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
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
.5NW OF CALLAWAY #405, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 70
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2.2NW BERWYN #239, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
.2S 3E OF HUBBARD, Dakota, NE
Built 1972 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 55
OLD HIGHWAY 20
FairOver: STREAM
NJCT US20/N71 8.9NE 2.5NE, Dawes, NE
Built 1937 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 80
MAIN ST/FAS 1575
FairOver: STREAM
FARNAM MAIN @ N RAILROAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1940 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 165
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1W 1S ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COLL 7885
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
5.2S 2E OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 1979 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BADGER CREEK
2.2S OF PONCA, Dixon, NE
Built 1983 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH CREEK
3.5E 1N OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: FREMONT CUTOFF DITCH
RD. 13 BET. P & Q, Dodge, NE
Built 1966 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 3485
FairOver: FREMONT CUTOFF DITCH
RD. 15 BLVD.BET. S & T, Dodge, NE
Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 70
RD U BLVD
FairOver: RAWHIDE CREEK TRIB
RD. U BLVD. BET.26 & 27, Dodge, NE
Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100
US275/N91
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
2SE SCRIBNER, Dodge, NE
Built 1934 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 6,780
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.4N 1.1E GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1948 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CRYSTAL CREEK
C & 20 1/2, Franklin, NE
Built 1978 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
.5S OF BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 1520
FairOver: SAPPA CREEK
JCT US283/N89 5S 7.4E, Furnas, NE
Built 1972 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2N 2W OF HOAG, Gage, NE
Built 1969 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PIERCE CREEK
3.7E 1N OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE
Built 1965 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.3S WYMORE, Gage, NE
Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
.7S 1E OF BARNESTON, Gage, NE
Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7.3W 1N OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: JAKES CREEK
1S 2W OF ADAMS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1N 2W OF HOLMESVILLE, Gage, NE
Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E BR MUDDY CREEK
14S 4.5W OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE
Built 1916 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
4.5N 1.5E OF SMITHFIELD, Gosper, NE
Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
WHITE CLOUD RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5S 4.7E OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1997 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
CEDARVIEW ROAD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
2S .8E OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1933 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1E 1S PHILLIPS, Hamilton, NE
Built 1963 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
3.6E 1.6N AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
362A AVE
FairOver: BLACKWOOD CREEK
4S 2W OF HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE
Built 1948 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CACHE CREEK
6.5W 5S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
881 ROAD
FairOver: REDBIRD CREEK
4.4E 9N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1984 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
DEADWD TR/COL 7575
FairOver: STREAM
2.6N ELBA, Howard, NE
Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 60
INMAN RD
FairOver: STREAM
S EDGE OF ST PAUL, Howard, NE
Built 1973 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 365
WAUSA RD
FairOver: MUNSON CREEK
2.2S 3.5W COTESFIELD, Howard, NE
Built 1973 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
10TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
2S 1E ST PAUL, Howard, NE
Built 1968 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35
31 1500 CNTY RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5W 3.8N MINDEN, Kearney, NE
Built 1973 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7254
FairOver: SUTHERLAND CANAL
JCT US30/L-51C .5W 1.9N, Keith, NE
Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 115
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOST CREEK
3N 6.2W OF LINDY, Knox, NE
Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 2965
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
JCT N59/N121 11W .8N, Knox, NE
Built 1983 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 110
SW 72ND ST
FairOver: OLIVE BRANCH (V 90)
1NE OF OLIVE CR STATE REC, Lancaster, NE
Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 64
N 176TH ST
FairOver: CAMP CREEK (H 120)
2NE OF WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 72
N 112TH /FAS 3375
FairOver: STREAM (H 66)
JCT I80/US6 1.1S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 224
W STAGECOACH RD
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH (T 230)
1S 1W OF SPRAGUE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 29
839TH RD
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK TRIB
JCT US275/N121 2.5S 2.9W, Madison, NE
Built 1965 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 395
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
7.5S 3W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRAINAGE WAY
JCT US81/N32 .5W .8S, Madison, NE
Built 1972 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.3N CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 80
480TH ROAD
FairOver: LRPPD CANAL
.7E OF GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100
Showing 2,001-2,050 of 15,571 bridges
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