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

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 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

Nebraska52.5%39.4%8.1%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

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

Poor

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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WHISKEY RUN

3S .2W OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE

Built 1905 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: DEROIN CREEK

3S 2.5E OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WHISKEY RUN

1W N67 RICHARDSON CL, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: HAPPY HOLLOW

.5N 1.6W OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 25

3RD ST

Poor

Over: STREAM

BTWN MAIN ST AND WATER ST, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SUPERIOR CANAL

IN BOSTWICK S EDGE, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1947 ADT: 75

ROAD J

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.7S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2W RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

ROAD 4500

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

.7S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

10E N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1915 ADT: 35

ROAD 3900

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

2.5E .2N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BLAKELY CREEK

.5E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.6N .2W NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

ROAD 3400

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5W .3S NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

ROAD 3400

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK TRIB

1.5W .25S NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1986 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.8S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

COLL 7915

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.5W 3.5S PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.3W PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: OWL CREEK

2.2N 4.6E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

5N 4W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.2E 1S DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 1907 ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: RUSSELL CREEK

1W .6S UNADILLA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1E .7S OF BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.2E 3.8N BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 25

175TH AVE

Poor

Over: OWL CREEK

1.5E UNADILLA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

MINIMUM MAINT ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA R SO FK

4W 1.4N TALMAGE, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.7E .6S OF LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BIG SLOUGH

3.2E 4.2N DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

5.7E .7S OF LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

6.5E 3.4S LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1E US73 CASS CL, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

ROAD B

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

6.7N 5E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: HOOPER CREEK

1.5W 3.6N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2N 2.4E OF OTOE, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.3N .5W NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.7S 4.2W UNADILLA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.2E 3.6N BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 1906 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

3.8S 2.8W UNADILLA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BROWNELL CREEK

1E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BIG SLOUGH

4.8N 3.7E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

2N 5.8E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1911 ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WILSON CREEK

1.8N .9E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1911 ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

6S .3W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1975 ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

9S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

.3E .8S DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BROWNELL CREEK

2S 1.5E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

5E N50 JOHNSON CL, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

607 AVENUE

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

5W .7N OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.1NW OF STEINAUER, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

Showing 14,451-14,500 of 15,571 bridges

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