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: BEAVER CREEK

3.5S .4E WACO, York, NE

Built 1914 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

15140 S. PROSSER AVE., Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2W OF MASON CITY #657A, Custer, NE

Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 70

879 RD

Poor

Over: AOWA CREEK

JCT N9/N12 1.5W 1.5N, Dixon, NE

Built 1971 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 200

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

NICK.RD BET.N & O, N.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1949 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 115

US275

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

NJCT US275/N91, Dodge, NE

Built 1966 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 6,370

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1E 1.6N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1969 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

3W OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD-ORLEANS

2W 1.2N OF EDISON, Furnas, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

.2NW OF BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 798

Poor

Over: FISH CREEK

2E N11 HOWARD CL, Greeley, NE

Built 1966 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 45

X ROAD

Poor

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

1.6N 1E HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: DEEP CREEK

.5N OF MASCOT, Harlan, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30

569 AVE

Poor

Over: ROSE CREEK

.2S 3.5W OF ENDICOTT, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4.2S OF HARBINE, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40

726 RD

Poor

Over: BREWERS BRANCH

.5S 1.5E OF VESTA, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7443

Poor

Over: WENTWORTH CREEK

6S 6.5E OF SPRINGVIEW, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 1475

Poor

Over: NORTH PLATTE RIVER

JCT US30/N25 .6E 3.7N, Lincoln, NE

Built 1915 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 180

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2.5E 10.5N CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7911

Poor

Over: STREAM

.5S OF BROWNVILLE, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 155

ROAD X

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

.7N .8E LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1991 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.2N .4E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BIG SLOUGH

3W US73 CASS CL, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

.5W DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 1984 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

9S 2.5W OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY TO TAYLOR BRAN

1.7N .9E OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15

548 AVE

Poor

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2.5N 2W OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7714

Poor

Over: HADAR CREEK

.2W OF HADAR, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 2855

Poor

Over: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL

JCT US81/N22 3W 1.7N, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 95

707 RD-630 / 631 A

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK BIG NEMAHA TR

6S 3W HUMB (707-630/631), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40

714 RD-650 / 651 A

Poor

Over: GOOLSBY CREEK

3S2W BARADA (714-650/651), Richardson, NE

Built 1915 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5N 1.1W OF WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

ROAD H

Poor

Over: WAHOO CREEK TRIB

.5W OF ITHICA, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 2

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK DRAIN

2.2S OF LYMAN, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD G

Poor

Over: ENTERPRISE CANAL

2N 1.7W OF SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3N OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 1950 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

851ST ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.2N 1.8W OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7538

Poor

Over: STREAM

4N 2.9E INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35

519TH AVE

Poor

Over: VERDIGRIS CREEK SO BR

5.5N OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE

Built 1960 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD H

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.2E OF CRAIG, Burt, NE

Built 1968 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 75

568TH AVE

Poor

Over: BOW CREEK

1N OF WYNOT, Cedar, NE

Built 1971 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7600

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.1N 1.4E GENEVA, Fillmore, NE

Built 1926 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD-ORLEANS

1.5E OF ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

5N OXFORD, Furnas, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25

SOUTH 120TH ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5S 1W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

2.2S .2W MARQUETTE, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.5E 2.7S OF JANSEN, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.7S 2.9E OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BRAWNERS CREEK

JCT US136/N15 .5E .75S, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.5S 1W OF STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25

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