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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

839TH RD

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

SJCT N14/70 5.2E, Antelope, NE

Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 375

KIMBALL ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.2SE OF DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1965 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 25

HUNTINGTON AVE

Poor

Over: DEAD MANS RUN

LINCOLN HUNTINGTON @ 35TH, Lancaster, NE

Built 1972 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 6,605

N128

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

7E LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1979 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 695

N15

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

17N WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1967 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,170

S1C REGIONAL CENTR

Poor

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

1S HASTINGS REGIONAL CNTR, Adams, NE

Built 1974 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD-ORLEANS

.5W .5N OF HOLBROOK, Furnas, NE

Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30

N8

Poor

Over: ROSE CREEK

2W REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 485

611 AVE

Poor

Over: LOST BRANCH

3E OF CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35

W AGNEW RD/FAS3380

Poor

Over: STREAM (C 284)

JCT US77/S-55E 2N 2.1W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1964 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 380

N14

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

7.8N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1937 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,585

11TH CORSO/FAU6204

Poor

Over: SOUTH TABLE CREEK

JCT US73/N2 .5S .6W, Otoe, NE

Built 1978 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,735

US6/US34

Poor

Over: W BR THIRTY-TWO MILE CR

9W HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,025

11TH ST

Poor

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,690

JOHN ST/FAS 3940

Poor

Over: OMAHA CREEK

HOMER JOHN @ FRONT, Dakota, NE

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 410

N38

Poor

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

0W 90TH ST OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 26,100

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5S 2.5W OF HOAG, Gage, NE

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35

N4

Poor

Over: BOTTLE CREEK

2W BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1954 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,880

NW 140TH /FAS 3370

Poor

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK (D 143)

6N US34 SEWARD CL, Lancaster, NE

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 620

N 98TH STCOLL 7833

Poor

Over: SALT CREEK (G 222)

W OF SEC 24 NORTH BLUFF, Lancaster, NE

Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 119

NORFLK AVE/FAU6020

Poor

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

IN NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,130

N14

Poor

Over: OX BOW CREEK

2N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,625

S64E INDIAN CAVES

Poor

Over: DEROIN CREEK

5S 2E NEMAHA, Richardson, NE

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 180

S64E INDIAN CAVES

Poor

Over: BEADOW CREEK

5S 4E NEMAHA, Richardson, NE

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 180

COLL 7599

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

.5E 6.5S OF DAVENPORT, Thayer, NE

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7852

Poor

Over: STREAM

RIDGE RD. EAST & WEST, Dodge, NE

Built 1977 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 300

N12

Poor

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

1W NIOBRARA, Knox, NE

Built 1978 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,035

S. 46TH ST.

Poor

Over: STREAM (S 59)

1N OF ROCA, Lancaster, NE

Built 1927 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 225

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2NW OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1981 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

S66D TALMAGE SPUR

Poor

Over: STREAM

1E TALMAGE, Otoe, NE

Built 1956 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 450

N4

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

6W TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1966 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 570

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

5.5N 7.4E BERTRAND, Phelps, NE

Built 1981 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 10

WOOD RV RD/FAS2100

Poor

Over: WOOD RIVER

WJCT US30/N11 .8N, Hall, NE

Built 1974 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 390

VALLEY RD

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3W 1N FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1971 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 2880

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BIG INDIAN

NJCT N8/N15 .6N 13.3E, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 175

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

.5N 5E BERTRAND, Phelps, NE

Built 1979 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 2855

Poor

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N22 1.5W 4N, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 235

636 BL-SOUTH 706R

Poor

Over: EASLY CREEK

75/8 3.5W.5S (636-S 706R), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: BNSF RR 074-654-M

2N OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25

N40

Poor

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK

1SE MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1937 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,135

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3N 2E OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE

Built 1935 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 65

CO RD 408/COL 7309

Poor

Over: NPPID CANAL

1N US30 LINCOLN CL, Dawson, NE

Built 1976 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 70

72ND ST/FAU 5037

Poor

Over: UPRR 816-828-J

OMAHA 72ND @ F, Douglas, NE

Built 1966 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 56,260

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD-ORLEANS

N EDGE OF ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1935 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 100

36TH ST/FAS 5061

Poor

Over: PAPILLION CREEK

2W OF BELLEVUE, Sarpy, NE

Built 1984 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 9,470

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

2N 3.5W INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 1986 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

N32

Poor

Over: NORTH SHELL CREEK

12E PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 455

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: SILVER CREEK

3N .8W TEKAMAH, Burt, NE

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

YOUNG RD

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

EJCT US34/N1 1.5N 2.2E, Cass, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 140

12TH ST

Poor

Over: COAL CREEK

.2W 2.9N OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

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