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: SUPERIOR CANAL
IN BOSTWICK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SAND CREEK
5.5W 1.8N SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOST CREEK
2N .5W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
6E 1.1N LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: OX BOW CREEK
.5W 2N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1947 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK
2.5N 4E ANGUS, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.8S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
ROAD A
FairOver: FORSHA CREEK
11E N14 KANSAS SL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.2E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10
N8
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIB
3E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,035
US136
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
4E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1956 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 485
US136
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
6E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 485
US136
FairOver: SAND CREEK
8E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 485
US136
FairOver: LOST CREEK
10E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 485
US136
FairOver: LOST CREEK
11E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 485
US136
FairOver: STREAM
13E GUIDE ROCK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 485
US136
FairOver: STREAM
13W DESHLER, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 650
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SOUTH TABLE CREEK
1S 1W NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE
Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4N N2 LANCASTER CL, Otoe, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2W UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORTH TABLE CREEK
.5NW NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE
Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 700
FAS 3663
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO HOOPER CR.
.7E 2.6N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 130
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
E EDGE DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 300
FAS 3704
FairOver: CAR CREEK
6W NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 230
N67
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
4N DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1947 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 120
N67
FairOver: S BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
8N DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1949 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 120
6TH ST/FAU 6211
FairOver: NORTH TABLE CREEK
NEBR CITY 6TH ST @ 5TH, Otoe, NE
Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 355
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.6N 5.6W OF STEINAUER, Pawnee, NE
Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7804
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5S 1.5E OF LEWISTON, Pawnee, NE
Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5E .7S OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.9N OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5N .7W OF DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
N65
FairOver: STREAM
2SW TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 675
N99
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
SCL BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE
Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 495
FAS 1365
FairOver: STREAM
EJCT N23/N61 18E 4.1N, Perkins, NE
Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75
438TH RD
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIB
9S N23 GOSPER CL, Phelps, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 330
FAS 1865
FairOver: DRY CREEK
JCT US6/US183 7.8N 6.5E, Phelps, NE
Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 650
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER
1.5E 4N OF BRESLAU, Pierce, NE
Built 1979 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
ROAD 541
FairOver: STREAM
5.2N OF BRESLAU, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 2945
FairOver: W BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER
EJCT US20/N121 5W .3N, Pierce, NE
Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 785
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: YANKTON SLOUGH
3N 1.5E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
6.5S OF FOSTER, Pierce, NE
Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3S 1W OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 2850
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N13 .1E, Pierce, NE
Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 555
N13
FairOver: ELKHORN R OVERFLOW
.6E HADAR, Pierce, NE
Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,970
N13
FairOver: SOUTH DRY CREEK
6NW FOSTER, Pierce, NE
Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,395
N13
FairOver: DRY CREEK
7NW FOSTER, Pierce, NE
Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,395
US81
FairOver: STREAM
4N NORFOLK, Pierce, NE
Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8,565
FAS 2825
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
6W 12S LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3N 3W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
Showing 3,351-3,400 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.
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