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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

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

5N 2.2E OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE

Built 1995 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SPRINGS CREEK

4N 1E OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE

Built 2001 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7634

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5W OF PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1935 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5S 2.6W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 2003 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7635

Good

Over: STREAM

1.8S ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1983 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 120

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK OVERFLOW

.8E ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1972 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 100

N12

Good

Over: PONCA CREEK

IN LYNCH, Boyd, NE

Built 1955 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 605

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5.7N OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2009 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2.7S .3E CRAIG, Burt, NE

Built 1995 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK

.5W OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE

Built 2013 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15

I80

Good

Over: BNSF RR 073-008-F

.9N MAHONEY PARK INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2006 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 51,220

I80

Good

Over: BNSF RR 073-009-M

.9N MAHONEY PARK INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2007 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 51,220

S13K WEEPING WATER

Good

Over: WEEPING WATER CREEK TRIB

1W WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE

Built 2023 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,215

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WEST BOW CREEK TRIB

1S 1W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE

Built 2005 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 25

N57

Good

Over: KERLOO CREEK

4S HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,835

N57

Good

Over: BOW CREEK TRIB & OVE

1S HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,835

CO RD 129 MI 12902

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5W 8.7S SUNOL, Cheyenne, NE

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 75

IRR/N16

Good

Over: STREAM

3SE PENDER, Cuming, NE

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 880

N32

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

0W WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1997 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,760

US275

Good

Over: WORTMANS CREEK

2S WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 2023 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 7,920

COLL 7134

Good

Over: BNSF RR 064-820-A

NJCT US20/N71 9.1S 2.3E, Dawes, NE

Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7180

Good

Over: SQUAW CREEK

OLD HWY 20 N OF CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 90

US385

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

7N CHADRON, Dawes, NE

Built 1937 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,230

FAS 3575

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

JCT US20/S-26A 1.5S .2W, Dixon, NE

Built 1986 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 110

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

RD. 6 BET. L & M, S.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1985 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7855

Good

Over: HAMPTON DITCH

RD. 10 CENTER OF SECTION, Dodge, NE

Built 1971 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 160

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: HOT WATER DITCH

RD 28 BETWEEX W & X, Dodge, NE

Built 1989 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35

HWY 30

Good

Over: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH

SEC 3-T17N R6E, Dodge, NE

Built 2021 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,000

US30

Good

Over: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH

SEC 3-T17N-R6E, Dodge, NE

Built 2019 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 6,995

ROAD 15

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2S 1.5E OF FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE

Built 2017 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

N4

Good

Over: W BR THOMPSON CREEK

11W CAMPBELL, Franklin, NE

Built 2010 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 675

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1E OF HOLLINGER, Furnas, NE

Built 2007 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

1N OF CAMBRIDGE, Furnas, NE

Built 1989 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 70

US77

Good

Over: BILLS CREEK

SCL BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 3,110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LATERAL E-65

5N .2E OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 2018 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7363

Good

Over: FLAG CREEK

.2N OF ORLEANS, Harlan, NE

Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 115

N89

Good

Over: MILROSE CREEK

1W ORLEANS, Harlan, NE

Built 2007 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 795

US136

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

5E ALMA, Harlan, NE

Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,150

US6

Good

Over: BOEVAU CANYON

6E PALISADE, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1990 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,405

478TH AVE

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK ELKHORN RIVER

_, Holt, NE

Built 2022 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HOLT CREEK

9.4W ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1984 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7526

Good

Over: BLACKBIRD CREEK

11N ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 2016 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 65

US 281

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

_, Holt, NE

Built 2020 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,295

N92

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

1SE ST. PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1994 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,255

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HOOKER CREEK

2.5S 2.5W OF STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 1991 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

N50

Good

Over: TODD CREEK

6S TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,790

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER TRIBUTARY

4.7W 4.4S OF NIOBRARA, Knox, NE

Built 1935 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH BAZILE

.7E .4S BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1983 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1.4E 2.4N OF WAUSA, Knox, NE

Built 2012 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

W PIONEERS BLVD

Good

Over: HAINES BRANCH TRB (N 19)

N EDGE OF CONESTOGA LAKE, Lancaster, NE

Built 2019 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 167

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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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