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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: SAND CREEK

16215 S. SAND AVE., Adams, NE

Built 2007 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 25

CONESTOGA AVENUE

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

15780 S. CONESTOGA AVE., Adams, NE

Built 2011 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 20

W. PONY EXPRESS RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

4530 W. PONY EXPRESS RD, Adams, NE

Built 1990 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 40

US20

Good

Over: E BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

2E ROYAL, Antelope, NE

Built 1986 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,405

US275

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

5E CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE

Built 2020 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 2,815

US275

Good

Over: SAINT CLAIR CREEK

3E OAKDALE, Antelope, NE

Built 1988 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 3,480

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

5.7W 1.2S LORETTO, Boone, NE

Built 2004 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7635

Good

Over: STREAM

7.5E 2.6N ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1998 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 75

190TH ST

Good

Over: SHELL CREEK

4.5S 12.8E PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 2007 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7634

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3N 10W .3S PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1991 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 45

N14

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0NW ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1993 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 2,905

FAIRFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: FAIRFIELD CREEK

14.5N .7W OF JOHNSTOWN, Brown, NE

Built 1986 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

3N 2E OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1997 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.2N 2W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2000 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 15

N2

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

JCT N2/N68 4.6W, Buffalo, NE

Built 1988 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 2,425

N10

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

3N KEARNEY CITY LIMITS, Buffalo, NE

Built 2003 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 3,785

ROAD G

Good

Over: TEKAMAH CREEK

.3W TEKAMAH, Burt, NE

Built 2019 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY D/E

Good

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

.1N OF RISING CITY, Butler, NE

Built 2004 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 100

N15

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1SW OCTAVIA, Butler, NE

Built 2000 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 2,405

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.75E OF ALVO, Cass, NE

Built 1995 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 130

COLL 7921

Good

Over: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK

.6N 2.5W OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE

Built 2013 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.9E 1.5S OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE

Built 1998 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5W .5N OF MURRAY, Cass, NE

Built 1990 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5N 2.2E OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE

Built 1996 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 20

N66

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

2.2W OF SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE

Built 1995 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,580

S13E/SOUTH BEND

Good

Over: DECKER CREEK

3SE SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE

Built 1959 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,475

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK TRIB

RANDOLPH BRIDGE @ MOSHER, Cedar, NE

Built 1982 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 245

US20

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

2W LAUREL, Cedar, NE

Built 2018 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,735

N57

Good

Over: BRANCH PEARL CREEK

3S HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1987 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,835

US81

Good

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

7S YANKTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1994 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 4,110

N84

Good

Over: BOW CREEK

0E HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1965 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,035

N84

Good

Over: DEAD CREEK

3E HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1997 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,035

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STINKING WATER CREEK

13N 1.5W OF WAUNETA, Chase, NE

Built 2011 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7777

Good

Over: STREAM

5.2S 2W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 2023 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 50

N32

Good

Over: PEBBLE CREEK

12W WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1974 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 1,220

US275

Good

Over: STREAM

NCL WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 2023 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 8,570

L20A N51 TO US275

Good

Over: STREAM

5N BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1994 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 640

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

7S 2W OF MASON CITY #663, Custer, NE

Built 2007 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 10

US183

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

10S ANSLEY, Custer, NE

Built 1996 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 830

US183

Good

Over: COMER CANYON

0S ANSLEY, Custer, NE

Built 2019 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 830

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BAHAMA CREEK

5W 1S OF HUBBARD, Dakota, NE

Built 2002 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 5

N35

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

4E EMERSON, Dakota, NE

Built 2020 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 4,220

US20

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

3W CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1932 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 815

COUNTY ROAD 444

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5S OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2002 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 5

I80

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

3W HOLDREGE INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 18,660

US283

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER OVERFLOW

4SW LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1956 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 2,710

I76

Good

Over: WESTERN CANAL

1N CO/NE LN, Deuel, NE

Built 2022 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 7,750

N116

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

1SW CONCORD, Dixon, NE

Built 2023 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 910

N116

Good

Over: NORTH LOGAN CREEK

0S DIXON, Dixon, NE

Built 2022 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 580

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

RD. H BET. 7 & 8, Dodge, NE

Built 1986 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 60

Showing 13,401-13,450 of 15,571 bridges

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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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