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
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.2E 4.3N BURR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
10E N50 CASS CL, Otoe, NE
Built 1974 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: RUSSELL CREEK
1.7E 3.8N DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 3680
FairOver: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
JCT N50/S-66E 4.1E, Otoe, NE
Built 1963 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 160
607 AVENUE
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
5W 8.6S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 15
KS STATE LINE RD
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
7.5S & 3.5W PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1975 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.5N 1.4E OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2N OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7626
FairOver: STREAM
5.5S 1.5E OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 60
647 BL-718T / 719R
FairOver: WHISKEY RUN
.5N SHUBERT(647-718T/719), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
644 AV - 717 RD
FairOver: STREAM
1E 1S STELLA (644A-717R), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.7W 2.7S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 55
COLL 7600
FairOver: STREAM
3.2W 5S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
4.2S 1.5W OF PLEASANTHILL, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.7W 2N OF WILBER, Saline, NE
Built 1950 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2E 4N OF WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2W 2.7S OF DEWITT, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 35
CAPEHART ROAD
FairOver: WESTERN SARPY DRAIN DITC
1.2S 2W GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 75
PLATTEVIEW ROAD
FairOver: WSARPY DRAIN DITCH
3.2S 2W GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
PFLUG ROAD
FairOver: WESTERN SARPY DRAIN DITC
.5S 8.5W OF SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: WAHOO CREEK
3.5E OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 60
FAS 3425
FairOver: STREAM
NJCT US77/N92 5.5E .8S, Saunders, NE
Built 1964 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 875
COUNTY ROAD S
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N 2.5E OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD S
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 3W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE
Built 1960 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 29
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 5.5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7762
FairOver: OTOE CREEK
.5N 3.7W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE
Built 1925 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 37
COLL 7762
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 3W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 37
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
3.3S 2.9E OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1990 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.4W 4S OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 7
FairOver: UPPER CLEAR CREEK
NJCT US77/N92 4E 2.8N, Saunders, NE
Built 1972 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROAD 32
FairOver: TRI-STATE CANAL
2E 4N OF MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1988 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1.2SW OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE
Built 1915 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
5.5N OF UTICA, Seward, NE
Built 1967 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50
MONTROSE ROAD
FairOver: HAT CREEK
7E 16N OF HARRISON, Sioux, NE
Built 2018 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7698
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
6.2W 12S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3S 4.5W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.7N 4.4E BYRON, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
3E .2S DAVENPORT, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 65
862ND ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.6S .9E OF SHOLES, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
859TH ROAD/CL 7716
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N57/N98 3N 5.5W, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
585TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
7.2S 1E OF WAKEFIELD, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
860TH ROAD
FairOver: DOG CREEK
1N 2E OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
1.2S 4.5W BLADEN, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5N US34 SEWARD CL, York, NE
Built 1983 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 21
530TH AVE
FairOver: SAINT CLAIR CREEK
2.3S 3E OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 5
COLL 7651
FairOver: E BR VERDICRIS CREEK
4N .2E OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SAINT CLAIR CREEK
8.3E 1N OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3E 2.3N PRIMROSE, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
.3N OF AINSWORTH, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3W OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE
Built 1975 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 1,301-1,350 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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