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
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5E .5S OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1965 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BELL CREEK
2S 3.5E LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.8S TEKAMAH, Burt, NE
Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD F
FairOver: STREAM
1.5W 2.5S BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY ROAD O
FairOver: BONE CREEK
2W .7S OCTAVIA, Butler, NE
Built 1991 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD Q
FairOver: KEZAN CREEK
.5S 3W BRAINARD, Butler, NE
Built 1986 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD 30
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
1.8W GARRISON, Butler, NE
Built 1990 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 24 1/2
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
.3S 1.8E SURPRISE, Butler, NE
Built 1996 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD X
FairOver: SKULL CREEK
2.6N 3.6E BRAINARD, Butler, NE
Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10
N15
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER OVERFLOW
3S SCHUYLER, Butler, NE
Built 1960 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,015
N15
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER
3S SCHUYLER, Butler, NE
Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,015
BAY ROAD
FairOver: GLENDALE CREEK
2.7E OF CEDAR CREEK, Cass, NE
Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
2.5W OF WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US34/N63 2N & .8E, Cass, NE
Built 1992 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 105
KIME RD
FairOver: WEEPING WATER CR SO BR
1.7S OF NEHAWKA, Cass, NE
Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 105
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1 SW OF PLATTSMOUTH, Cass, NE
Built 1991 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 43
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
4.9E .9N OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: EIGHTMILE CREEK
1.8N 4.4W OF MURRAY, Cass, NE
Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
N50
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1N LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7,900
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3E OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE
Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: EAST BOW CREEK
2S 4.5W OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20
N15
FairOver: BAKER CREEK
4SE LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1939 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,955
COLL 7327
FairOver: MINNECHADUZA CREEK
.7N VALENTINE, Cherry, NE
Built 2014 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FRK PLUM CREEK
2W 6.25S WOOD LAKE, Cherry, NE
Built 1996 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
5.3W 1.7N HARVARD, Clay, NE
Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
3.3N 1.9W ONG, Clay, NE
Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 3145
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N15/N91 4W 1.8N, Colfax, NE
Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 140
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
7.2S 1.1W OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE
Built 1994 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
4W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1991 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60
COLL 7776
FairOver: SAND CREEK
5W 5N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
5.7S 2W OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: S BR PEBBLE CREEK
3S 2W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: NO. BR. PEBBLE CR.
1E 3.5N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N BR PEBBLE CREEK
1E 2.5N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
16 ROAD
FairOver: STAGE CREEK
4N 8W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 2014 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15
COLL 7772
FairOver: N BR PEBBLE CREEK
2W 3N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 2001 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 125
I RD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK TRIB
2N 3W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.2W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60
COLL 7698
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
SJCT US275/N32 3S 5.9W, Cuming, NE
Built 1987 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 105
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE LOGAN CREEK
1W .5S OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 85
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3E 1N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1980 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.5E .5S OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 2004 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 70
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 4.2E OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1986 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60
ROAD D
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
3S 5E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 2016 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100
N32
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK TRIB
12W WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,220
FAS 1660
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
JCT N40/N21 .5S 10.6E, Custer, NE
Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
1.5S 3.5E OF ARNOLD #456, Custer, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2 NW BERWYN #210, Custer, NE
Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
N40
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
11NW OCONTO, Custer, NE
Built 1962 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 430
US183
FairOver: STREAM
9N ANSLEY, Custer, NE
Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,205
Showing 3,751-3,800 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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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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