Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near median Poor share
Nebraska bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 15,571
- Public bridges
- 50.1%
- Good condition
- 7.7%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
50.1%
7,807 bridges rated 7-9
0.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.7%
1,204 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
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 - Poor-condition share 25.8%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.
NM
New Mexico
7.61% top marginal rate
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Nebraska
Six lowest-condition bridges in Nebraska, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
FIELD DRIVE
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
FAS 3035
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
3.0E 1.9N OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 130
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.4E 4.0S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2.7E 5.0S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
0.5E 4.2N OF SWANTON, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2.7E 3.5S OF TOBIAS, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.0W 5.7S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.0W 5.5S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10
ROAD 1300
GoodOver: STREAM
8.8W 3.6S OF WILBER, Saline, NE
Built 2022 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 67
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.0W 1.5S OF WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 2020 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2.6E 2.6N OF WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
0.5W 3.9S OF CRETE, Saline, NE
Built 2020 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 29
192ND ST
GoodOver: SOUTH PAPILLION CREEK
1E 1.95N GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,000
COUNTY ROAD F
GoodOver: STREAM
JCT N66/N79 4N 4.1E, Saunders, NE
Built 2022 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 70
TOWNSHIP ROAD 23
GoodOver: STREAM
0.2N 3.5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 2022 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 45
COUNTY ROAD D
GoodOver: ENTERPRISE CANAL
2E OF MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 125
857TH ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
1.5S 2.9W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 2023 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20
560TH AVENUE
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4E 2.7N OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 2023 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 30
SAND AVE.
PoorOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
17690 S. SAND AVE, Adams, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 25
OSAGE AVENUE
PoorOver: SCOTT CREEK
9550 S. OSAGE AVENUE, Adams, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 55
OREGON TRAIL ROAD
PoorOver: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK
3430 W OREGON TRAIL RD., Adams, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 15
516TH AVE
PoorOver: S BR VERDIGRE CREEK
6.5N 2W OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 255
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.5E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE
Built 1965 ADT: 5
NORDIC ROAD
PoorOver: PONCA CREEK
4SE OF ANOKA, Boyd, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: PONCA CREEK
2SE OF BRISTOW, Boyd, NE
Built 1953 ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM B. KEIM
2N AINSWORTH, Brown, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 25
BAR 25 ROAD
PoorOver: LONG PINE CREEK
1E 10N OF LONG PINE, Brown, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
2.8N 4.8W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1891 ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD E
PoorOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
.5E .3S SURPRISE, Butler, NE
Built 1897 ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD 42
PoorOver: STREAM
1N .5W ABIE, Butler, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD 33
PoorOver: STREAM
1.9W 1.7S DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
WJCT US34/N1 2E 4.6N, Cass, NE
Built 1978 ADT: 95
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
1.5S OF MURDOCK, Cass, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
.2E 1N OF MANLEY, Cass, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
2.4N 5W OF MURRAY, Cass, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
.5N .7E OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
1.7E OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 50
6TH ST
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
LOUISVILLE 6TH @ WALNUT, Cass, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 300
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
4.7S OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
2.5 E EDGAR, Clay, NE
Built 1950 ADT: 20
ROAD W
PoorOver: BNSF RR 073-249-U
.5W SUTTON, Clay, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
1S 2.5E OF LEIGH, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD K
PoorOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
5N OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY O
PoorOver: E FK MAPLE CREEK
1.4W 9N ROGERS, Colfax, NE
Built 1910 ADT: 45
10 ROAD
PoorOver: PLUM CREEK
3E 2.2N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 30
O ROAD
PoorOver: PLUM CREEK
2.2E 1N OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
5E 2.8N OCONTO #572, Custer, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
4SE .5S BROKEN BOW, Custer, NE
Built 1940 ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: STREAM
3S US20 CEDAR CL, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 5
583 AVE
PoorOver: JORDAN CREEK
1.5W 2.5N OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
585 AVE
PoorOver: SOUTH CREEK TRIB
2.5N OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 15
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