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: DRY SANDY CREEK
1.3W .8S STRANG, Fillmore, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 1820
FairOver: CALUMET CREEK
F AND 34, Franklin, NE
Built 1982 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 155
FAS 1470
FairOver: NORTH BRUSHY CREEK
SJCT US83/N23 1.5W, Frontier, NE
Built 1948 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 150
FAS 3265
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/L-34F 5.5E 4.5S, Gage, NE
Built 1973 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 275
COLL 7734
FairOver: STREAM
3N .3E OF ELLIS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 130
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2E .5N OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1974 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: HOOKER CREEK
3S .5E OF ADAMS, Gage, NE
Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S OF ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50
KS STATELINE
FairOver: HORSESHOE CREEK
3.3S & 4W ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6N OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
2W .7N OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE
Built 1973 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1N 2.7E OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 3200
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
JCT N8/S-34A 1.1W 4N, Gage, NE
Built 1955 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 135
32 RD
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB
1N 1W OF BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 110
COLL 7817
FairOver: STREAM
1E 3S OF CORTLAND, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 150
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: M BR BIG NEMAHA RIVER
.5N .5W OF ADAMS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
JCT I80/S-41B 1W 1.4S, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.8S .5E GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 35
ELGIN ST
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3S US6 FURNAS CL, Harlan, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 3595
FairOver: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER
JCT N41/N50 11W 2.5N, Johnson, NE
Built 1950 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 320
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2E 6.5N OF CENTER, Knox, NE
Built 1993 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 15
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HOBOE CREEK
1.5N .1W OF LINDY, Knox, NE
Built 1966 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: HOBOE CREEK
.5N .2E OF LINDY, Knox, NE
Built 1977 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10
FAS 2635
FairOver: PONCA CREEK
JCT N12/N14 7.6W 3.8N, Knox, NE
Built 1980 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 45
N 176TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (J 198)
2.7SE OF PRAIRIE HOME, Lancaster, NE
Built 1941 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 108
PANAMA RD/FAS3260
FairOver: STREAM (V 108)
JCT US77/N33 8.6W 4S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1936 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 194
ROKEBY RD
FairOver: STREAM (O 44)
4 N 0.3 E JCT US77/HWY33, Lancaster, NE
Built 1936 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10
FARM DRIVE
FairOver: STREAM
1W .1N WAVERLY INTRCHG, Lancaster, NE
Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1
536T AVE
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
8S 3W OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1972 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 25
549TH ST
FairOver: UNION CREEK N FK TRIB
11.5S 3E OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1970 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
8.5N .5E NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1995 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N .5E OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 45
COLL 7698
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N32 4S 1.6W, Madison, NE
Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STUCKINHOLE DRAIN
2.3 S.US26 MORR SCOTTS CL, Morrill, NE
Built 1955 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LONGS CREEK
.5W .5N OF AUBURN, Nemaha, NE
Built 1993 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1964 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2S NORA, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1991 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLAKELY CREEK
4N .3E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1989 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4N 2W OF HARDY, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1990 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10
ROAD A
FairOver: FORSHA CREEK
10E N14 KANSAS SL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1982 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 100
STEINHART PK RD
FairOver: SOUTH TABLE CREEK
JCT US75/N2 .2N 1W, Otoe, NE
Built 1998 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1,785
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.9S OF STEINAUER, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WHISKEY SLOUGH
10N 1E HOLDREGE, Phelps, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7647
FairOver: STREAM
18S US20 ANTELOPE CL, Pierce, NE
Built 1971 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.5E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1981 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 45
858 ROAD
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
.5S 4.5E OF FOSTER, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 15
857 ROAD
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
3N 1.2W OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: YANKTON SLOUGH
1N 1E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40
854TH RD
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER N FK TRIB
.5N 7.7E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 165
COLL 7698
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
1.2E N45 MADISON CL, Platte, NE
Built 1967 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 80
Showing 2,401-2,450 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.
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