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: STREAM

1.7N 3.2E OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 45

WALL ROAD / 718 RD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.2N .2E OF HARBINE, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CORSON BRANCH

.5W 2S OF TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

724 RD

Poor

Over: LONG BRANCH

2N 2.2E OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40

SOUTH COUNTY LINE

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

13E US83 FRONTIER CL, Lincoln, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

570TH STREET

Poor

Over: STREAM

SJCT N14/N22 2.8S 6W, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TIPPS CREEK

2S 1.3W OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15

717 ROAD

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.5S 5E OF LEWISTON, Pawnee, NE

Built 1930 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

JCT US6/US183 1W 4.5N, Phelps, NE

Built 1960 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

853 ROAD

Poor

Over: WILLOW CREEK

10W OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1915 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1E 11N OF SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5W 2.9S OF WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

4.7W 5.9N OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: EAST PENNY CREEK

3S 1.7W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: ELKHORN RIVER OVERFLOW

2.9E CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE

Built 1993 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL

2N 3.2E OF JOHNSTOWN, Brown, NE

Built 1963 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

3E US183 PHELPS CL, Buffalo, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 103 MI 10338

Poor

Over: DRY WASH

1.5E 6.7N OF BROWNSON, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

6.5N 1.7E OF ANSLEY #26, Custer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL

2N 1.5W OF SARGENT, Custer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

RAOD 6

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.5W 5.8S GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1W 5.2N SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE

Built 1918 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

E 1/2 & 42, Franklin, NE

Built 1951 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

7S 1.5W OF ELLIS, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7611

Poor

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

2.6E .8N AURORA, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 60

D ROAD

Poor

Over: SAPPA CREEK

2E OF STAMFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 1916 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 75

577 AVE

Poor

Over: CUB CREEK

1W 3.2S OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7731 -758 AVE

Poor

Over: STREAM

19.5S OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: JONES CREEK

.5N 5.4W OF BROCK, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: JIVERS CREEK

2.5W 2.7S OF NEMAHA, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

608 AVE

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

4W 2.1S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK BIG NEMAHA TR

.5E 1.5N OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

.5N .7W OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.7E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2.2N OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40

US81

Poor

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH TRIB

JCT US81/US20 3S, Pierce, NE

Built 1938 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 4,245

COLL 7697

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5SW OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 125

FAS 2760

Poor

Over: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL

JCT US81/N22 1.5N 2E, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 700

FAS 2930

Poor

Over: BRUSH CREEK

NJCT N15/N41 1N 6.2E, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: OAK CREEK

.3S 6.3E BLUE HILL, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7653

Poor

Over: BIG SPRINGS CREEK

3.2N OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE

Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 140

US183

Poor

Over: CHERRY VALLEY CREEK

1S MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 805

24TH ST

Poor

Over: WEEPING WATER CR SO BR

1.4W .5S OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30

IRR/N16

Poor

Over: JEPPSON CREEK

6SE PENDER, Cuming, NE

Built 1945 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 830

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL

13W 3N OF SARGENT #110A, Custer, NE

Built 1950 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.5NW BERWYN #237, Custer, NE

Built 1920 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF WESTERVILLE #19, Custer, NE

Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5

DRIVEWAY BRIDGE

Poor

Over: CNPPID CANAL

6W 3S OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: SOUTH CREEK

1.25N .25W OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7444

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

NAPONEE BROADWAY/ARAPAHOE, Franklin, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50

Showing 15,151-15,200 of 15,571 bridges

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