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: WOLF CREEK

3.5S .2E OF LEWISTON, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NEGRO BRANCH

1.2S 2W OF DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

715 ROAD

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.5N .2W OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 30

712 TRAIL

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.3N 2.5E PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

623 AVENUE

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.3N 2W OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1920 ADT: 30

625TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: BNSF RR 083-932-A

.2W .9S OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

COLL 7716

Poor

Over: STREAM

NJCT US81/N98 3N 3.2E, Pierce, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3N 7E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 15

852 ROAD

Poor

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1S 2E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TRACY CREEK

1N 2E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 100

TOWNSHIP RD 295 ST

Poor

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

3.5N 5.1W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1905 ADT: 5

CO ROAD 370TH AVE.

Poor

Over: STREAM

3N 1.5W OF CORNLEA, Platte, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

714 RD-653 / 654 A

Poor

Over: STREAM

3S.5E BARADA(714-653/654), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 15

706 RD

Poor

Over: BIG NEMAHA RIVER TRIB

1S2E SALEM (706-647/648), Richardson, NE

Built 1941 ADT: 20

FB-660A-703T/705R

Poor

Over: ROADSIDE DITCH

.5W1.25S RULO(660-703705), Richardson, NE

Built 2001 ADT: 5

ASPEN AVENUE

Poor

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

6E N7 KEYA PAHA CL, Rock, NE

Built 1912 ADT: 35

CORNHUSKER ROAD

Poor

Over: SOUTH PAPILLION CR TRIB

1N .5E GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 70

SHILLING DR

Poor

Over: UP/BNSF RR 433-019-N

SHILLING DR @ FT CROOK RD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 2,000

BNSF RR

Poor

Over: BNSF RR 074-653-F

3N OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 15

Poor

Over: WAHOO CREEK

1.2N 1.6W OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD G

Poor

Over: OAK CREEK

2.6W 1N OF TOUHY, Saunders, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 50

NELLIE ROAD

Poor

Over: WAHOO CREEK

.7W .3N OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE

Built 1910 ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 28

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.8S 1W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 14

Poor

Over: SILVER CREEK

.7N 2E OF COLON, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 14

Poor

Over: STREAM

1N 2E COLON, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 32

Poor

Over: SKULL CREEK

4N N92 BUTLER CL, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

.4S 3.5W OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1965 ADT: 65

RD 8

Poor

Over: OTOE CREEK

.1S 1W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

RD I

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK TRIB

4.5S 1.3E OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1960 ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 5

Poor

Over: HORSE CREEK

2.2E 1.7N OF LYMAN, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD M

Poor

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

2E 2N OF MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1965 ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

.2S OF BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE

Built 1925 ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

2E 1S OF BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

COLL 7776

Poor

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

WJCT US275/N15 4W 4N, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

2.3W 4N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

4.5E 5.2S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

8.2S 2W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: UNION CREEK

6.5W 7.2S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1905 ADT: 20

837TH RD

Poor

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

3.9W 1N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

837TH RD

Poor

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

3.7W 1N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.6S .7E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1965 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.7W 12.2S OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3N N35 MADISON CL, Stanton, NE

Built 1955 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

5W 9.6N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

ROAD B

Poor

Over: STREAM

.3N 2.7E HUBBELL, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

ROAD 6400

Poor

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

.5E .3S BELVIDERE, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

1.5S 4.2E OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 1905 ADT: 10

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

1.5S 4.5E OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 1905 ADT: 10

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

5.5W 1N OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: COW CREEK

JCT N9/S-87A 7.1E, Thurston, NE

Built 1975 ADT: 25

Showing 14,501-14,550 of 15,571 bridges

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