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%.

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.

All Bridges in Nebraska

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.3S 6W OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK

.5W .5S OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

234TH STREET

Poor

Over: WESTERN SARPY BRANCH TRB

2.6S 8.2W SPRINGFIELD, Lancaster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 2

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TRI-COUNTY CANAL MP 5.9

4.5W 1.2S OF MAXWELL, Lincoln, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD DD

Poor

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2.6E 2.3N SILVER CREEK, Merrick, NE

Built 1941 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 30

Poor

Over: SILVER CREEK

3.3W 1.5S SILVER CREEK, Merrick, NE

Built 1954 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 1

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

6S N22 HOWARD CL, Merrick, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

NOBLE ROAD

Poor

Over: ASH CREEK

2.5S .5E OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

2N N62 JOHNSON CL, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK

1W 1.5N OF PERU, Nemaha, NE

Built 1973 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.5E 4S OF JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: JARVIS CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.5W 3S OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

4TH ST

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

SUPERIOR PARK RD @ FOURTH, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1.5W DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.3W .2S BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

12 ST

Poor

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIV SO FK

2W 1.5N BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.7E 2.8S PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

FAS 3595 / 609 AVE

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

JCT N4/N99 3W .4S, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

2S 3.7W OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2W 4.7S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

702 ROAD

Poor

Over: POLE CREEK

3E N99 KANSAS SL, Pawnee, NE

Built 1925 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.2N 1.6E OF DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

4W 1.1N OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

520 TH ST.

Poor

Over: STREAM

2W N45 MADISON CL, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 35

717 RD-640/641 AV

Poor

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK

.5S 2W STEL(717-640/641), Richardson, NE

Built 1925 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40

638 BLV-702/703 RD

Poor

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

8S .5W DAW(638B-702/703R), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25

708 RD-654 / 655 A

Poor

Over: HALFBREED CREEK

1N 2.5E FC (708-654/655), Richardson, NE

Built 1925 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

4E 2.1N OF TOBIAS, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5N 1.5W OF WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PLUMMERS BRANCH

2.7E 2N OF SWANTON, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD L

Poor

Over: TRIB N FORK WAHOO CRK

6S .1W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 26

Poor

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.5E 1.5S OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1910 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

4S 2.5E OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1920 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50

780TH RD

Poor

Over: OAK CREEK

1S OF LITCHFIELD, Sherman, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: HAT CREEK

19N 10E OF HARRISON, Sioux, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.9W 6.5S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1945 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 10

567TH ROAD

Poor

Over: PAYNE CREEK

5N 1E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: LOGAN CREEK

2S 1.5W OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1915 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 45

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

5W OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD P29

Poor

Over: STREAM

2E .4N HERMAN, Washington, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15

566TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: DOG CREEK

2.6N 1W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

848TH ROAD

Poor

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

3.6S .8W OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15

ROAD J

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.7N 2.3E GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30

IDLEWILDE RD.

Poor

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

21735 W. IDLEWILDE RD., Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: S BR VERDICRIS CREEK

5.5N 2.2E OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE

Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NORTH SHELL CREEK

1N 10.6E OF PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1915 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CALLAHAN CREEK

2.5W .2N OF MURDOCK, Cass, NE

Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

.2S W EDGE OF JACKSON, Dakota, NE

Built 1910 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: CHADRON CREEK

EJCT US20/US385 5S, .2E, Dawes, NE

Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3N 2.5W OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE

Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 10

Showing 14,851-14,900 of 15,571 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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