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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

HARDY RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.2N .5E ST PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1978 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

9TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM

3N .7W OF DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1969 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7735

Fair

Over: STREAM

3E 1.5S OF POWELL, Jefferson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

9W N50 OTOE CL, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CORSON BRANCH

2S OF TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1950 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 65

FAS 1005 CO RD 48

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US30/N71 7N 5W, Kimball, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 1545

Fair

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

JCT I80/L-56D .8S, Lincoln, NE

Built 1927 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 645

NUCOR RD

Fair

Over: HADAR CREEK TRIB

JCT US81/US275B 3N 2.2W, Madison, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 2510

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

NJCT N22/N39 .3N 1.1W, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 205

FAS 1990

Fair

Over: COURTLAND CANAL

SJCT US136/N14 10.3W 3.3S, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

ROAD P

Fair

Over: STREAM

.4W NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1985 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.2N 2.8E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 2945

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N13/N121 2.2N 3W, Pierce, NE

Built 1959 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

3S OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 2790

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N91 6S 5.2E, Platte, NE

Built 1986 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 180

122ND AVE

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

6.2N 3.5E OF COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 90

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1E 5.5S LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1976 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5S OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

1.5S 3E OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1970 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

717 RD-638/639 AV

Fair

Over: PORTER BRANCH

1S 4.7W STEL(717-638/639), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 45

635 BL-704TR/705RD

Fair

Over: EASLY CREEK

4W 6S DAW(635B-704T/705R), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

710 RD-630/631 AV

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

8/105 4N2.4W(710-630/631), Richardson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 75

645 AV-703 / 704 R

Fair

Over: CONTRARY CREEK

3.2S SALEM (645A-703/704), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

703 TR-640 / 641 A

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

7S.5E DAW (703T-640/641A), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

711 RD-648 / 649 A

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.2E 1S VER (711-648/649), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

713 RD-650 / 651 A

Fair

Over: GOOLSBY CREEK

4.5E1N VERD (713-650/651), Richardson, NE

Built 1950 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15

707 RD-647A / 647B

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.7E SALM(707-647A/647B), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

7S 2W OF NEWPORT, Rock, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

2.4N .6W OF CRETE, Saline, NE

Built 1940 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5W 2N WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N FK SWAN CREEK

4N .2E OF WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1927 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7743

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5E 3.5N OF SWANTON, Saline, NE

Built 1940 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1N 1E OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE

Built 1963 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7762

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

3S 1.25E OF CEDAR BLUFF, Saunders, NE

Built 2004 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK ROCK CREEK

1E 2.6N OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK ROCK CREEK

3E .9N OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

6W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 1968 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1N 3W OF MALMO, Saunders, NE

Built 1972 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: WAHOO CREEK

.6S 1E OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 1974 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 45

ELM STREET

Fair

Over: HOBSONS BRANCH

CERESCO ELM @ US77, Saunders, NE

Built 1970 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 1,700

469TH AVE

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.5S OF HAZARD, Sherman, NE

Built 1925 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

MIN MAINT ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.2S 10.3W OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE

Built 1975 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 5

COLL 7139

Fair

Over: SOWBELLY CREEK

5.5N 4E OF HARRISON, Sioux, NE

Built 1975 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WEST HAT CREEK

4.5E 3N OF HARRISON, Sioux, NE

Built 1975 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7774

Fair

Over: STREAM

5W .5S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1977 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 20

IVY STREET

Fair

Over: MESKINTHINE CREEK

STANTON IVY @ 12TH, Stanton, NE

Built 1960 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

.3N 1.3E DAVENPORT, Thayer, NE

Built 1966 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SPRING BRANCH

3.3N 1.6E HUBBELL, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15

560TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.2S 1W OF HOSKINS, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 25

571ST AVENUE

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

4.5W 1.1N OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1970 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

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