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

FAS 2688

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

.2N 3.2W OF LUSHTON, York, NE

Built 2005 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 230

NOBES RD/FAU 6300

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

YORK NOBES @ IOWA, York, NE

Built 2003 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 4,630

IRR BIA RTE 1

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

4.8 KM WEST&SOUTH OF MACY, Thurston, NE

Built 1980 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 215

SUNDOWN ROAD

Good

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

2565 W. SUNDOWN RD, Adams, NE

Built 2013 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 50

533RD AVE

Good

Over: AL HOPKINS CREEK

2N 6E OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE

Built 2020 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

110TH AVE

Good

Over: N BR TIMBER CREEK

JCT N52/N91 1W 9.4S, Boone, NE

Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

5.7S 2W ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3W 1.7S ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1990 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: VORHEES CREEK

3N 1W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 2000 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3N .5W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1935 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 120

COLL 7635

Good

Over: STREAM

6.2N OF ST. EDWARDS, Boone, NE

Built 1996 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 160

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: VORHEES CREEK

4E 4N ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 2002 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5E 4.1S PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1995 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5N 7E PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1997 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2NW OF SPENCER, Boyd, NE

Built 1996 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 90

N12

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

1E LYNCH, Boyd, NE

Built 1955 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 560

100TH ROAD

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

2.5W OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2023 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 2025

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N2/N68 9.1E .5N, Buffalo, NE

Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 105

CENTRAL AVE

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL

KEARNEY CENTRAL @ LANDON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 150

12TH AVE

Good

Over: ERVINE CREEK

1.5E 3.2N OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 2021 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

US34

Good

Over: BNSF

.4N US34&BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 19,350

560TH AVE

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK

1E OF RANDOLPH, Cedar, NE

Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2NE OF RANDOLPH, Cedar, NE

Built 2009 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK

.7NE OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE

Built 1993 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

US20

Good

Over: STREAM

5NE LAUREL, Cedar, NE

Built 2011 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,015

FARM DRIVE

Good

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

1.7E .3N ENDERS RES. DAM, Chase, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STINKING WATER CREEK

4W 16.5N WAUNETA, Chase, NE

Built 2008 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

1E 2N OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1965 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

CO RD 83 MI 8328

Good

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK

3E POTTER, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1987 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

POLE CRK CROSSING

Good

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK

SE CORNER OF SIDNEY, Cheyenne, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 300

ROAD C

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

5.2W 4.9N DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK

6N US30 PLATTE CL, Colfax, NE

Built 2010 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 45

ROAD 17

Good

Over: EAST FORK MAPLE CREEK

1.2W 8.7N OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE

Built 2018 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 10

US30

Good

Over: NEIMAN DITCH

.5N SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE

Built 2002 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 7,480

US275

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2NW WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 2023 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5,640

US275

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2NW WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 2023 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5,640

591 AVE

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

3N N9 DIXON CL, Dakota, NE

Built 2023 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 195

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

.5N 4.4W OF JACKSON, Dakota, NE

Built 1937 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

2.5SW HUBBARD, Dakota, NE

Built 1997 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7881

Good

Over: FIDDLERS CREEK

.4S OF HOMER, Dakota, NE

Built 2004 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 375

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

FT ROBINSON RESERVATION, Dawes, NE

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 15

N47

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1S GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 3,490

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

RD. 4 BET. F & G, N. BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1935 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7855

Good

Over: WINKELMAN DITCH

RD. 10 BET. P & Q, Dodge, NE

Built 1996 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

2.3E 1.5N HOOPER, Dodge, NE

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 80

HWY 30

Good

Over: NORTH BEND CUTOFF DITCH

_, Dodge, NE

Built 2019 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5,730

264TH STREET

Good

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

5N 1E OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 2018 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 77

252ND STREET

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

1W OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 2018 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 163

BURKE ST.

Good

Over: OLD LINCOLN HIGHWAY CR

450' W OF 180TH & BURKE, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 200

N64

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER TRIB

2.5W VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1975 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,010

Showing 13,051-13,100 of 15,571 bridges

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