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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

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

1S 9W OF GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.2S .2E OF PERU, Nemaha, NE

Built 1950 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5N 9.7W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1978 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

7.5W 3.8N SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: OX BOW CREEK

2.5E 3.5N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1987 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 3270

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N2/S-66A 8S .8E, Otoe, NE

Built 1979 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 105

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

8.8S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1983 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E 1.1S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 70

COLL 7897

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT N50/S-67B 3.1W 1N, Pawnee, NE

Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LORES BRANCH

2E 2.7S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10

N65

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

6S PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE

Built 1939 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

10N N23 GOSPER CL, Phelps, NE

Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 1550

Fair

Over: CANAL

JCT US6/US183 16N 13.5W, Phelps, NE

Built 1976 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

9N US6 KEARNEY CL, Phelps, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

JCT US6/US183 5N 2W, Phelps, NE

Built 1960 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

1E 9.1N BERTRAND, Phelps, NE

Built 1959 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7647

Fair

Over: STREAM

18S US20 ANTELOPE CL, Pierce, NE

Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

.2E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

553 AVE

Fair

Over: HADAR CREEK

.5SW OF HADAR, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5N 4E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1973 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

STATE STREET

Fair

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

OSMOND STATE @ CHESTNUT, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7626

Fair

Over: STREAM

6.5W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1967 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

6.5S 2.5W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1974 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2770

Fair

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

JCT N45/N91 9S 3.5E, Platte, NE

Built 1971 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 730

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5S 1W OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5N 3.2W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1966 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15

505 ST

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

2N 2W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.7N OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1968 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL

2N COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 200

CAMINO REAL

Fair

Over: CRISTOPHERS COVE LAKE

CAMINO REAL @ 22ND ST, Platte, NE

Built 1980 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7691

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

.5E 4.7S OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

JCT US81/N69 3W 10.6N, Polk, NE

Built 1967 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5W .5S OF DANBURY, Red Willow, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35

639 BLV-705/706 RD

Fair

Over: HOLY CREEK

4.5S DAW (639B-705/706R), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

650 BL-SOUTH 706 R

Fair

Over: BIG NEMAHA RIVER TRIBUTA

1SW FC (650 B-SOUTH 706R), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20

702 TR-652 / 654 A

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.2S1.5E FC(702T-652/654), Richardson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50

661 AV-708 / 709 R

Fair

Over: STREAM

3N RULO (661-708/709), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20

631 AV-NORTH 718TR

Fair

Over: STREAM

2W 5N HUMB (631-N 718TR), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1W US6 SEWARD CL, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1E 2.7S OF FRIEND, Saline, NE

Built 1927 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: S FK SWAN CREEK

2W OF SWANTON, Saline, NE

Built 1960 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7668

Fair

Over: S FK SWAN CREEK

4.5W OF WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 110

RUFF ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 7.7W SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

180TH ST/COLL 7925

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W 1.2S SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WESTERN SARPY DITCH TRIB

1.5W GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 1960 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 460

N370

Fair

Over: MISSOURI RIVER

1E BELLEVIEW, Sarpy, NE

Built 1952 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 2,645

COLL 7835

Fair

Over: WAGON TONGUE CREEK

1.1S 3W OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE

Built 1965 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 100

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: DUNLAP CREEK

3.5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 2005 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7762

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

3N 5.2E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3405

Fair

Over: MILLER BRANCH

JCT N66/N79 5.1N 7E, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 80

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