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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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3E .7N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE

Built 1991 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1980 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 1.2E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1992 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

2.7W 1.8N DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 1970 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

.3W .6N DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 1975 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W N15 STANTON CL, Colfax, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: M FK MAPLE CREEK

1.7E OF LEIGH, Colfax, NE

Built 1972 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

7.2S 1.5E OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 3135

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US30/N15 8W 6N, Colfax, NE

Built 1979 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 265

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

6S N32 STANTON CL, Cuming, NE

Built 1991 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

7S 4W WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 2001 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5W 5.2N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2W .2S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 1990 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 3535

Fair

Over: STREAM

5E .7N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 1983 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 155

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: FISHER CREEK TRIBUTARY

3S BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 2003 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 3530

Fair

Over: CUMING CREEK

JCT US275/L-20A .3N 8E, Cuming, NE

Built 1973 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 275

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE LOGAN CREEK

5W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 4W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 80

IRR/FAS 3565

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N51/N16 1.4W 5.9N, Cuming, NE

Built 1973 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

8E 1.5S OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1994 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 1660

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

JCT N40/N21 11N 7.3W, Custer, NE

Built 1963 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 360

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

2E 1.3N OF HOMER, Dakota, NE

Built 1976 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 85

CO RD 755/FAS 1580

Fair

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

JCT I80/L-24A .6S .6W, Dawson, NE

Built 1978 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 640

577 AVE

Fair

Over: LIME CREEK

1SW OF MASKELL, Dixon, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 5

FAS 3490

Fair

Over: PEBBLE CREEK

RD. F BET. 10 & 11, Dodge, NE

Built 1965 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 210

NORTH STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM

NORTH STREET IN HOOPER, Dodge, NE

Built 1966 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 100

AVE 345

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

NJCT US34/N61 7E 5.4N, Dundy, NE

Built 1939 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.8E 1.4N FAIRMONT, Fillmore, NE

Built 1966 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7457

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN CANAL

H & 40, Franklin, NE

Built 1952 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3N .5W OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE

Built 1983 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15

W OLIVE ROAD

Fair

Over: SICILY CREEK

5.7W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE

Built 1915 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 10

EAST OLIVE ROAD

Fair

Over: BILLS CREEK

2W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2880

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

JCT US77/N112 .6S 7.2W, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 215

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SICILY CREEK

.5N 6W OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE

Built 1965 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 20

DOGWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

3N 1.5W OF HOAG, Gage, NE

Built 1967 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15

COLL 7821

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5S .1W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE

Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 200

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SQUAW CREEK

2S 1.5W OF WYMORE, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CLATONIA CREEK

.5E .2N OF CLATONIA, Gage, NE

Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4S OF CORTLAND, Gage, NE

Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 10

150TH RD

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1W 6.7N OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 45

BURWICK ROAD

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

1E 2.8S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 1932 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3E 1.3S GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35

T ROAD

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

KRONBORG, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

13.5W 4.8S EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1950 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: KEEGAN CREEK

8W ATKINSON, Holt, NE

Built 1988 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 5

5TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

.5S 2.8W DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 50

ROSE RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.7S .7E COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 1946 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

2.5W 2S OF DAYKIN, Jefferson, NE

Built 1950 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2880

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

NJCT N8/N15 .6N 6.2E, Jefferson, NE

Built 1969 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 280

HAUGEN CREEK RD

Fair

Over: HOUGHIN CREEK

.5N N137 ROCK CL, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1949 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 10

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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