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
1N 4.8E HEBRON, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30
600 AVE @ 842.8
FairOver: STREAM
5W 2N US77 BURT CL, Thurston, NE
Built 2000 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: NEW YORK CREEK
.7S .2E HERMAN, Washington, NE
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
852ND RD.
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N16/N35 4.0S 1.7E, Wayne, NE
Built 1971 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
3W LUSHTON, York, NE
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.5S .2W GRESHAM, York, NE
Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2N .3E THAYER, York, NE
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 75
County Road 728
FairOver: Medicine Creek Spillway
7.2 MI NW of Cambridge, Frontier, NE
Built 1949 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 170
County Road 44B
FairOver: Trenton Dam Spillway
2.7 mi W of Trenton, Hitchcock, NE
Built 1953 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 293
FAS 2580
FairOver: AL HOPKINS CREEK
JCT US275/N45 1.9N, Antelope, NE
Built 1976 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 345
516TH ROAD
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER OVERFLOW
.5N OF CLEARWATER, Antelope, NE
Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 255
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BELMAR CREEK
.6E OF NELIGH, Antelope, NE
Built 1977 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 38
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.5W 2N OF ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 1975 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.7N ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3530
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
JCT US77/N51 1.8W 4.6S, Burt, NE
Built 1982 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 455
FAS 3530
FairOver: ELM CREEK
JCT US73/N51 3.8S 3.2E, Burt, NE
Built 1948 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 225
COLL 7862
FairOver: BELL CREEK
2.7S 1W CRAIG, Burt, NE
Built 1973 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 40
FairOver: STREAM
.7S 1.8W ABIE, Butler, NE
Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 15
MELLER ST/FAS 3045
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
SURPRISE MELLER @ RIVER, Butler, NE
Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 180
262ND RD
FairOver: CALLAHAN CREEK TRIB
4.5E 2.2N OF GREENWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1974 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 210
CHURCH RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
JCT N1/N50 3N 3.8E, Cass, NE
Built 1964 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 3340
FairOver: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK
JCT N50/S-13K 4.5E, Cass, NE
Built 1960 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 230
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
11W N50 OTOE CL, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
2S OF SOUTH BEND, Cass, NE
Built 1982 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5S 2.2W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1972 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1W 4S OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 45
N15
FairOver: STREAM
5SE LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1939 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,955
COLL 7206
FairOver: NIOBRARA RIVER
13S 15W OF MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE
Built 1984 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40
US30/US385
FairOver: STREAM
4W LODGEPOLE, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1932 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,130
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
12.1S OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
.5S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1985 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1W 8.5S OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1995 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: COFFEE CREEK
5S 2W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1991 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1983 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7698
FairOver: S BR PEBBLE CREEK
SJCT US275/N32 3S 6.4W, Cuming, NE
Built 1989 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 105
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
2N 4.2W OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1986 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
5.2N 1E OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 85
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
2E 4.2N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1989 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 2W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1992 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 65
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
2.5S 3.2E OCONTO #511A, Custer, NE
Built 1930 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7417
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2E 3.7N OF CALLAWAY #508, Custer, NE
Built 1975 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 90
CO RD 756/FAS 1600
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
JCT US30/L-24B 3.2N 1.9E, Dawson, NE
Built 1961 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 670
879 RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
JCT N9/N12 2.4W 2N, Dixon, NE
Built 1971 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5W 6S OF WATERBURY, Dixon, NE
Built 1988 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 3140
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
EJCT US20/N9 .6S 3.8E, Dixon, NE
Built 1984 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 125
FAS 3140
FairOver: SOUTH CREEK
WJCT US20/N9 3S 1.9W, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 145
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5SW OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE
Built 1989 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
2N 2E OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 1970 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MAPLE CREEK
RD. 3 BET. M & N, Dodge, NE
Built 1981 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
RD. I BET. 12 & 13, Dodge, NE
Built 1970 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 80
Showing 2,701-2,750 of 15,571 bridges
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