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
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3E .7N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1991 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1980 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 1.2E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1992 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
2.7W 1.8N DEWEESE, Clay, NE
Built 1970 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
.3W .6N DEWEESE, Clay, NE
Built 1975 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3W N15 STANTON CL, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
1.7E OF LEIGH, Colfax, NE
Built 1972 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
7.2S 1.5E OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 45
FAS 3135
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US30/N15 8W 6N, Colfax, NE
Built 1979 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 265
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6S N32 STANTON CL, Cuming, NE
Built 1991 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7S 4W WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 2001 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5W 5.2N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2W .2S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1990 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 75
FAS 3535
FairOver: STREAM
5E .7N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1983 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 155
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FISHER CREEK TRIBUTARY
3S BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 2003 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 80
FAS 3530
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
JCT US275/L-20A .3N 8E, Cuming, NE
Built 1973 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 275
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE LOGAN CREEK
5W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 4W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 80
IRR/FAS 3565
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N51/N16 1.4W 5.9N, Cuming, NE
Built 1973 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 65
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
8E 1.5S OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1994 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 1660
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
JCT N40/N21 11N 7.3W, Custer, NE
Built 1963 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 360
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
2E 1.3N OF HOMER, Dakota, NE
Built 1976 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 85
CO RD 755/FAS 1580
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
JCT I80/L-24A .6S .6W, Dawson, NE
Built 1978 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 640
577 AVE
FairOver: LIME CREEK
1SW OF MASKELL, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 5
FAS 3490
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
RD. F BET. 10 & 11, Dodge, NE
Built 1965 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 210
NORTH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
NORTH STREET IN HOOPER, Dodge, NE
Built 1966 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 100
AVE 345
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
NJCT US34/N61 7E 5.4N, Dundy, NE
Built 1939 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 150
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.8E 1.4N FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE
Built 1966 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7457
FairOver: FRANKLIN CANAL
H & 40, Franklin, NE
Built 1952 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 65
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3N .5W OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE
Built 1983 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15
W OLIVE ROAD
FairOver: SICILY CREEK
5.7W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE
Built 1915 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 10
EAST OLIVE ROAD
FairOver: BILLS CREEK
2W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 2880
FairOver: ELM CREEK
JCT US77/N112 .6S 7.2W, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 215
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SICILY CREEK
.5N 6W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE
Built 1965 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 20
DOGWOOD ROAD
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
3N 1.5W OF HOAG, Gage, NE
Built 1967 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7821
FairOver: STREAM
.5S .1W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SQUAW CREEK
2S 1.5W OF WYMORE, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CLATONIA CREEK
.5E .2N OF CLATONIA, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
4S OF CORTLAND, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 10
150TH RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1W 6.7N OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 45
BURWICK ROAD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
1E 2.8S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1932 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3E 1.3S GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
T ROAD
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
KRONBORG, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
13.5W 4.8S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1950 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: KEEGAN CREEK
8W ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1988 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 5
5TH AVENUE
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5S 2.8W DANNEBROG, Howard, NE
Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 50
ROSE RD
FairOver: STREAM
1.7S .7E COTESFIELD, Howard, NE
Built 1946 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
2.5W 2S OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1950 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 2880
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
NJCT N8/N15 .6N 6.2E, Jefferson, NE
Built 1969 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 280
HAUGEN CREEK RD
FairOver: HOUGHIN CREEK
.5N N137 ROCK CL, Keya Paha, NE
Built 1949 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 10
Showing 2,151-2,200 of 15,571 bridges
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