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
566TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
1.1S 1W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 15
571ST AVENUE
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
2.4E 3.2S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
560TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
.4E 3.3N OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
847TH RD/COL 7791
FairOver: STREAM
9S 2.7W OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100
1700 ROAD
FairOver: OAK CREEK
3S 4.7E RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 45
470th Lane
FairOver: Mirage Flats Canal
11.7 mi SSE of HaySprings, Sheridan, NE
Built 1945 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 5
519TH AVE
FairOver: VERDIGRIS CREEK SO BR
6.5N OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE
Built 1955 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
1N 3W OF AINSWORTH, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD V
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1S OF DECATUR, Burt, NE
Built 1977 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROAD 30
FairOver: STREAM
2W GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MUD CREEK
JCT US34/US73 2E 2.3N, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BAKER CREEK
2S 2E OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 1W OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
CO RD 34 MI 34109
FairOver: STREAM
5S 2W GURLEY, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5W 5N SUTTON, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
7.3W 1N HARVARD, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY 12
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5E 6.4N OF SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY L
FairOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
6N 3.4W OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 55
W ROAD
FairOver: KANE CREEK
JCT N51/L-20A 3.5W 4N, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
W RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
JCT N51/L-20A 1.5W 4N, Cuming, NE
Built 1973 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N51/N9 5N 7.25W, Cuming, NE
Built 1992 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
IRR/FAS 3540
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
JCT N51/N9 5N 2.2E, Cuming, NE
Built 1991 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6E 1N OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1993 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N BR PEBBLE CREEK
1S 4E OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N51/N9 2W 4.8N, Cuming, NE
Built 1993 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
3NW BERWYN #238, Custer, NE
Built 1920 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15
CO HIWAY/FARM LNE
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N OF MASON CITY #686, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
RD 452
FairOver: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL
2N 1W OF SARGENT, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 449
FairOver: ELM CREEK
5E 1N OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: DAILY BRANCH
4W 2.2N OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE
Built 1981 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
46TH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
OMAHA 46TH @ U, Douglas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WEST MUDDY CREEK
1N 11.5E OF STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
S 23RD AVE
FairOver: BILLS CREEK
1W OF WYMORE, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7798
FairOver: ARKEKETA CREEK
2.7S OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75
W SAGE RD
FairOver: SICILY CREEK
3.2E 3N OF ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ADAMSON CREEK
2S N4 PAWNEE CL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
KS STATELINE
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
6.0W OF SUMMERFIELD KS, Gage, NE
Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3N .5E OF GREELEY, Greeley, NE
Built 1920 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
.5E 1S OF SPALDING, Greeley, NE
Built 1967 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 110
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1N 2.5E AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
V ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.7W 1.8N HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
V ROAD
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
.5W 3.5S HORDVILLE, Hamilton, NE
Built 1940 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1N 1.3W HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7346
FairOver: FLAG CREEK
7.5W 2S OF RAGAN, Harlan, NE
Built 1969 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 45
L ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
6S 2W OF ALMA, Harlan, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
720 ROAD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
3S 1W OF RAGAN, Harlan, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 5
16TH AVENUE
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
4W 3N OF FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1962 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
6TH AVE
FairOver: OAK CREEK
NJCT N11/N58 3.2W, Howard, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 165
WAUSA RD
FairOver: STREAM
4W .5S FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1960 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
8TH AVE/COLL 7565
FairOver: STREAM
4S OF ST PAUL, Howard, NE
Built 1958 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 45
Showing 1,451-1,500 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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