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
COLL 7703
FairOver: STREAM
8W 3.4S OF WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1968 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
19TH ST
FairOver: LITTLE SALT CR (C 262)
1.2N 1.4E RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE
Built 1983 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 4
38TH ST
FairOver: DEAD MANS RUN
38TH ST ON EAST CAMPUS, Lancaster, NE
Built 1971 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 1,200
EISENHOWER AVE
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH
1N .2E OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE
Built 1976 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WARM SLOUGH
3W 1S CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE
Built 1932 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
W EDGE OF GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 85
FAS 2490
FairOver: STREAM
SJCT N14/N22 1.4S .5E, Nance, NE
Built 1966 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 270
FAS 3695
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO DUCK CREEK
JCT US73/S-64A 1S 4E, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3N 6.4E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5S 1.8W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: OWL CREEK
.5E 2.5N UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.8W OTOE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
622 AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
2.6N 3W OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO TURKEY CREE
1S .2W OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4S 2.5E OF MCLEAN, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOOKING GLASS CREEK
4W 1.2S OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1963 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
PARK ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
IN COLUMBUS, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5N 1E OF SHELBY, Polk, NE
Built 1960 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100
653 AV-708 / 709 R
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N1.5E FC (653-708/709), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.2S 1.5E OF PLEASANTHILL, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
234TH ST/COLL 7927
FairOver: STREAM
7.5W SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 120
192ND STREET
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
.7N 4W SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
CAPEHART ROAD
FairOver: SPRINGFIELD CREEK
1.5S 3.3W PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 270
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: WAHOO CREEK TRIB.
1S .5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1945 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WAHOO CREEK
.3NE OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: STREAM
1NE OF MALMO, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY ROAD P
FairOver: TRIB-TO N FORK WAHOE CRK
2S OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY ROAD P
FairOver: STREAM
1NE OF MALMO, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: NORTH OAK CREEK
W EDGE OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1955 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD B
FairOver: MOSQUITO CREEK
5.5S .4E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1960 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY ROAD W
FairOver: TRIP TO SAND CREEK
4.5N 1.5W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1955 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD 24
FairOver: STREAM
1N 2.5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.5N 1.8E OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WAHOO CREEK
.2E 1S OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE
Built 1979 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
ASHLAND ROAD
FairOver: HOBSON CREEK
1W US77 LANCASTER CL, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1N 1.6E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD 17
FairOver: FORT LARAMIE CANAL
12W 1S OF MELBETA, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD 20
FairOver: FORT LARAMIE CANAL
5.5S 1W GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 13
FairOver: STREAM
2N 1W OF MITCHELL, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD 35
FairOver: LOW LINE CANAL
2E NINEMILE CREEK AREA, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD 17
FairOver: TRI-STATE CANAL
2.5SE OF MITCHELL, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1915 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
.5SW OF PLEASANT DALE, Seward, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HAT CREEK
5.5E 5.5N OF HARRISON, Sioux, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
11.7S 2.7E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2.6S 5.5E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
1.8W 5.3N DESHLER, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY RD 799TH RD
FairOver: HAWTHORNE CREEK
.2 S ARCADIA, Valley, NE
Built 1980 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 799
FairOver: UNAMED CREEK
.7S 10.9E ARCADIA, Valley, NE
Built 1992 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30
559TH AVE/COL 7793
FairOver: STREAM
9W 1.6N OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 45
566TH AVENUE
FairOver: HUMBUG CREEK
1.5W 2.9S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
Showing 1,401-1,450 of 15,571 bridges
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