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: WOOD RIVER
2SW .5N OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1970 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: RAKES CREEK
2.4E 3S OF MURRAY, Cass, NE
Built 1965 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
557 AVE
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
1SW OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE
Built 1965 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7792
FairOver: STREAM
.5W OF BOW VALLEY, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 180
553 AVE
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
5N 5.5W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NIOBRARA RIVER
9E VALENTINE, Cherry, NE
Built 1920 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5N 1.6W SUTTON, Clay, NE
Built 1960 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
4.2N HARVARD, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6E N14 HAMILTON CL, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3.2E 4N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2N .5W OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1990 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.2W 4N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1993 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 6W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1987 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N BR PEBBLE CREEK
7W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6E N9 THURSTON CL, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STAGE CREEK
JCT N51/N9 3W 4.5N, Cuming, NE
Built 1986 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
3E OF ARNOLD #455, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3N 10E OF BROKEN BOW #13, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
6.5N 4.5E OF ANSLEY #634, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
6N 5E OF ANSLEY #633, Custer, NE
Built 1940 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7189
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US20/US385 4.5E 3.4NE, Dawes, NE
Built 1936 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
COTTONWOOD DRIVE
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
.7S OF GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD 441
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
3N 3W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 426
FairOver: STREAM
3.5S OF DARR, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
42 ROAD
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
0.1 MILES SOUTH OF H & 42, Franklin, NE
Built 1982 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2NE OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 2920
FairOver: CLATONIA CREEK
JCT N4/N103 .7E 6.2N, Gage, NE
Built 1972 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 475
WEST HOYT ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4N .3E OF ELLIS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
KS STATELINE
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
7.5N 0.2E OF HERKIMER KS, Gage, NE
Built 1921 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
EAST LOCUST ROAD
FairOver: BLOODY RUN
2S .5W OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 70
COLL 7807/S 176TH
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E 4S OF ADAMS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100
SOUTH 190TH ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
8S N4 PAWNEE CL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
EAST SYCAMORE RD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
2E 1N OF BARNESTON, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 15
R37B FAS 1687
FairOver: TRI-COUNTY SUPPLY CANAL
1.5E 6N OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE
Built 1959 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 765
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
3N 5W OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
5S OF SCOTIA, Greeley, NE
Built 1920 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
190TH ROAD
FairOver: TRIB S CH PLATTE RIVER
8S 5W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1986 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
3S .7E MARQUETTE, Hamilton, NE
Built 1963 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
V ROAD
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
2E .2N STOCKHAM, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ELM CREEK
2.7E 6N OF OXFORD, Harlan, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
1E 1S ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1955 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 60
DEADWD TR/COL 7575
FairOver: STREAM
2.4N ELBA, Howard, NE
Built 1976 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 60
14TH AVE
FairOver: STREAM
1.2N .7W OF FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1977 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 5
7TH AVE
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1W 4N BOELUS, Howard, NE
Built 1981 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US136/N15 1.5S 1W, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 3015
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
JCT N8/N103 7.4N 3W, Jefferson, NE
Built 1965 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2S 1E OF DILLER, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US136/N50 1NE, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20
41 1700 CNTY RD
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
.3E 1.4N HEARTWELL, Kearney, NE
Built 1958 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
Showing 1,351-1,400 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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