Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
Nebraska bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 15,571
- Public bridges
- 50.1%
- Good condition
- 7.7%
- Poor condition
- 7.7%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
50.1%
7,807 bridges rated 7-9
0.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.7%
1,204 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
7.7%
1,204 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 25.8%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.
35
New Mexico
7.61% top marginal rate
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Nebraska
Six lowest-condition bridges in Nebraska, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
FIELD DRIVE
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
COLL 7611
PoorOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.6E .8N AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 60
577 AVE
PoorOver: CUB CREEK
1W 3.2S OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7731 -758 AVE
PoorOver: STREAM
19.5S OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: JONES CREEK
.5N 5.4W OF BROCK, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: JIVERS CREEK
2.5W 2.7S OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50
608 AVE
PoorOver: PLUM CREEK
4W 2.1S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
.5N .7W OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
3.7E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
2.2N OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40
US81
PoorOver: YANKTON SLOUGH TRIB
JCT US81/US20 3S, Pierce, NE
Built 1938 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 4,245
COLL 7697
PoorOver: STREAM
1.5SW OF TARNOV, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 125
FAS 2760
PoorOver: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL
JCT US81/N22 1.5N 2E, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 700
FAS 2930
PoorOver: BRUSH CREEK
NJCT N15/N41 1N 6.2E, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: OAK CREEK
.3S 6.3E BLUE HILL, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10
COLL 7653
PoorOver: BIG SPRINGS CREEK
3.2N OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE
Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 140
US183
PoorOver: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK
1S MILLER, Buffalo, NE
Built 1963 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 805
IRR/N16
PoorOver: JEPPSON CREEK
6SE PENDER, Cuming, NE
Built 1945 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 830
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL
13W 3N OF SARGENT #110A, Custer, NE
Built 1950 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: STREAM
3.5NW BERWYN #237, Custer, NE
Built 1920 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: STREAM
1.5N OF WESTERVILLE #19, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5
DRIVEWAY BRIDGE
PoorOver: CNPPID CANAL
6W 3S OF COZAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: SOUTH CREEK
1.25N .25W OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7444
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK
NAPONEE BROADWAY/ARAPAHOE, Franklin, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: CURTIS CREEK
3W .5N OF MOOREFIELD, Frontier, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
1.5W 2N OF HOLBROOK, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
ROAD 721
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK TRIB
2.5E OF EDISON, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: WILDCAT CREEK
3W 3.2N OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 2315
PoorOver: CEDAR RIVER
JCT US281/N56 9E 9.8N, Greeley, NE
Built 1979 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 470
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
10N US34 YORK CL, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.6E .9S AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
.7S 2W OF DILLER, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7735
PoorOver: STREAM
JCT US136/N15 1.2W .2N, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
4.1N 1W OF JANSEN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER
4W 3.5N OF STERLING, Johnson, NE
Built 1950 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK
2S 3.7W OF COOK, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
ROAD 3700
PoorOver: STREAM
1E 3N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1987 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
ROAD 3400
PoorOver: ELK CREEK TRIB
1.5W .26S NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1988 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: TAYLOR BRANCH
.2W .7S OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1940 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
JCT US6/US183 7N 2.5W, Phelps, NE
Built 1960 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N91 4.5E 1.5N, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
4.5E 1S OF POLK, Polk, NE
Built 1950 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
2E N39 MERRICK CL, Polk, NE
Built 1960 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 1525
PoorOver: DRIFTWOOD CREEK
EJCT US6/US83 4.7S 6.7W, Red Willow, NE
Built 1975 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
N.B. FT CROOK RD
PoorOver: UP/BNSF/PAPIO 433-017-A
.25S CAPEHART INTERCHG, Sarpy, NE
Built 1956 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 2,303
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
5W N15 BUTLER CL, Seward, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7465
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
.2S OF LITCHFIELD, Sherman, NE
Built 1968 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 115
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: LOGAN CREEK
2E N9 CUMING CL, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
IRR/N94
PoorOver: LOGAN CREEK
ECL PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 1955 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 750
860TH ROAD
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
1N 2.1W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
563RD AVENUE
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
4W .7N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
Showing 14,901-14,950 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 Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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