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: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
.3N 5E STOCKHAM, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2E 1.3N HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 75
716 ROAD
FairOver: FOSTER CREEK
5.7E 2S OF OXFORD, Harlan, NE
Built 1930 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
12E 16.5N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 5
9TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
4S 1W OF FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1972 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
8TH AVENUE
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.7N .5E DANNEBROG, Howard, NE
Built 1969 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 75
EDEN AVE
FairOver: BUCKLEY CREEK
1W OF THOMPSON, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6S 2.5W OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BUCKLEY CREEK
.2W 3N OF REYNOLDS, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CUB CREEK
4N US136 GAGE CL, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 1540 Q 1200
FairOver: DRY CREEK
JCT N10/L-50A .6W 5S, Kearney, NE
Built 1970 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 95
29 1500 COLLECTOR
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.5W 3.8N MINDEN, Kearney, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7715
FairOver: STREAM
.7N .7W OF WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1966 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 260
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PONCA CREEK
2.5W .5N OF VERDEL, Knox, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10
COLL 7656
FairOver: N. F. ELKHORN RIVER TRIB
.4W OF WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 185
SW 29TH ST
FairOver: SALT CREEK (T 177)
.7SW OF SPRAGUE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 186
N 84TH ST
FairOver: ROCK CREEK (B 230)
3E 4N OF DAVEY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1978 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 44
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S N22 HOWARD CL, Merrick, NE
Built 1969 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ASH CREEK
1.2S 1.2E OF BELGRADE, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2N OF HOWE, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4.5W .7S OF BROCK, Nemaha, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25
ROAD E
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
2N 7W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 1990
FairOver: AYERS CREEK
SJCT US136/N14 10.9W 3S, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1974 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.5W 2.4N DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE
Built 1979 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.8W 2.4S DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1997 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.8W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2E 4.3N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1980 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4N OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: KIRKMANS CREEK
2.4E 4N OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7352
FairOver: STREAM
.7N 5.2W ATLANTA, Phelps, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
1W LOOMIS, Phelps, NE
Built 1962 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.5S OF PLAINVIEW, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4S 4.2E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6.7S 2W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6S .2E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1986 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHELL CREEK TRIBUTARY
2.5S 1E OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1987 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 2770
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
JCT US81/N22 4.5N 3.9W, Platte, NE
Built 1938 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 350
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
3S 1W OF SHELBY, Polk, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
702 TR-652 / 654 A
FairOver: STREAM
2.2S1E FC (702T-652/654A), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 35
650 AV-709 T/710 R
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
3N1.5W FC (650-709T/710R), Richardson, NE
Built 1969 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 260
716 RD-649 / 650 A
FairOver: MACKELROY CREEK
3.7W1S BARADA(716-649650), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
647 AV-719 / 720 R
FairOver: STREAM
1N SHUBERT (647A-719/720), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
709 RD-654 / 655 A
FairOver: STREAM
2N 2.5E FC (709-654/655), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SQUAW CREEK
3.9W OF CRETE, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.7W .4S OF CRETE, Saline, NE
Built 1950 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
240TH ST/COLL 7927
FairOver: STREAM
2W 2.7N GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1970 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 100
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 2.1W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1993 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 22
FairOver: STREAM
3.5W OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE
Built 1925 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7837
FairOver: STREAM
3W 1.2N PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1981 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
LAGOON ROAD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
.2N OF LYMAN, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 60
Showing 1,801-1,850 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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