Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
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
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
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
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: LOST BRANCH
1E 3S 1E CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE
Built 1974 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: MUDDY CREEK
JCT US136/N50 5E 1N, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
9.5S 1E OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1957 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: DRY BRANCH
4E 1.2S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
2.5E 2S OF POLK, Polk, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
1.5S 4E OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE
Built 1950 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 50
705 R-633A / 634B
PoorOver: FOURMILE CREEK
8S HUMB (705R-633A/634B), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
SCHRAM RD
PoorOver: WEHRSPANN CREEK
.2S 1.9E GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD J
PoorOver: WAHOO CREEK
.1W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1945 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 32
PoorOver: LOW LINE CANAL
3E OF LAKE MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 15
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: STREAM
2N 2W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
JCT N9/S-87A 7.2E 2.5N, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
SUNRISE ROAD
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
.5E OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 90
857TH ROAD
PoorOver: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK
.5N 1.6E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BEAVER CREEK
8N 1.5W OF GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE
Built 1988 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 35
PAULINE BLVD.
PoorOver: STREAM
1880 W. PAULINE BLVD, Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: STREAM
1W N14 KNOX CL, Antelope, NE
Built 1955 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: BAZILE CREEK
5.5N 3E OF BRUNSWICK, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: STREAM
5S .7W OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
1N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
3E FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20
THOMAS ST
PoorOver: ELK CREEK
JACKSON THOMAS @ HOPE, Dakota, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 55
MAIN STREET
PoorOver: WHITE RIVER
JCT US20/N71 .2S .7W, Dawes, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: SCHOOL CREEK
2.4N 2.9W GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1914 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20
LIBERTY RD
PoorOver: STREAM
1.5 E 1.5S OF DANNABROG, Howard, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 225
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
.5W 1S OF THOMPSON, Jefferson, NE
Built 1950 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
2.5E .4S OF POWELL, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35
ELM STREET
PoorOver: S FORK LITTLE NEMAHA TRI
COOK ELM @ THIRD, Johnson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: MUDDY CREEK
2.4W .7N OF JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 3695
PoorOver: STREAM
JCT US73/S-64A 1.6S 4E, Nemaha, NE
Built 1979 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: OWL CREEK
3N 3W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
.3S 2.6E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: SANDY CREEK
1S 2E LORTON, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: SANDY CREEK
2S 1.8E LORTON, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
709 TRAIL
PoorOver: TIPPS CREEK
2.5S .9W OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
5N 7E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
1S 1W OF STROMSBURG, Polk, NE
Built 1940 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 70
711 RD-647 / 648 A
PoorOver: STREAM
1.7E 1S VERD (711-647/648, Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
644 AV-712 / 713 R
PoorOver: STREAM
1.5W VERDON (644-712/713), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20
ROAD F
PoorOver: SILVER CREEK
1.5S 3.1E OF ITHICA, Saunders, NE
Built 1943 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 7
PoorOver: SILVER CREEK
.2E .6S OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: NORTH OMAHA CREEK
1NW OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 50
ROAD D
PoorOver: WALNUT CREEK
3S 2W INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
531ST AVE
PoorOver: IVES CREEK
3W 5S OF TILDEN, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
841 ROAD
PoorOver: CEDAR CREEK
3S 1W OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
2E ROYAL, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 60
RANDOLPH STREET
PoorOver: WEEPING WATER CR NO BR
WEEPING W RANDOLPH/RIVR, Cass, NE
Built 1983 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 600
FAS 2455
PoorOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT US6/S-18A 1W 7.3N, Clay, NE
Built 1940 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 55
BROAD ST/FAS 3210
PoorOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
BLUE SPRINGS BROAD @RIVER, Gage, NE
Built 1969 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 420
JOHNSON LAKE DR
PoorOver: TRI-COUNTY SUPPLY CANAL
JCT US283/N23 1W 7.3N, Gosper, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 1,220
Showing 15,101-15,150 of 15,571 bridges
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