Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
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
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
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
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: COW CREEK
2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE
Built 1967 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR MIRA CREEK
7.5W .8N NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE
Built 1965 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5E .5S ARLINGTON, Washington, NE
Built 1970 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
863RD ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.2E 4N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35
861ST ROAD
FairOver: DOG CREEK
3.4E 2N OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
5.5N .4W GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE
Built 1982 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
.5N 6E RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 1974 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3N 2.1W BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1970 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
PRIMROSE AVE.
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1695 S. PRIMROSE AVE., Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
CONSTITUTION AVE.
FairOver: SAND CREEK
10780 S CONSTITUTION AVE., Adams, NE
Built 1974 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 60
DLD RD.
FairOver: PAWNEE CREEK
1.2W OF HASTINGS, Adams, NE
Built 1985 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N52/N56 2.7E 2.3S, Boone, NE
Built 1943 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7424
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
1N 2.5E OF JOHNSTOWN, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
3E 2.2N OF JOHNSTOWN, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD 31
FairOver: KEZAN CREEK
.2N 3.6W BRAINARD, Butler, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1E N15 SEWARD CL, Butler, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
.5N 3E OF MANLEY, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
N EDGE OF AVOCA, Cass, NE
Built 1981 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
9W OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
6W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1974 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3180 / 567 AVE
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK
JCT N12/N15 4E 1.9N, Cedar, NE
Built 1940 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5N 2W OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH CANAL
4W 1.5S OF WOOD LAKE, Cherry, NE
Built 1965 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
8.7S 2E OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
ROAD O
FairOver: DRY CREEK
8.2S OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5W 8.4S OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE
Built 1980 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 3545
FairOver: STREAM
SJCT US275/N32 4E 5.5N, Cuming, NE
Built 1984 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7N 5.5E WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 2004 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 2W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.5N 3W WESTERVILLE #14, Custer, NE
Built 1920 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
BUTTERMILK ROAD
FairOver: CHADRON CREEK
EJCT US20/US385 4S, .4W, Dawes, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5N OF CONCORD, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.7W 4.2N OF EMERSON, Dixon, NE
Built 1982 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 1.2E OF PONCA, Dixon, NE
Built 1979 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
.2NW OF WAKEFIELD, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 100
COLL 7794
FairOver: STREAM
1S OF NEWCASTLE, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 195
FAS 3465
FairOver: CENTRAL CUTOFF DITCH
RD. 4 BET. P & Q, Dodge, NE
Built 1966 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 70
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
RD. 6 BET. J & K, S. BR., Dodge, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3W .8N GENEVA, Fillmore, NE
Built 1923 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
4E OHIOWA, Fillmore, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 35
ROAD 729
FairOver: DEER CREEK TRIB
6E 1N MEDICINE CREEK DAM, Frontier, NE
Built 1980 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
ROAD 722
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.5W 1N OF EDISON, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N OF LANHAM, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 145
FAS 3295
FairOver: CUB CREEK
JCT N4/N103 2E 1.4S, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 250
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1N OF HOAG, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 3265
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/N8 4E .8N, Gage, NE
Built 1936 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 120
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
4S OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 95
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N 3W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 1265
FairOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
EJCT US26/N92 .5S .9W, Garden, NE
Built 1927 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 155
70TH ROAD
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
5.5W 4.8S OF DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1968 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 75
Showing 1,751-1,800 of 15,571 bridges
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