Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
3W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: SUPERIOR CANAL
IN BOSTWICK S EDGE, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1947 ADT: 75
ROAD J
Structurally DeficientOver: SPRING CREEK
1.7S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: SPRING CREEK
2W RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 5
ROAD 4500
Structurally DeficientOver: SPRING CREEK
.7S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: BLAKELY CREEK
.5E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 30
ROAD 3400
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
1.5W .3S NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
ROAD 3400
Structurally DeficientOver: ELK CREEK TRIB
1.5W .25S NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1986 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: SPRING CREEK
2.8S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 35
COLL 7915
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
2.5W 3.5S PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: OWL CREEK
2.2N 4.6E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: RUSSELL CREEK
1W .6S UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
1E .7S OF BURR, Otoe, NE
Built 1910 ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
3.2E 3.8N BURR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
1.7E .6S OF LORTON, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: BIG SLOUGH
3.2E 4.2N DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
5.7E .7S OF LORTON, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
6.5E 3.4S LORTON, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
1E US73 CASS CL, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 5
ROAD B
Structurally DeficientOver: WOLF CREEK
6.7N 5E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: HOOPER CREEK
1.5W 3.6N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
1.3N .5W NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: MUDDY CREEK
1.2E 3.6N BURR, Otoe, NE
Built 1906 ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: BIG SLOUGH
4.8N 3.7E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
2N 5.8E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1911 ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: WILSON CREEK
1.8N .9E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1911 ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: ROCK CREEK
9S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
.3E .8S DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: BROWNELL CREEK
2S 1.5E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: SPRING CREEK
5E N50 JOHNSON CL, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 40
607 AVENUE
Structurally DeficientOver: WOLF CREEK
5W .7N OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: TURKEY CREEK
.1NW OF STEINAUER, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: WOLF CREEK
3.5S .2E OF LEWISTON, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: NEGRO BRANCH
1.2S 2W OF DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
715 ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: CLEAR CREEK
.5N .2W OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 30
712 TRAIL
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
2.3N 2.5E PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 20
623 AVENUE
Structurally DeficientOver: CLEAR CREEK
2.3N 2W OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1920 ADT: 30
625TH AVENUE
Structurally DeficientOver: BNSF RR 083-932-A
.2W .9S OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 35
COLL 7716
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
NJCT US81/N98 3N 3.2E, Pierce, NE
Built 1910 ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: STREAM
3N 7E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 15
852 ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
1S 2E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1910 ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: TRACY CREEK
1N 2E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 1992 ADT: 100
TOWNSHIP RD 295 ST
Structurally DeficientOver: LOOKING GLASS CREEK
3.5N 5.1W OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1905 ADT: 5
706 RD
Structurally DeficientOver: BIG NEMAHA RIVER TRIB
1S2E SALEM (706-647/648), Richardson, NE
Built 1941 ADT: 20
FB-660A-703T/705R
Structurally DeficientOver: ROADSIDE DITCH
.5W1.25S RULO(660-703705), Richardson, NE
Built 2001 ADT: 5
CORNHUSKER ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: SOUTH PAPILLION CR TRIB
1N .5E GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 70
SHILLING DR
Structurally DeficientOver: UP/BNSF RR 433-019-N
SHILLING DR @ FT CROOK RD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 2,000
BNSF RR
Structurally DeficientOver: BNSF RR 074-653-F
3N OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD 32
Structurally DeficientOver: SKULL CREEK
4N N92 BUTLER CL, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Structurally DeficientOver: JOHNSON CREEK
.4S 3.5W OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1965 ADT: 65
Showing 15,301-15,350 of 15,571 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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