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

ROAD R

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

1S OAK, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2009 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

5.8N .8E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1.7E .3S PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 2012 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 10

N67

Good

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA TRIB

WJCT N67/N128 .5N, Otoe, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 275

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

6.5S 1.5W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

370TH STREET

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK TRIB

1S 6W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 2019 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5W US81 MADISON CL, Platte, NE

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

4.5N 5.2W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE

Built 1990 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

1.2SW OF STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 60

N69

Good

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

4S SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1977 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,100

FAS 1450

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

EJCT US6/US83 1.9N 14.2E, Red Willow, NE

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 105

US6/US34

Good

Over: COON CREEK

1W INDIANOLA, Red Willow, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 3,405

710 TRAIL

Good

Over: BARNEYS BRANCH

.2SE DAW (710T-639/640BL), Richardson, NE

Built 2020 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 100

637 AV-714R / 715T

Good

Over: WHISKEY RUN

3E1.2N HUMB (637-714/715), Richardson, NE

Built 2007 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 35

KS SL

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.5N 0.2W OF RESERVE KS, Richardson, NE

Built 2002 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 3005

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT N41/S-76D 8.1N, Saline, NE

Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 150

13TH STREET

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

IN CRETE, Saline, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 350

NB-US34

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

9S SCL OMAHA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1958 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 19,350

RD 11

Good

Over: ROBINSON BRANCH

JCT US77/N63 6.2E 6S, Saunders, NE

Built 2022 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 385

TOWNSHIP ROAD 7

Good

Over: STREAM

1S 3.2W OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 2014 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: STREAM

7N N92 BUTLER CL, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: STREAM

.2N 1.6W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

N79

Good

Over: STREAM

6S PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WRPI 909-799-K

2.5S 2.4W MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1996 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 3075

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

JCT US34/L-80G 3.4N, Seward, NE

Built 1971 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 160

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BNSF RR 073-224-Y

1.5SW OF PLEASANT DALE, Seward, NE

Built 2004 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 60

COLL 7482

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

7.5E OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE

Built 1966 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 1940

Good

Over: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL

EJCT N58/N92 4E 1.3N, Sherman, NE

Built 1963 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 130

N2

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2E HAZARD, Sherman, NE

Built 1939 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,825

833RD RD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

7S .1W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 2020 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.7W 4.2N BYRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1940 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.6N BYRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1997 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

RIVER RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER TRIB

EJCT US81/US136 1N 1.2E, Thayer, NE

Built 2016 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 150

N2

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

4W THEDFORD, Thomas, NE

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 750

LOGAN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: STAGE CREEK

.2S OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2019 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 55

CO RD 7

Good

Over: CREEK

R9E T18N SEC 15/14, Washington, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7946

Good

Over: BELL CREEK

.5N 3.2W OF SPIKER, Washington, NE

Built 1996 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 190

N91

Good

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

4W BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1996 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,930

563RD AVENUE

Good

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

4.5W 2.5S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

858TH ROAD

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

1.5N .3W OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 2003 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 60

N15

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

1N WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1980 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,200

N57

Good

Over: DEER CREEK SO BR

2S CARROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 2023 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 805

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FRANKLIN CANAL

2W .9N INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 1986 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7687

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

3W 1.8N OF BRADSHAW, York, NE

Built 1987 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 180

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7N .4W MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 2003 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: COON BRANCH

3.2S .4W BENEDICT, York, NE

Built 1985 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 70

S. BLADEN RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

17055 S. BLADEN RD., Adams, NE

Built 2005 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 375

COUNTY GRAVEL

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

595 E. 82ND STREET, Adams, NE

Built 1997 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

BLUE HILL RD

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

1130 W. BLUE HILL RD, Adams, NE

Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 130

Showing 13,151-13,200 of 15,571 bridges

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