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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

568TH AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: BOW CREEK

1N OF WYNOT, Cedar, NE

Built 1971 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: DRY BRANCH

4E 1.2S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: BEAVER CREEK

8N 1.5W OF GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE

Built 1988 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

3E FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20

THOMAS ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: ELK CREEK

JACKSON THOMAS @ HOPE, Dakota, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 55

MAIN STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: WHITE RIVER

JCT US20/N71 .2S .7W, Dawes, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2.4W .7N OF JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: SANDY CREEK

1S 2E LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: SANDY CREEK

2S 1.8E LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

5N 7E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: CORSON BRANCH

.5W 2S OF TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

724 RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: LONG BRANCH

2N 2.2E OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: EAST PENNY CREEK

3S 1.7W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL

2N 1.5W OF SARGENT, Custer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

D ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: SAPPA CREEK

2E OF STAMFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 1916 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: NORTH FORK BIG NEMAHA TR

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

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

24TH ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: WEEPING WATER CR SO BR

1.4W .5S OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: PLUM CREEK

4W OF EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: SAPPA CREEK

5S 2.2E OF HOLLINGER, Furnas, NE

Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20

N8/N15

Structurally Deficient

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

1S FAIRBURY, Jefferson, NE

Built 1947 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 1,860

S56A MAXWELL SPUR

Structurally Deficient

Over: PLATTE RIVER S CHAN

3S MAXWELL, Lincoln, NE

Built 1931 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 850

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1N 1W OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20

WB-US30/US81

Structurally Deficient

Over: LOUP RIVER

SJCT US30/US81 .3N, Platte, NE

Built 1931 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 14,395

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

.8S 3W BLADEN, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: DRY CREEK

.5S 1E OF FOSTER, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 5

854TH RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: ELKHORN RIV N FK TRIB

.5N 7.5E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1934 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 165

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: HOBSONS BRANCH

.7N .2W OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE

Built 1965 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40

N91

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

8E NICKERSON, Washington, NE

Built 1964 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 1,220

24TH AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: ERVINE CREEK

2.5E 1N OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1978 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 20

894TH RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

JCT US81/N12 1.9E 4.2N, Cedar, NE

Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 165

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: SOUTH CREEK

1N 2E OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE

Built 1970 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 3585

Structurally Deficient

Over: AOWA CREEK

JCT N9/N12 7W 5.8N, Dixon, NE

Built 1973 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 90

FAS 2325

Structurally Deficient

Over: WALLACE CREEK

JCT N11/N22 1.3E .8S, Greeley, NE

Built 1930 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

.5N 7.2E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1934 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 165

COLL 7361

Structurally Deficient

Over: BNSF RR 076-579-K

5.5E 6.5N OF OXFORD, Harlan, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 127

611 AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: LOST BRANCH

2.5E 2.5S OF CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 40

14TH STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

STANTON 14TH @ FIR, Stanton, NE

Built 1960 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 100

6TH AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: WEEPING WATER CREEK

1E 1S UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20

US20

Structurally Deficient

Over: BRESLAU CREEK

4W OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,570

7100 RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

.7W ALEXANDRIA, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: FARMERS CREEK

1N 2.5W INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15

OLD US34

Structurally Deficient

Over: MISSOURI RIVER

2E PLATTSMOUTH, Cass, NE

Built 1929 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,385

COLL 7803

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

JCT N12/N15 4S 5E, Cedar, NE

Built 1973 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 65

S48A

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

STEELE CITY, Jefferson, NE

Built 1956 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY ROAD W

Structurally Deficient

Over: SAND CREEK

3.5S 2.3E OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE

Built 1924 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 10

871ST ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK TRIB

2.7N 1E OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE

Built 1945 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

570TH AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: EAST BOW CREEK TRIB

5S ST JAMES, Cedar, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50

N8

Structurally Deficient

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

IN SALEM, Richardson, NE

Built 1955 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 800

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

3.7S CEDAR CREEK, Cass, NE

Built 1980 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 1670

Structurally Deficient

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT N21/N40 14N 4.7W, Custer, NE

Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 425

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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