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

Total Bridges

15,571

Public highway bridges in Nebraska

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

Nebraska52.5%39.4%8.1%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

Massachusetts

7.96% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,314

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

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35

SCOTT STREET

Poor

Over: STREAM

BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CALAMUS RIVER

3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15

All Bridges in Nebraska

FAS 1040

Fair

Over: GERING VALLEY DRAIN

JCT N71/N92 2.6S .8E, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 495

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: ENTERPRISE CANAL

1.2NW OF SCOTTSBLUFF, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 150

COLL 7116, STONEGA

Fair

Over: LAKE MINATARE INLET

.5NW OF LAKE MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 1060, N HIGHLA

Fair

Over: TRI-STATE CANAL

JCT US26/L-79E 4E 4.9N, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 260

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: TRI-STATE CANAL

3.5E OF MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

COOK OIL

Fair

Over: ENTERPRISE CANAL

1.5SE OF MITCHELL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 150

FAS 1080, STONEGAT

Fair

Over: TRI-STATE CANAL

JCT N92/L-79E 1E 4N, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 635

COUNTY ROAD M

Fair

Over: TRI-STATE CANAL

7E 2N OF MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD J

Fair

Over: TRI-STATE CANAL

SE EDGE NINEMILE AREA, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 1037

Fair

Over: NORTH PLATTE RIVER

1S OF MITCHELL, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1918 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 745

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E 1.7S BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5S OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE

Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SLEEPY HOLLOW CREEK

3S OF UTICA, Seward, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7754

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

2.5N .7W OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 130

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.2S 2E OF MILFORD, Seward, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 6E OF SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

N15

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIBUTARY

7S SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1947 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,295

N15

Fair

Over: BNSF RR 073-200-K

1S SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 9,255

US34

Fair

Over: CLARK CREEK

2E SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1932 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,775

US34

Fair

Over: STREAM

10E SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,095

I80

Fair

Over: STREAM

1E GOEHNER INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 28,465

I80

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1E MILFORD INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 33,125

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MIRAGE FLATS CANAL

#20/S87 11.5S 2W, Sheridan, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5

N27

Fair

Over: STREAM

IN GORDON, Sheridan, NE

Built 1949 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,035

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3S 1.5W OF LITCHFIELD, Sherman, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

.5W 5.3S ASHTON, Sherman, NE

Built 2007 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

3.1E 2N OF ROCKVILLE, Sherman, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

N92

Fair

Over: COB CREEK

7W LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE

Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,005

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE CANAL

14E 4N OF HENRY, Sioux, NE

Built 1908 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

6W 2.2S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

14S 1.1E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

16S 1.9E OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

4W 6.1N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5N .1W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45

N32

Fair

Over: TRIB BUTTERFLY CREEK

JCT N32/N57 2.2E, Stanton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 695

N57

Fair

Over: BUTTERFLY CREEK

8S STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,140

ROAD 4900

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

4N N8 NUCKOLLS CL, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1N 1.4E CARLETON, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1N 1.4W DESHLER, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: ROSE CREEK

1.5E 4.N HUBBELL, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: ROSE CREEK

2.5E 1.3N HUBBELL, Thayer, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7661

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5W 5.5S OF GILEAD, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2705

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

JCT US81/N4 1S 4W, Thayer, NE

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.4W 2.7S GILEAD, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

N4

Fair

Over: STREAM

4E CARLETON, Thayer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 720

N8

Fair

Over: STREAM

4W HUBBELL SPUR, Thayer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 430

N8

Fair

Over: ROSE CREEK TRIB

8E HUBBELL SPUR, Thayer, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 415

US81

Fair

Over: STREAM

4N HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,100

SB US81

Fair

Over: UPRR 813-625-U

6N HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1937 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,495

US136

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W DESHLER, Thayer, NE

Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,460

Showing 3,501-3,550 of 15,571 bridges

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