State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Nebraska.

15,398
Public bridges
52.9%
Good condition
7.9%
Poor condition

Nebraska holds 15,398 public highway bridges (#16 of 52 by inventory) with a 7.9% Poor share (#15 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 7.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 38 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

15,398

Public highway bridges in Nebraska

Good Condition

52.9%

8,149 bridges rated 7-9

2.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.9%

1,217 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Nebraska vs national bridge condition

Nebraska - Good condition share 52.9%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Nebraska - Poor-condition share 26.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Nebraska in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Nebraska has 15,398 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Nebraska has 15,398 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Nebraska vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

15,398 16th of 54 higher than 38 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Nebraska

The highlighted point is Nebraska: 15,398 bridges and 7.90% in Poor condition, rank #38 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Nebraska on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges · 7.70% Poor
  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor
  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor
  • Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges · 8.88% Poor
  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Nebraska

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 15,398 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Nebraska’s inventory

State agency holds 23.1% of the 15,398 public highway bridges filed under Nebraska in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Nebraska’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 20.7% of the 15,398 bridges with a recorded original year in Nebraska. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.9%39.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Counties (90)

Adams 211 Antelope 162 Banner 36 Blaine 19 Boone 237 Box Butte 30 Boyd 64 Brown 56 Buffalo 459 Burt 169 Butler 211 Cass 274 Cedar 313 Chase 33 Cherry 57 Cheyenne 159 Clay 134 Colfax 252 Cuming 402 Custer 303 Dakota 73 Dawes 91 Dawson 300 Deuel 73 Dixon 146 Dodge 334 Douglas 509 Dundy 47 Fillmore 218 Franklin 104 Frontier 96 Furnas 169 Gage 394 Garden 29 Garfield 24 Gosper 62 Greeley 84 Hall 271 Hamilton 175 Harlan 92 Hayes 41 Hitchcock 77 Holt 241 Hooker 2 Howard 161 Jefferson 241 Johnson 173 Kearney 71 Keith 91 Keya Paha 23 Kimball 88 Knox 329 Lancaster 661 Lincoln 197 Logan 4 Loup 20 Madison 302 Merrick 173 Morrill 91 Nance 148 Nemaha 179 Nuckolls 255 Otoe 359 Pawnee 191 Perkins 13 Phelps 80 Pierce 177 Platte 433 Polk 94 Red Willow 80 Richardson 258 Rock 14 Saline 312 Sarpy 192 Saunders 506 Scotts Bluff 250 Seward 244 Sheridan 63 Sherman 118 Sioux 36 Stanton 223 Thayer 220 Thomas 19 Thurston 152 Valley 115 Washington 149 Wayne 251 Webster 191 Wheeler 13 York 205

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.

OK

Oklahoma

7.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,917

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398

MA

Massachusetts

8.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,295

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618

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.

SAND AVE.

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

17690 S. SAND AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

OSAGE AVENUE

Poor

Over: SCOTT CREEK

9550 S. OSAGE AVENUE, Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 55

OREGON TRAIL ROAD

Poor

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

3430 W OREGON TRAIL RD., Adams, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15

516TH AVE

Poor

Over: S BR VERDIGRE CREEK

6.5N 2W OF ROYAL, Antelope, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 255

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.5E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

NORDIC ROAD

Poor

Over: PONCA CREEK

4SE OF ANOKA, Boyd, NE

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

All Bridges in Nebraska

N8

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

11NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 685

N12

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

2SW BROCKSBURG, Keya Paha, NE

Built 1949 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 345

N15

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER OVERFLOW

3S SCHUYLER, Butler, NE

Built 1960 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,015

N15

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER

3S SCHUYLER, Butler, NE

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,015

N15

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

7S PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,520

N15

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

4SE LAUREL, Cedar, NE

Built 1939 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,955

US20

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

10W CHADRON, Dawes, NE

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,875

US20/N87

Fair

Over: STREAM

IN HAY SPRINGS, Sheridan, NE

Built 1937 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,040

US20/N87

Fair

Over: STREAM

1E HAY SPRINGS, Sheridan, NE

Built 1937 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,535

US20/US275

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2SE ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1937 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,315

N22

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

9SW GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,175

N25

Fair

Over: BLACKWOOD CREEK

4S HAYES CENTER, Hayes, NE

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 495

N25A

Fair

Over: CULBERTSON CANAL

IN PALISADE, Hayes, NE

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 175

US26

Fair

Over: STREAM

5E NORTHPORT, Morrill, NE

Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,040

US26

Fair

Over: STREAM

10E NORTHPORT, Morrill, NE

Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,040

US30

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1E OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1933 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,750

US30

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

1W ARLINGTON, Washington, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5,785

N32

Fair

Over: PEBBLE CREEK TRIB

12W WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,220

N33

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

0W CRETE, Saline, NE

Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,280

US34

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

WCL SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1932 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,940

N40

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

11NW OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 430

N50

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1N LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7,900

N57

Fair

Over: BUTTERFLY CREEK

5S STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,140

N65

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

SJCT N8/N65 1S, Pawnee, NE

Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 205

O STREET

Fair

Over: US75

IN OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,500

US75/US77

Fair

Over: OMAHA CREEK

1N HOMER, Dakota, NE

Built 1933 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,630

US77

Fair

Over: CARDWELL BRANCH

1S SCL LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1965 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 12,240

N79

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

4N PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,495

I80

Fair

Over: HWY71 & RD 45E

KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7,905

I80

Fair

Over: HWY71 & RD 45E

KIMBALL E INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7,905

I80

Fair

Over: ROAD 189

2E N27 INTERCHG, Deuel, NE

Built 1969 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7,530

L51C PAXTON CNLK

Fair

Over: I80

PAXTON INTRCHG, Keith, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,375

S56A

Fair

Over: I80

MAXWELL INTERCHG, Lincoln, NE

Built 1965 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 850

L93B WACO CNLK

Fair

Over: I80

WACO INTRCHG, York, NE

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 810

I80

Fair

Over: S BR MIDDLE CREEK TRIB

1W PLEASANT DALE INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1962 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 33,125

NW 98TH ST

Fair

Over: I80

3W LINCOLN AIRPARK INTRCH, Lancaster, NE

Built 1962 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55

I80

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT I80/I180 INTRCHG 1W, Lancaster, NE

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 41,000

WB-I80 BRG #7W

Fair

Over: SB-CD EAST & RAMP 10

IN OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1995 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 169,605

N88

Fair

Over: INDIAN SPRING CANYON

16W REDINGTON, Banner, NE

Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 280

N92

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

11E ANSLEY, Sherman, NE

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 605

N112

Fair

Over: SICILY CREEK

11S BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,090

US183

Fair

Over: STREAM

9N ANSLEY, Custer, NE

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,205

US183

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

9N ANSLEY, Custer, NE

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,205

US183

Fair

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

0N TAYLOR, Loup, NE

Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 945

US275

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER OVERFLOW

4NW NWCL SCRIBNER, Dodge, NE

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,370

VINTON STREET

Fair

Over: I480/RAMP 40/RAMP 50

IN OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 4,500

S21A VICTORIA PARK

Fair

Over: VICTORIA CREEK

6E ANSELMO, Custer, NE

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 310

S86B NATL FOREST

Fair

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

1SW HALSEY, Thomas, NE

Built 1952 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 135

_

Fair

Over: PAPILLION CREEK TRIB

_, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 200

_

Fair

Over: PAPILLION CREEK TRIB

_, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 200

Showing 3,351-3,400 of 15,398 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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