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

FAS 2920

Poor

Over: SWAN CREEK

JCT N15/N74 3S 6.3E, Saline, NE

Built 1961 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 135

252ND STREET

Poor

Over: STREAM

3W 1.4N GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1910 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 145

COUNTY ROAD 31

Poor

Over: NORTH OAK CREEK

3.5W 1.5N OF TOUHY, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 20

Poor

Over: SAND CREEK

2.5N 4W OF COLON, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD L

Poor

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1.5W OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 1974 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 75

TOWNSHIP ROAD G

Poor

Over: MILLER BRANCH

2.1E 3S OF WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 1960 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 29

Poor

Over: TRIB. COTTONWOOD CRK

2W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1955 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD L

Poor

Over: OWL CREEK

7.2S OF MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD E

Poor

Over: DRY SPOTTED TAIL CREEK

.5W OF MITCHELL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1S I80 YORK CL, Seward, NE

Built 1949 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

1.5SE OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

3.2S 5W OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1965 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

3.7S 4W OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1908 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

.5W OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

785 RD

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.1N OF LITCHFIELD, Sherman, NE

Built 1915 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

ROAD 5700

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

2.5W 1.3N CHESTER, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LOGAN CREEK

3.5S 4.8W EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 1910 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

29 ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5S .5W WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1994 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 55

566TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5W 4.5S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 25

855TH ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.5S 2.4E OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10

S WINCHESTER AVE

Poor

Over: STREAM

6255 S. WINCHESTER AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

5.5S 2.3E PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

230TH ST

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK TRIB

2N ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

ALVO RD

Poor

Over: DEE CREEK TRIB

1.5W 2N OF ALVO, Cass, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5S 1.9E OF MURDOCK, Cass, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.5N .2E OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD Q

Poor

Over: M FK MAPLE CREEK

6.2S 1.5W OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

1NW BERWYN #148, Custer, NE

Built 1930 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

6.5N .5E OF ANSLEY #23, Custer, NE

Built 1930 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 35

PINEVIEW ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG BORDEAUX CREEK

EJCT US20/385 5.3E 1.6SW, Dawes, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK

1.5W OF WAKEFIELD, Dixon, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1S US20 CEDAR CL, Dixon, NE

Built 1937 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

RD S

Poor

Over: FREMONT CUTOFF DITCH

RD. S BET 15 & 16, Dodge, NE

Built 1964 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.3N 4E OHIOWA, Fillmore, NE

Built 1919 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.7W .8S MILLIGAN, Fillmore, NE

Built 1918 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: W BR THOMPSON CREEK

34 & S 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1972 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 2

ROAD 399

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.5S 1.5E OF STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 1981 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 1653

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

12.5E 7.5S OF STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 1972 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MITCHELL CREEK

4.5S 7.2E OF STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 1905 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7290

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

16S 6W OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1972 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

15S 5W OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1916 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

10S 4W OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1911 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

805TH RD

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK E BR

3.5S 5E OF GREELEY, Greeley, NE

Built 1967 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

4TH ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.8S 3.8E GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5S 1E HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE

Built 1951 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: RED WILLOW CREEK

4.5S 11E OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE

Built 1962 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

715 ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3E 2N OF GLADSTONE, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3S 1.8E OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LONG BRANCH

2.4E 2.3N OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15

Showing 14,801-14,850 of 15,571 bridges

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