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
US136
FairOver: STREAM
1S HEBRON, Thayer, NE
Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,310
US136
FairOver: STREAM
3W GILEAD, Thayer, NE
Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,310
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: COW CREEK
.5N 3.2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE
Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60
IRR/N9
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK TRIB
JCT N9/S-87A 2N, Thurston, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,465
IRR/N9
FairOver: STREAM
7N PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,465
IRR/N16
FairOver: STREAM
2SE PENDER, Thurston, NE
Built 1945 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995
IRR/US75
FairOver: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK
13N DECATUR, Thurston, NE
Built 1933 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,435
IRR/US77
FairOver: STREAM
8S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE
Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,760
IRR/US77
FairOver: STREAM
7S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE
Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,760
IRR/US77
FairOver: STREAM
1S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE
Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,565
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR TURTLE CREEK
4.5W 3.6N ORD, Valley, NE
Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
US30
FairOver: STREAM
4SW BLAIR, Washington, NE
Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,945
US75
FairOver: NORTH CREEK
2.6N BLAIR, Washington, NE
Built 1933 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,895
N91
FairOver: STREAM
5E NICKERSON, Washington, NE
Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,220
10TH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
BLAIR 10TH @ SOUTH, Washington, NE
Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
GRANT ST.
FairOver: SOUTH CREEK
FOURTH & GRANT ST. BLAIR, Washington, NE
Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,920
564TH AVENUE
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.2N 3W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
858TH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3E N15 DIXON CL, Wayne, NE
Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 155
570TH AVENUE
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH DEER CREEK
2.0E 2.9N OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
573RD AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
6E 3.6N CAROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
847TH RD/COL 7791
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
8.3S 3.5E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 110
N15
FairOver: STREAM
5S WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1937 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,965
N16
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
7W PENDER, Wayne, NE
Built 2018 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 915
FAS 2010
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
JCT N4/S-91A 3N .8E, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 2175
FairOver: OAK CREEK
JCT N4/N78 1.8N, Webster, NE
Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 835
N78
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIBUTA
1S GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE
Built 1955 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 380
FAS 2710
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/S-93C 2S 6.5E, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5W YORK, York, NE
Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 83
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.5S 1E WACO, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1W 2.7S GRESHAM, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
10.5E 1.7S MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75
COLL 7673
FairOver: STREAM
1.8W 2.9S WACO, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 2690
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT I80/US81 5.5S .5E, York, NE
Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 770
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6E .5N OF THAYER, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 43
FIELD ACCESS
FairOver: GALLAWAY CREEK
1N 1.5W MCCOOL JUNCTION, York, NE
Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2
US34
FairOver: STREAM
3E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,155
US34
FairOver: STREAM
4E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,510
S93A HENDERSON
FairOver: STREAM
3N HENDERSON, York, NE
Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995
S SHOWBOAT BLVD
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
13075 S SHOWBOAT BLVD, Adams, NE
Built 1966 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,030
COUNTY GRAVEL
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
14010 S. ANTIOCH AVE, Adams, NE
Built 1974 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
2S 4W OF NELIGH, Antelope, NE
Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20
US275
FairOver: HAIL CREEK
1W NELIGH, Antelope, NE
Built 1938 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,815
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S .5W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE
Built 1941 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4.7N 1W ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6.7W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5
78TH RD
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
.5W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1976 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 200
ROAD GH
FairOver: TEKAMAH CREEK
JCT US73/N32 .9E, Burt, NE
Built 1979 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 490
US75
FairOver: TEKAMAH CREEK
IN TEKAMAH, Burt, NE
Built 1934 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 6,445
COUNTY ROAD M
FairOver: KEZAN CREEK
1E GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 1989 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: OAK CREEK
.3N 3.5E DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 2017 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20
Showing 3,551-3,600 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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