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
583RD AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
6.5E 5.6S OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1972 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 2720
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/S-93C 2N 7.8E, York, NE
Built 1954 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 130
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HOOPER CREEK
3.2N 1.2E PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 15
CIMMARON RD.
FairOver: ASH CREEK
790 W. CIMARRON RD, Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5
COLL 7645
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
1.5E OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70
COLL 7635
FairOver: STREAM
8N OF ST EDWARDS, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 160
FAS 2595
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N32/N45 5W 2.1N, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
3.5E 3S OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE LOGON CREEK
2.7W 1.9N LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70
FAS 3530
FairOver: LITTLE LOGAN CREEK
JCT US77/N51 3.2W 4.6S, Burt, NE
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 220
FAS 3030 CO RD 44
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
JCT US81/N64 4.9E 2.7N, Butler, NE
Built 1988 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 260
FAS 3030 CO RD 44
FairOver: BONE CREEK
JCT N15/S-12A 1S 1.4W, Butler, NE
Built 1975 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 37
FairOver: SKULL CREEK
2E BRUNO, Butler, NE
Built 1998 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD 38
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E 2N DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25
GREENWOOD DR
FairOver: SALT CREEK
.2W OF GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 240
MYNARD RD
FairOver: CALLAHAN CREEK
.5N 3.6E OF GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150
MILL RD
FairOver: DEE CREEK
1S .5W OF GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CALLAHAN CREEK
2.5W OF MURDOCK, Cass, NE
Built 1975 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
.7E 1.5N OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1981 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
4.9W .8S OF AVOCA, Cass, NE
Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.2S OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3705
FairOver: S BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
JCT US34/S-13C 1.4S, Cass, NE
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROBINSON BRANCH
2.7N OF GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W BR PAWNEE CREEK
1.5S 2.4W OF SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150
S13D NEHAWKA SPUR
FairOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
0S NEHAWKA, Cass, NE
Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 405
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PEARL CREEK
4.5W 1N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK
.2S OF BOW VALLEY, Cedar, NE
Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 75
COLL 7801
FairOver: STREAM
2.5E 3.7N OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1974 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7805
FairOver: STREAM
1S 6W OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 75
FRONTAGE/OLD 20
FairOver: NIOBRARA RIVER
3SE VALENTINE, Cherry, NE
Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4E .2N OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
6S 3W OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
2NW OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5E 3S OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1988 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5E US275 DODGE CL, Cuming, NE
Built 1996 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70
ROAD E
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
2S 5E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1N 6.5W OF JACKSON, Dakota, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2S OF WATERBURY, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: DAILY BRANCH
1.5W MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE
Built 1996 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: AOWA CREEK
1.2SE OF NEWCASTLE, Dixon, NE
Built 1981 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: NORTH BEND DITCH #2
RD. 11 BET. Q & P, Dodge, NE
Built 1964 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: RAWHIDE CREEK
RD. 26 BET T & U, Dodge, NE
Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100
AK-SAR-BEN ACCESS
FairOver: LITTLE PAPIO CREEK
WOOLWORTH AVE @ 69TH ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,000
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOST CREEK
29 & C, Franklin, NE
Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10
US83
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
3SW MAYWOOD, Frontier, NE
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,745
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1S 1.5W OF WILSONVILLE, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.8E 1N OF ELLIS, Gage, NE
Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO SICILY CREE
3S 2.5E OF ELLIS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO SICILY CREE
3S 3E OF ELLIS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2.5W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 2,601-2,650 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
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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