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: TRI-COUNTY CANAL MP 9.0

10.7W 1.2N OF BRADY, Lincoln, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TRI-COUNTY CANAL MP 32.8

4.5E 7.5S OF BRADY, Lincoln, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CALAMUS RIVER

5W 18.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE

Built 1955 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

538TH ST

Poor

Over: SHELL CREEK TRIB

1E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1957 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1E 9.5N OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1957 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

542ND AVE

Poor

Over: UNION CREEK N FK TRIB

11W 1.2S MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1950 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60

545TH RD

Poor

Over: UNION CREEK N FK TRIB

3N 8E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1955 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

9S 3E OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7697

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

JCT US81/N31 3.5W 1.5S, Madison, NE

Built 1965 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

2NW OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1981 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N32 4E 3S, Madison, NE

Built 1960 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 5

Poor

Over: WOOD RIVER

2W 3.6S CHAPMAN, Merrick, NE

Built 1952 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 18

Poor

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.5S 6W OF CLARKS, Merrick, NE

Built 1971 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

CO. ROAD 200TH AVE

Poor

Over: TRIB. OF CEDAR RIVER

2W 1.5S OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

.7NE OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: JONES CREEK

2W 2N BROCK, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: HAPPY HOLLOW

1W OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LONG BRANCH

3.4W 7S OF JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

6.3S 2.4W OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE

Built 1920 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.5W OF JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5E 5.4S OF JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SCOTCH BRANCH

1.5W 2.2S OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LONGS CREEK

2.9W 1S OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1W 3N AUBURN, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5

COLL 7915

Poor

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

2.5W 1S PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1.3W .7N BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 1925 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2.2E 3.5N BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: FLOOD CREEK

3.5E 2.7N OTOE, Otoe, NE

Built 1901 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

5.8N .3W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WILSON CREEK

5.8E .6S OTOE, Otoe, NE

Built 1910 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1S 5.7E LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5

COLL 7904

Poor

Over: S BR CAMP CREEK

JCT US73/S-64A 1N 3E, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

5W 2.7S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MISSION CREEK

3W 8.2S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

1W .3S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: ADAMSON CREEK

3.5S 1.5W OF LEWISTON, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.5N 4.5W OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: ARKEKETA CREEK

6S 5.6W OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

714 ROAD

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2S 1.1E OF STEINAUER, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LORES BRANCH

1.2N 2.9W OF DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

548TH AVE

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

1.7W 2N OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40

849 ROAD

Poor

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1.7N OF HADAR, Pierce, NE

Built 1910 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25

858 ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

4N 1.2E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1913 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45

115TH ST

Poor

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

5SW OF DUNCAN, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

.5W 1.5N OF BARTLEY, Red Willow, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

717 RD-631/632 AV

Poor

Over: LONG BRANCH

3N 1.7W HUMB(717-631/632), Richardson, NE

Built 1915 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.7W 4S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

ROAD H

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIB

2.4W 4S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

ROAD K

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.5W 9N OF TOBIAS, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.5E .5N OF SWANTON, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

Showing 14,751-14,800 of 15,571 bridges

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