAX, Dundy, NE

Built 1991 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5W 5.7S GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 2015 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

X AND 41, Franklin, NE

Built 1988 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

J & 42, Franklin, NE

Built 1987 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 15

ROAD 729

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK TRIB

RED WILLOW RESERVOIR, Frontier, NE

Built 2018 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

3.5S 9E OF STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 2010 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

3E 2N OF HOLBROOK, Furnas, NE

Built 1992 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 20

ROAD 726

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

7E US283 GOSPER CL, Furnas, NE

Built 1987 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

7S OF ELLIS, Gage, NE

Built 1983 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 50

1ST ST/FAS 3265

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

WYMORE 1ST @ G, Gage, NE

Built 2013 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 480

N41

Good

Over: SHAW CREEK

6W ADAMS, Gage, NE

Built 2018 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 2,075

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: E BR MUDDY CREEK

9S 5.2W OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1989 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 25

STUHR ROAD

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER FLOODWAY

JCT US34/STUHR RD .5S, Hall, NE

Built 2001 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 80

SHADY BEND ROAD

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER FLOODWAY

JCT US34/SHADY BND RD .5S, Hall, NE

Built 2001 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 75

EB-US34/NB-US281

Good

Over: M CH PLATTE RIVER

0S GRAND ISLAND INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1976 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 11,585

I80

Good

Over: M CH PLATTE RIVER

1W HASTINGS INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1961 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 22,930

L40C ALDA CNLK

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2S ALDA, Hall, NE

Built 1992 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,830

COLL 7369

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.5E OF HUNTLEY, Harlan, NE

Built 1987 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 100

US136

Good

Over: COOK CREEK

0E ALMA, Harlan, NE

Built 2004 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,150

ROAD 359

Good

Over: BOBTAIL CREEK

JCT US6/N25A 2.3S, Hitchcock, NE

Built 2020 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 120

US34

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

3E STRATTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1950 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,440

US34

Good

Over: MASSACRE CANYON

3E TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1950 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 2,125

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: HOLT CREEK

9.8N 8.5W AMELIA, Holt, NE

Built 2008 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

3.2E 20.6N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 15

510TH AVE

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

8S US275 ANTELOPE CL, Holt, NE

Built 1995 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 10

478 AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

2E 1.7 ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1990 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7W 10.1N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 2012 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 10

N11

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1S ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1953 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 640

COLL 7723

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

.2S OF THOMPSON, Jefferson, NE

Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

7S TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1994 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 1015

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT I80/L-53A 3.4S, Kimball, NE

Built 1989 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 125

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WEIGAND CREEK

4.4W 5.2N OF CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1991 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 15

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.4W 2N OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 2014 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BOW CREEK TRIBUTARY

3.4W 4S OF CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 2015 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 10

N2

Good

Over: HOMESTEAD TRAIL

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,610

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