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
FairOver: STREAM
1.4W 3.2N OF HARBINE, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BURTON CREEK
1.7N .3E BURTON, Keya Paha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BAZILE CREEK
.7E 2N OF BAZILE MILLS, Knox, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
1W 3.7S OF WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1981 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N BR VERDIGRIS CREEK
8.5W 1.2N OF VERDIGRE, Knox, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N .5E OF LINDY, Knox, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
NW 126TH ST
FairOver: S BR MIDDLE CR (M 178)
.5S 2W OF EMERALD, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 78
827TH RD
FairOver: UNION CREEK N FK
4N 5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1957 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6.5S 3E OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1954 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 2525
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
SJCT N14/22 15W 4.7S, Nance, NE
Built 1954 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 105
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
11.2W OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 560TH ST
FairOver: TRIB OF THE LOUP RIVER
1.2S OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FLOOD CREEK
6.8N DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1960 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3N 5.7W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
2.8N 1E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.5E TALMAGE, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
FAS 3570/704 ROAD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
JCT N65/S-65C 1S .6E, Pawnee, NE
Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5S US20 ANTELOPE CL, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
205TH AVE
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
JCT US81/N91 4E 2.2N, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 70
CO. ROAD 505TH ST.
FairOver: STREAM
2N 2.5W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
FAS 1535
FairOver: DRY CREEK
JCT US83/N89 4W 7.7N, Red Willow, NE
Built 1972 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 155
635 AV-706/707 RD
FairOver: FOURMILE CREEK
4.5W3.5S DAW(635-706/707), Richardson, NE
Built 1925 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
636 AV-716/717 RD
FairOver: WHISKEY RUN
6.5W1.5S STE(636-716/717), Richardson, NE
Built 1953 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
637 AV-710/ 711 RD
FairOver: EAST DITCH
3.5S3.5E105&4(637-710711), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 2
711 RD-638A / 639B
FairOver: STREAM
.5 DAWSON (711-638A/639B), Richardson, NE
Built 1975 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
642 AV-713 / 714 R
FairOver: STREAM
4S STELLA (642-713/714), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7751
FairOver: STREAM
3E 3.8S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE
Built 1920 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.7N 1.2W OF WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 1981 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 15
FAIRVIEW ROAD
FairOver: WESTERN SARPY DRAIN DITC
2.2S 2W GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 225
192ND ST
FairOver: STREAM
1E 3S GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
RUFF ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.3S 7.2W SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 140
TOWNSHIP ROAD 24
FairOver: STREAM
3.6N 4E OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1955 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 280
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1E 2.5N OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE
Built 1977 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 12
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
.4S 1E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD 26
FairOver: TRIB. N FORK WAHOO CR
2N 2.5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1936 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD L
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.5S 2.9W OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1960 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MILLER BRANCH
3.7S 2.4W OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD N
FairOver: UPPER CLEAR CREEK
.1NE OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1926 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD O
FairOver: OTOE CREEK
1NE OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
FINCH ROAD
FairOver: NINEMILE CREEK
NINEMILE CK SPECIAL AREA, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
ROAD G
FairOver: HOPE CREEK TRIB
1N .2W NINE MILE CREEK, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1980 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75
FAS 3165
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N32/N57 3W 4N, Stanton, NE
Built 1977 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 150
834TH RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.5S 5E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
ROAD H
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2S .3W DESHLER, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25
ROAD 6900
FairOver: STREAM
2.5E 1N HUBBELL, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
ROAD 6300
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3.2S 1E HEBRON, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10
IRR/COLL 7784
FairOver: STREAM
5N N16 WAYNE CL, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 55
IRR/COLL 7881
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US73/77 .8N 5.6W, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 55
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.2S OF PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 45
863RD ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4N .2E CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40
Showing 1,501-1,550 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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