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
ASHLAND RD
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK (B 81)
1W US77 SAUNDERS CL, Lancaster, NE
Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 101
NW 98TH ST
GoodOver: BNSFRR 073-235-L (M-21)
W EDGE OF EMERALD, Lancaster, NE
Built 1994 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 106
N2
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE
Built 2022 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,610
N2
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE
Built 2022 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,610
I80
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
2W WAVERLY INTRCHG, Lancaster, NE
Built 2010 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 42,210
PINE LAKE RD
GoodOver: BEAL SLOUGH (P 162)
PINE LAKE RD @ S 69TH ST, Lancaster, NE
Built 1989 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 17,060
FAS 1410
GoodOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
JCT US30/L-56C 2.5N, Lincoln, NE
Built 2001 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 465
US30
GoodOver: UPRR
NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE
Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,865
L56D BRADY CNLK
GoodOver: PLATTE RIVER N CH OVERF
1SW BRADY, Lincoln, NE
Built 2005 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,215
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BATTLE CREEK
10N 1E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 2009 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
3N 3.5E OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 1957 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 2545
GoodOver: CEDAR RIVER
NJCT N14/N22 .5N 1.6W, Nance, NE
Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 175
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
1.5E .8S UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 2012 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
5.5E 1.0 N PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 2011 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
3.7E 2N OF HADAR, Pierce, NE
Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
1N .2E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: YANKTON SLOUGH
5.5N 3E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 2024 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 25
N121
GoodOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
3S OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 2014 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,080
N91
GoodOver: STREAM
5E LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1989 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,855
705 RD-637 / 639 B
GoodOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
5.5S 1W DAW (705-637/639), Richardson, NE
Built 2006 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
US73
GoodOver: MUDDY CREEK NORTH OVERFL
2N FALLS CITY, Richardson, NE
Built 2009 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,575
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N FK SWAN CREEK
3.7E 1.1S OF WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 2023 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
.7W 2S OF WILBER, Saline, NE
Built 2017 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7668
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
4S 1.5W OF WILBER, Saline, NE
Built 1996 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 125
N103
GoodOver: SQUAW CREEK
6N WILBER, Saline, NE
Built 1961 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 3,240
SCHRAM ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
.2S 2.2W GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 2022 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 120
FISHERY RD/COL7927
GoodOver: STREAM
3.5S 6.5W SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 1065, CR 33
GoodOver: STREAM
JCT US26/L-79E 4E .5N, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1967 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 180
N92
GoodOver: GERING VALLEY DRAIN
2SE GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1994 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 2,765
US6
GoodOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT US6/L80H 2.6S, Seward, NE
Built 1995 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 4,210
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL
4.5S 1.2E OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 1979 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2.5W 2N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 2009 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
1.7S 2.6E HEBRON, Thayer, NE
Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK
1.4S BELVIDERE, Thayer, NE
Built 2001 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 30
N5
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
11N DESHLER, Thayer, NE
Built 2005 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 420
N70
GoodOver: CANAL NO 3
1W ARCADIA, Valley, NE
Built 1958 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 745
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
10W US73 BURT CL, Washington, NE
Built 2023 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: BROWN CREEK
5.5N 1 W ARLINGTON, Washington, NE
Built 2001 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY RD 13
GoodOver: LITTLE BELL CREEK
1E 5.3N ARLINGTON, Washington, NE
Built 1999 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 45
ROAD 300
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK
2.2S 2.2W INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 2022 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35
ROAD J
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
1.5N 3.7E RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 2014 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: HICKS CREEK
2S 3.5E RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 2013 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: LINCOLN CREEK
3N 1.5W YORK, York, NE
Built 2013 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 45
IRR BIA RTE 2
GoodOver: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK
1.7 KM WEST OF MACY, Thurston, NE
Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 364
FAS 2605
GoodOver: STREAM
JCT US275/N14 10.7W 4.7N, Antelope, NE
Built 2012 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 335
N14/N70
GoodOver: WEST CEDAR CREEK
4N ELGIN, Antelope, NE
Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,085
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: ONEILL VALLEY
4.4N 1.5E ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N. BRANCH SHELL CREEK
10.5E .4N PETERSBURG, Boone, NE
Built 1991 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N BR TIMBER CREEK
4S 3.2W CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE
Built 1998 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 10
FAS 2595
GoodOver: VORHEES CREEK
WJCT N39/N91 3.5E 4.3N, Boone, NE
Built 2003 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 100
Showing 13,251-13,300 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.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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