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

US136

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S HEBRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,310

US136

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W GILEAD, Thayer, NE

Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,310

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

.5N 3.2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

IRR/N9

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK TRIB

JCT N9/S-87A 2N, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,465

IRR/N9

Fair

Over: STREAM

7N PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,465

IRR/N16

Fair

Over: STREAM

2SE PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1945 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995

IRR/US75

Fair

Over: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

13N DECATUR, Thurston, NE

Built 1933 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,435

IRR/US77

Fair

Over: STREAM

8S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,760

IRR/US77

Fair

Over: STREAM

7S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,760

IRR/US77

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,565

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N BR TURTLE CREEK

4.5W 3.6N ORD, Valley, NE

Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

US30

Fair

Over: STREAM

4SW BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,945

US75

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

2.6N BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1933 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,895

N91

Fair

Over: STREAM

5E NICKERSON, Washington, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,220

10TH STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM

BLAIR 10TH @ SOUTH, Washington, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

GRANT ST.

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK

FOURTH & GRANT ST. BLAIR, Washington, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,920

564TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.2N 3W OF CARROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

858TH ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3E N15 DIXON CL, Wayne, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 155

570TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRANCH DEER CREEK

2.0E 2.9N OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

573RD AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM

6E 3.6N CAROLL, Wayne, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

847TH RD/COL 7791

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

8.3S 3.5E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 110

N15

Fair

Over: STREAM

5S WAYNE, Wayne, NE

Built 1937 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,965

N16

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

7W PENDER, Wayne, NE

Built 2018 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 915

FAS 2010

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

JCT N4/S-91A 3N .8E, Webster, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2175

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

JCT N4/N78 1.8N, Webster, NE

Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 835

N78

Fair

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIBUTA

1S GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE

Built 1955 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 380

FAS 2710

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/S-93C 2S 6.5E, York, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5W YORK, York, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 83

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.5S 1E WACO, York, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

1W 2.7S GRESHAM, York, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

10.5E 1.7S MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

COLL 7673

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.8W 2.9S WACO, York, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2690

Fair

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

JCT I80/US81 5.5S .5E, York, NE

Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 770

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

6E .5N OF THAYER, York, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 43

FIELD ACCESS

Fair

Over: GALLAWAY CREEK

1N 1.5W MCCOOL JUNCTION, York, NE

Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2

US34

Fair

Over: STREAM

3E BRADSHAW, York, NE

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,155

US34

Fair

Over: STREAM

4E BRADSHAW, York, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,510

S93A HENDERSON

Fair

Over: STREAM

3N HENDERSON, York, NE

Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995

S SHOWBOAT BLVD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

13075 S SHOWBOAT BLVD, Adams, NE

Built 1966 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,030

COUNTY GRAVEL

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

14010 S. ANTIOCH AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1974 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

2S 4W OF NELIGH, Antelope, NE

Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

US275

Fair

Over: HAIL CREEK

1W NELIGH, Antelope, NE

Built 1938 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,815

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S .5W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE

Built 1941 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.7N 1W ALBION, Boone, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

6.7W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5

78TH RD

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

.5W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1976 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 200

ROAD GH

Fair

Over: TEKAMAH CREEK

JCT US73/N32 .9E, Burt, NE

Built 1979 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 490

US75

Fair

Over: TEKAMAH CREEK

IN TEKAMAH, Burt, NE

Built 1934 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 6,445

COUNTY ROAD M

Fair

Over: KEZAN CREEK

1E GARRISON, Butler, NE

Built 1989 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

.3N 3.5E DWIGHT, Butler, NE

Built 2017 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

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