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 ROAD 36
FairOver: TRI-STATE CANAL
6E 2N OF MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1985 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DEAD MANS CREEK
1S FORT ROBINSON, Sioux, NE
Built 1970 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
5.5N ALEXANDRIA, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
IRR/COLL 7784
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
1N N16 WAYNE CL, Thurston, NE
Built 1950 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 55
860TH ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.6S .4W OF SHOLES, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 35
563RD AVENUE
FairOver: DOG CREEK
.5N 1E OF SHOLES, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 20
850TH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.6S 4.1W OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 40
ROAD P
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1.3N COWLES, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5S 2W BLUE HILL, Webster, NE
Built 1987 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2N INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.7N 2.5E GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7489
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
7E 4N OF BARTLETT, Wheeler, NE
Built 1988 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY GRAVEL
FairOver: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK
8405 S. MARIAN RD, Adams, NE
Built 1972 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 70
W. SUNDOWN RD.
FairOver: SCOTT CREEK
6245 W. SUNDOWN RD., Adams, NE
Built 1966 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 55
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY
FairOver: TRIB TO LITTLE BLUE RIVE
.2 E OF PAULINE, Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
PAULINE BLVD.
FairOver: STREAM
1295 W. PAULINE BLVD, Adams, NE
Built 1982 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
868TH ROAD
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
5N 1.5E OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE
Built 1975 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7653
FairOver: STREAM
3N OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 140
842ND RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2S 1.5W OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE
Built 1975 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.5N ST EDWARD, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.4 N AMHERST, Buffalo, NE
Built 1925 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 3
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
2W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1977 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 32
FairOver: TEKAMAH CREEK
1.5W TEKAMAH, Burt, NE
Built 1962 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD M
FairOver: STREAM
2.7S 1.1E GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 1973 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 29
FairOver: KEZAN CREEK
.8S .2E OF GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 1963 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 70
FAS 3340
FairOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
WJCT US34/N1 1.1E 4N, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 570
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
.5W OF WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 85
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
1.4W AVOCA, Cass, NE
Built 1980 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.5N OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE
Built 1975 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7792/ 888 RD
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK
1.5E OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1937 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 135
FAS 3155
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N15/N91 5E 5.5S, Colfax, NE
Built 1981 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2W 7.4N OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7873
FairOver: STREAM
2.2S OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1988 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 360
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4N N32 BURT CL, Cuming, NE
Built 1988 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 75
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6S OF CONCORD, Dixon, NE
Built 1981 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
RD. 9 BET. S & T, Dodge, NE
Built 1975 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 90
FAS 3860
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
RD. J BET. 23 & 24, Dodge, NE
Built 1962 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 500
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: FRANKLIN CANAL
30 & G 1/2, Franklin, NE
Built 1952 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 5.7E OF CORTLAND, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 2920
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT N4/N103 .4E 6.2N, Gage, NE
Built 1965 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 475
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
2E 1N OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
KS STATELINE
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK TRIB
7.6N 0.4W OF HERKIMER KS, Gage, NE
Built 1930 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
COLL 7806/ HICKORY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2N .8W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 55
NINE BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
1.8N DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1924 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1N .7W AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 1963 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.9E 2.5N GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1989 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CACHE CREEK
8.5W 5.7S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
DANNEVIRKE RD
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N .7W OF ELBA, Howard, NE
Built 1973 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 30
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY
FairOver: CREEK
2W 2.8N ST PAUL, Howard, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 5
15TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
6W 1.5N OF FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1965 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40
Showing 1,651-1,700 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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