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 3265

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US77/US136 7E 5.5N, Gage, NE

Built 1977 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 110

US136/N4

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

IN BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1937 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 7,660

COLL 7579

Fair

Over: ABANDONED BNSF RR

1.5W 1N OF WOLBACH, Greeley, NE

Built 1938 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

5.2E 2S OF SCOTIA, Greeley, NE

Built 2015 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

N56

Fair

Over: E BR SPRING CREEK

5E GREELEY, Greeley, NE

Built 1964 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 290

CAMERON RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

.2N 1.5W OF CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 1991 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

N2

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

11E CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 1943 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,210

N11

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

5S CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 1955 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,715

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.3S GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7369

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

5.5N OF REPUBLICAN CITY, Harlan, NE

Built 2003 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 100

US6/US34

Fair

Over: FRENCHMAN CREEK

2W CULBERTSON, Hitchcock, NE

Built 1937 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 3,005

MEAD ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.6N DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1981 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

JANSEN ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5W ST.PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1999 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7888

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E 2S OF CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1988 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

20 400 CNTY RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

5S US6 PHELPS CL, Kearney, NE

Built 1968 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 35

US6/US34

Fair

Over: BNSF RR 076-508-N

0W HEARTWELL, Kearney, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,825

FAS 2635

Fair

Over: PISCHEL CREEK

JCT N12/N14 2.8S 11.8W, Knox, NE

Built 1974 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4W .9N OF CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1998 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 80

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

6W 4N OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1975 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7656

Fair

Over: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK TRIB

10.1W OF WAUSA, Knox, NE

Built 1975 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50

S.W. 119TH ST.

Fair

Over: CHEESE CREEK (N 172)

1S 1.5W OF DENTON, Lancaster, NE

Built 1965 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 132

SW 86TH ST

Fair

Over: OLIVE BRANCH (V 62)

2E OF KRAMER, Lancaster, NE

Built 1963 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 51

S 38TH ST

Fair

Over: STREAM (S 65)

.5S OF ROCA, Lancaster, NE

Built 1982 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 68

N 176TH ST

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK (H 119)

2E WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1980 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 64

W BRANCHED OAK RD

Fair

Over: STREAM (C 250)

2.5E 1N OF RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE

Built 1954 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 137

FIRTH RD/FAS 3250

Fair

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA R(Y 217)

JCT N43/S-55D 4S .1E, Lancaster, NE

Built 1961 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 222

I80

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

3W LINCOLN AIRPARK INTRCH, Lancaster, NE

Built 1962 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40,545

I80

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

3W LINCOLN AIRPARK INTRCH, Lancaster, NE

Built 1962 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40,545

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5W OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1957 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 85

FAS 2875

Fair

Over: UNION CREEK

JCT N32/N121 1E 3.6S, Madison, NE

Built 1982 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7697

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

3W 1.7N OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 2001 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: UNION CREEK

1S .7W OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1975 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

US275

Fair

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1E NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 1955 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 11,135

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

5N 5W OF GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

N22

Fair

Over: STREAM

14SW GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1957 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,175

ROAD AA

Fair

Over: LIBERTY CREEK TRIB

7W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1998 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SO FORK BIG SANDY CR

4 N OF ANGUS, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2002 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

N14

Fair

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER OVERFLO

2S SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1940 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 965

RD G

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

2N 2.7W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1986 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 3700

Fair

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

JCT N2/N50 1N 5.3W, Otoe, NE

Built 1976 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 140

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.2N 3W OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MISSION CREEK

9.5S 5.6W OF BURCHARD, Pawnee, NE

Built 1983 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7377

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

.2S OF LOOMIS, Phelps, NE

Built 1964 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 180

COUNTY HIGHWAY 541

Fair

Over: BRESLAU CREEK

.7N OF BRESLAU, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 2945

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT N13/N121 3N 3.3W, Pierce, NE

Built 1990 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1N 4E OF MCLEAN, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2790

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N91 6S 2.8W, Platte, NE

Built 1972 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 470

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

1S 5W TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1981 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2770

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK TRIBUTARY

JCT N45/N91 9S 7.1E, Platte, NE

Built 1980 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 150

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK TRIBUTARY

2S 1W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1976 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

Showing 3,651-3,700 of 15,571 bridges

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