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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

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 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)

Nebraska50.13807719478518%37.68544088369405%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

44

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

31

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

17

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

25

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1S MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1927 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 94

NAVAHO RD

Poor

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

2NE OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1956 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK

.5NE OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1970 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 400

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

6.2S 4.1E OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

MANN ROAD

Poor

Over: CHADRON CREEK

EJCT US20/US385 6.7S, .5E, Dawes, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

MANN ROAD

Poor

Over: CHADRON CREEK

EJCT US20/US385 6.5S, .5E, Dawes, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

GINGER COVE ROAD

Poor

Over: GINGER COVE LAKE

JCT US275/N64 2W .5S, Douglas, NE

Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

252ND ST;COLL 7947

Poor

Over: ROAD DITCH

1W 1N OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 1926 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 609

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

5.3N N74 CLAY CL, Fillmore, NE

Built 1948 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

N18

Poor

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

1E STOCKVILLE, Frontier, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 250

COLL 7574

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5S OF GREELEY, Greeley, NE

Built 1920 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7574

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.5S 2.5E OF GREELEY, Greeley, NE

Built 1930 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

GUENTHER RD

Poor

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

.4E 1.6S ALDA, Hall, NE

Built 1994 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60

16 RD

Poor

Over: LINCOLN CREEK TRIB

5.2E 1N PHILLIPS, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7443

Poor

Over: RICKMAN CREEK

6S 4.5E OF SPRINGVIEW, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1953 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

N43

Poor

Over: STREAM

0S BENNET, Lancaster, NE

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,940

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

1.5NW OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1970 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BATTLE CREEK

7.5S 3.7W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60

US136

Poor

Over: MISSOURI RIVER

ECL BROWNVILLE, Nemaha, NE

Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,450

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

4.5N UNADILLA, Otoe, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.1W OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: E BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER

3W .5N OF MCLEAN, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

385TH RD

Poor

Over: SHELL CREEK TRIB

5.2W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60

711 RD-639 / 640 B

Poor

Over: STREAM

.2E DAWSON (711-639/640), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SQUAW CREEK

2.7S OF CRETE, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 200

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1N 5.5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WEST FORK FARMERS CREEK

.3E 6S CAMPBELL, Webster, NE

Built 2001 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

US81

Poor

Over: COON BRANCH

4N YORK, York, NE

Built 1933 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 4,055

IRR BIA RTE 501

Poor

Over: BLACKBIRD CREEK

5 KM EAST OF MACY, Thurston, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 28

US275

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

IN OAKDALE, Antelope, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 3,500

SODTOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: SWEET CREEK TRIB

6E. 2.5S OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1974 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 80

875TH RD

Poor

Over: PEARL CREEK TRIB

JCT US81/N59 3N 2.7E, Cedar, NE

Built 1956 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 110

FAS 2420

Poor

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

JCT US34/N14 5N 1.1E, Hamilton, NE

Built 1987 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 65

US20/US275

Poor

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

2SE ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1937 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 3,315

N62

Poor

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

JCT N50/N62 3E, Johnson, NE

Built 1958 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 380

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1W 5.4S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 15

400TH AVE

Poor

Over: LOUP RIVER CANAL

.5N 2W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2855

Poor

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N22 2W 2.8N, Platte, NE

Built 1964 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 95

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

10W 1.2N OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE

Built 1979 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 70

US6/US34

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

1E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1936 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 2,555

N4

Poor

Over: BIG BLUE TRIB

1W BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1954 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,880

11TH AVE/COLL 7568

Poor

Over: OAK CREEK

1.5S 3W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1981 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 160

9TH AVE

Poor

Over: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL

3.5S 4.5W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1963 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30

96TH ST

Poor

Over: HICKMAN BRANCH (X 84)

.5E 5N OF FIRTH, Lancaster, NE

Built 1974 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 113

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

9N OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE

Built 1977 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15

NEBRASKA STREET

Poor

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

DUNBAR NEBRASKA @ WHEELER, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 350

COLL 7693

Poor

Over: LOSEKE CREEK

11E OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1971 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.2E 1.5N OF LEBANON, Red Willow, NE

Built 1934 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

N EDGE INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 1986 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5

L93B WACO CNLK

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

6S WACO, York, NE

Built 1971 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 810

Showing 15,101-15,150 of 15,571 bridges

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