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
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
.5N 3E OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
1W 1.5N OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE
Built 1910 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
MILL RD
PoorOver: CEDAR CREEK TRIB
1.8N 7.9W OF MURRAY, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BAKER CREEK
1.5E 2S OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
573RD AVE
PoorOver: NORTH LOGAN CREEK
1E 5.2N OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: NIOBRARA RIVER
13.5E OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE
Built 1899 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 2
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: NIOBRARA RIVER
5.5S 3W OF CODY, Cherry, NE
Built 1916 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: NIOBRARA RIVER
10S 1.75W OF KILGORE, Cherry, NE
Built 1916 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
6.5W 2.5N OF BROWNLEE, Cherry, NE
Built 1900 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
5W 3.2N DEWEESE, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK
4N 6.7E OF ANSLEY #629, Custer, NE
Built 1940 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.5N .5W WESTERVILLE #18, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
3E 1S OF MASON CITY #616, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
1.5S 1.5E OF BERWYN #160, Custer, NE
Built 1911 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
AIRPORT ROAD
PoorOver: WHITE RIVER
WJCT US20/US385 3.1W, Dawes, NE
Built 1936 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 414
PoorOver: DRAIN DITCH
6W OF COZAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
CO RD 754/COL 7296
PoorOver: CNPPID CANAL
7S .7W OF COZAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 170
252ND STREET
PoorOver: STREAM
4.5N 2E OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE
Built 1932 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 47
RD S
PoorOver: DRY SANDY CREEK TRIB
1.3N 2E SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE
Built 1917 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
.8S 1.3E OHIOWA, Fillmore, NE
Built 1919 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: JOHNSON CREEK
3.6E EXETER, Fillmore, NE
Built 1918 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
RD 100
PoorOver: JOHNSON CREEK S FORK
1S US6 SALINE CL, Fillmore, NE
Built 1920 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
RD 14
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK TRIB
.9N FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE
Built 1917 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: EAST MUDDY CREEK
13.7S OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE
Built 1915 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
RD 748
PoorOver: PLUM CREEK
4.2W OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
ROAD 724
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
.5W 1N OF HOLBROOK, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
WEST BUCKEYE ROAD
PoorOver: CLATONIA CREEK
2S 1W OF CLATONIA, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
SOUTH 108TH ROAD
PoorOver: STREAM
2W 3.5N OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
FAS 3305/SW 100 RD
PoorOver: CLATONIA CREEK
JCT US77/N41 6W .6S, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 430
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BIG CEDAR CREEK
17.8N 6E BURWELL, Garfield, NE
Built 1965 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
SCHIMMER DRIVE
PoorOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
3.3N 4.7W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1941 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
U ROAD
PoorOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
1E .2N STOCKHAM, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
V ROAD
PoorOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1.2N .7W HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE
Built 1951 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: ROPE CREEK
5N 1W OF ALMA, Harlan, NE
Built 1967 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
Q ROAD
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK
2N 1W OF HUNTLEY, Harlan, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
CORNWALL ST
PoorOver: DRY CREEK
EJCT US136/N46 .1W, Harlan, NE
Built 1924 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 230
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
7W 1S OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: DRIFTWOOD CREEK
7.3S 5E OF TRENTON, Hitchcock, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
ELM CREEK DRIVE
PoorOver: ELM CREEK
10.5S 1.2E OF CULBERTSON, Hitchcock, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
NAPER ROAD
PoorOver: OAK CREEK
.3W .3S DANNEBROG, Howard, NE
Built 1963 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
709 RD
PoorOver: ROCK CREEK
1.4N 1.2E OF ENDICOTT, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
.7N OF HARBINE, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
.1S 1W OF DILLER, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER
1.5N 2.3W OF STERLING, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BADGER BRANCH
1S 3.2W OF TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
1S 2.3W OF ST. MARY, Johnson, NE
Built 1910 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: LOST BRANCH
1.5SW OF VESTA, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
3.5S OF STERLING, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: VERDIGRIS CREEK
3.5N .2W OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE
Built 1918 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: TRI-COUNTY CANAL MP 6.6
4W 1.5S OF MAXWELL, Lincoln, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45
Showing 14,701-14,750 of 15,571 bridges
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