Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
2.4N .1W OF CRETE, Saline, NE
Built 1950 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK SWAN CREEK
.5E 4N OF WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 1925 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 20
156TH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
1W .2S SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 150
ACCESS ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
500' S JCT AVERY/FT CROOK, Sarpy, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WAHOO CREEK
.5SW OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE
Built 1978 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 3425
FairOver: STREAM
SJCT US77/N92 11.5E .8N, Saunders, NE
Built 1981 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 875
COLL 7837
FairOver: SAND CREEK
3N 3W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: UPPER CLEAR CREEK
1.5S 1E OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1940 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6N N92 BUTLER CL, Saunders, NE
Built 1960 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.3N 1W OF MALMO, Saunders, NE
Built 1979 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1N .5E OF MEAD, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2.2W OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1970 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROAD 19
FairOver: FORT LARAMIE CANAL
4.7S 2W GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 1065, MCGREW N
FairOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
JCT N92/L-79E 1.7S 5.2E, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1961 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 245
FAS1045, HOLLOWAY
FairOver: N CH N PLATTE R
.1S HENRY, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1919 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 760
COUNTY ROAD W
FairOver: FORT LARAMIE CANAL
5S 1.5E OF GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
3W .7S OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE
Built 1975 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.3E 2.2N OF AHSTON, Sherman, NE
Built 1991 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 20
ROAD AA
FairOver: DRY SANDY CREEK
2E US81 FILLMORE CL, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 35
ROAD E
FairOver: ROSE CREEK
6S .5W OF GILEAD, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 40
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
1S OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE
Built 1994 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 3490
FairOver: HILL CREEK
WJCT US30/US73 9.2N 5.3W, Washington, NE
Built 1958 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 730
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FRANKLIN CANAL
2.5W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 1.5W GRESHAM, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 42
880th Rd
FairOver: Ainsworth Canal Lateral
2.9 mi NE of Johnstown, Brown, NE
Built 1963 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 5
W. 12TH STREET
FairOver: PAWNEE CREEK
6290 W. 12TH STREET, Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 3,940
WABASH AVE.
FairOver: ASH CREEK
13880 S. WABASH, Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
528TH AVE
FairOver: SAINT CLAIR CREEK
SJCT N14/70 7E 2.7S, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 80
512TH AVE
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK TRIB
4W 3.75S OF CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2W 4.8S CRAIG, Burt, NE
Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK
4E 5.2N LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1972 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 3W OF DECATUR, Burt, NE
Built 1977 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 31
FairOver: STREAM
1N 2.6E GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY ROAD W
FairOver: SKULL CREEK
2.3N 2.7E BRAINARD, Butler, NE
Built 1995 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
2.4E .7S WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 1979 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 2.8E OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 25
132ND STREET
FairOver: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK
.4E .5N WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 1985 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
559TH AVE
FairOver: BOW CREEK
JCT US81/N84 4E 2.2S, Cedar, NE
Built 1976 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 65
COLL 7801
FairOver: EAST BOW CREEK TRIB
6.5S OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1974 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7781
FairOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
.2W 4.5N OF ROGERS, Colfax, NE
Built 1982 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 75
COLL 7776
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US275/N15 3N 2.5E, Cuming, NE
Built 1999 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3N 3.5E OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1987 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LEISY CREEK
.2S 1.5W OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1995 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: S BR PEBBLE CREEK
2E 4.5S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3070
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
JCT US275/L-20A .4W 1S, Cuming, NE
Built 1956 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 640
F ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK TRIB
5.4E 1.2S OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 2000 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
SARGENT RD
FairOver: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER
JCT N2/S-21A 15.5E 2.5N, Custer, NE
Built 1968 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 410
HAZLETT STREE
FairOver: MUD CREEK
BERWYN HAZLETT @ CURRAN, Custer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 1110
FairOver: STREAM
SJCT US20/N71 16.3S 4.5E, Dawes, NE
Built 1934 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 95
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.5E 2S OF CONCORD, Dixon, NE
Built 1976 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 2,351-2,400 of 15,571 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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