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
RD N
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
6N .9W OF RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 1985 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E 3S BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1933 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 31
ROSELAND AVE.
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
13795 S. ROSELAND AVE., Adams, NE
Built 1979 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
6.2S 2E OF BRUNSWICK, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
150TH AVE
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
2E 1.9S OF PRIMROSE, Boone, NE
Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
10E .3N PETERSBURG, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
1N 4W OF AINSWORTH, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
3.5N 4W OF AINSWORTH, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
3N 4E OF JOHNSTOWN, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
7.4N 5W OF AINSWORTH, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7E 1N OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE
Built 1977 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2.7W .3S LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1984 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3910
FairOver: BELL CREEK
JCT N32/S-11A 1S .2W, Burt, NE
Built 1976 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 190
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
5.2S TEKAMAH, Burt, NE
Built 1973 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 45
ROAD A
FairOver: BELL CREEK
8W US73 WASHINGON CL, Burt, NE
Built 1991 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 105
COUNTY ROAD M
FairOver: BELL CREEK
1N 3.5E OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1962 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3W 3.3N TEKAMAH, Burt, NE
Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD J
FairOver: BELL CREEK
.8W 1.5N CRAIG, Burt, NE
Built 1960 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROAD 26
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
2.3N .3W DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 70
FAS 3020
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N15/N64 9.2E, Butler, NE
Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
202ND ST
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
.5W 2.7N OF EAGLE, Cass, NE
Built 1972 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 44
262ND ST
FairOver: WEEPING WATER CREEK TRIB
1.5E .2N OF ALVO, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
MILL RD
FairOver: CALLAHAN CREEK
1N 3.2W OF MURDOCK, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 3340
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
JCT I80/N63 7S 3.8W, Cass, NE
Built 1969 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 170
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.5N .5E OF MANLEY, Cass, NE
Built 1953 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 3725
FairOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
WEEPING WATER EAST @ M, Cass, NE
Built 1952 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 1,660
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BOW CREEK
4S OF WYNOT, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6S OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1990 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH CANAL
2.5W 12S OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7596
FairOver: STREAM
.8E HARVARD, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 75
FAS 2405
FairOver: STREAM
NJCT N14/N74 3W 3.4N, Clay, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
.3S 1E CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE
Built 1920 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SHELL CREEK DRAINAGE
3.2W OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE
Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2S 2.9W OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7865
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
.5N 5W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1965 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NO BRANCH PEBBLE CREEK
8.5S 3.5W WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 2005 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: S BR PEBBLE CREEK
3.5S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
2E 1S ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N51/N9 2S 1.75W, Cuming, NE
Built 1990 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5S OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 2001 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6S 3E OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1997 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
4E 2N OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
4.7E 1N OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1985 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK TRIBUTARY
8N 2E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1999 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 97
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 4.2W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 70
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.25W BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1994 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CUMING CREEK TRIBUTARY
5N 3E OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1999 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STAGE CREEK
JCT N51/N9 2W 4.75N, Cuming, NE
Built 1993 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
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