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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

US77/US275/N91

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK TRIB/OVERFLO

7N FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1996 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 11,270

N79

Good

Over: FREMONT CO DRAIN DITCH

4N NORTH BEND, Dodge, NE

Built 2008 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,180

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2.4N 2.8W MILLIGAN, Fillmore, NE

Built 2024 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 15

176 RD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.4N 3E OF FILLEY, Gage, NE

Built 2023 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BILLS CREEK

1N 2.5W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE

Built 1991 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 40

US136/N4

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

EJCT US136/N4 2.9W, Gage, NE

Built 1992 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,105

FAS 1695

Good

Over: TRI-COUNTY SUPPLY CANAL

JCT US283/N23 7N 6.6E, Gosper, NE

Built 1993 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 485

SB-US281

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

5N GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1992 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,990

NB-US281

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

5N GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1992 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,990

US136

Good

Over: MILROSE CREEK

2NW ORLEANS, Harlan, NE

Built 1993 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 585

US136

Good

Over: METHODIST CREEK

2E ALMA, Harlan, NE

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,150

885 ROAD

Good

Over: BACKBIRD CREEK

13N 1E ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1989 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 10

N58

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1E BOELUS, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,385

FAS 2900

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

JCT N4/N15 6S 3.5W, Jefferson, NE

Built 1980 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 85

42 1100 CNTY RD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.2N 1.3E NORMAN, Kearney, NE

Built 1986 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7722

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.5N .7W OF CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 2007 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7N .9E OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE

Built 2003 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 30

N121

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3N CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1965 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,100

SB-US77

Good

Over: ASH HOLLOW CREEK

3S CERESCO, Lancaster, NE

Built 1994 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,890

NB-US77

Good

Over: ASH HOLLOW CREEK

3S CERESCO, Lancaster, NE

Built 1994 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,890

W A ST

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

LINCOLN A @ S 1ST, Lancaster, NE

Built 2003 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 8,600

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIRDWOOD CREEK

5.4N 1.7E OF SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE

Built 2006 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7703

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1.5N 3W OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2002 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 140

839TH RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

JCT US275/N45 4.3S 6.8E, Madison, NE

Built 2018 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 200

US275

Good

Over: STREAM

8E MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,010

US275

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER OVRFLO

7E MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,010

US275

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER OVRFLO

6.8W NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,010

US275

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER OVRFLO

6.8W NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,010

NORFOLK AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER N FK TRIB

NORFOLK AVE @ COTTONWOOD, Madison, NE

Built 2017 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 10,325

P ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1S .8W ARCHER, Merrick, NE

Built 2018 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 25

8TH RD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1W 1.2S ARCHER, Merrick, NE

Built 2018 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1E 6.2S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 25

36TH RD

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA R TRIB

12.5S OTOE, Otoe, NE

Built 2023 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 25

WB-N2

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

7.1W NEB CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1993 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 9,425

EB-N2

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

7.1W NEB CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1993 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 9,425

N50

Good

Over: BOXELDER CREEK

3S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1997 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,530

N67

Good

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

0N DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1993 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 675

8TH STREET

Good

Over: NORTH TABLE CREEK

NEBR CITY 8TH ST @ 6TH AV, Otoe, NE

Built 1988 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 335

618 AVE

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

4W 6S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 2016 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5

FAS 2935

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

JCT US20/N13 .3E 9.2S, Pierce, NE

Built 2016 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 160

536TH AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK TRIB

JCT US20/N13 .3E 1.2S, Pierce, NE

Built 2021 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2N OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

4.5N 1.2E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 2013 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7695

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5S 3E OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 60

3RD AVE

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

1NE OF COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 2018 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,410

822ND RD

Good

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

5E US81 STANTON CL, Platte, NE

Built 2004 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 45

S71A HUMPHREY SPUR

Good

Over: TRACY CREEK

0E HUMPHREY, Platte, NE

Built 1998 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,400

N ROAD

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

1W OSCIOLA, Polk, NE

Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 50

US81/N92

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

IN OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 2005 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,970

N79

Good

Over: NORTH OAK CREEK

1S VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,900

Showing 13,601-13,650 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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