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

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: S SADDLE CREEK RD

OMAHA SADDLE CR/WOOLWORTH, Douglas, NE

Built 1973 ADT: 15,282

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-719-D

OMAHA DAHLMAN @ H, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5,870

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: ROADWAY

33RD @ HARNEY ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1986 ADT: 2,402

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-706-C

OMAHA DAHLMAN @ F, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 4,800

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: ROADWAY

OMAHA AMES @ 33RD, Douglas, NE

Built 1976 ADT: 15,578

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-679-H

OMAHA HICKORY @ 3RD, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

PEDESTRAIN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: ROADWAY

30TH @ MAPLE ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1977 ADT: 10,508

PEDESTRAIN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: ROADWAY

30TH @ SPAULDING ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 11,138

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-695-S

OMAHA 20TH @ CENTER, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 2,520

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 816-817-W

OMAHA 20TH @ WOOLWORTH, Douglas, NE

Built 1900 ADT: 1,476

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: S 42ND ST

OMAHA 42ND @ VINTON, Douglas, NE

Built 1961 ADT: 35,188

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: 42ND STREET

.3N 42ND & EMILE ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2006 ADT: 14,762

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: S 42ND ST

42ND @ DOUGLAS, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 9,448

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: FARNAM ST

FARNAM @ 44TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 14,658

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: ROADWAY

18TH ST N. OF FARNAM ST, Douglas, NE

Built 1986 ADT: 2,178

PARKING GARAGE

Unknown

Over: PARKING GARAGE

OMAHA 17TH @ FARNAM, Douglas, NE

Built 1975 ADT: 2,820

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: ROADWAY

16TH @ FARNMAN/DOUGLAS, Douglas, NE

Built 1984 ADT: 2,655

MARTHA ST/FAU 5038

Unknown

Over: UP/BNSF/26TH 816-819-K

OMAHA MARTHA @ 26TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1990 ADT: 150

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-688-G

OMAHA 14TH @ MASON, Douglas, NE

Built 1920 ADT: 1,094

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 816-815-H

OMAHA 14TH @ MARCY, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 1,094

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 191-548-A

OMAHA 25TH @ JJ PERSHING, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 3,300

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 074-689-N

13TH @ MASON, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 13,682

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 816-814-B

13TH @ MARCY, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 13,682

10TH ST/FAU 5103

Unknown

Over: BNSF/UPRR/5044 074-686-T

OMAHA 10TH @ LEAVENWORTH, Douglas, NE

Built 2000 ADT: 2,500

SB US-81

Unknown

Over: US-6/BNSF RR 073-483-K

US-6/US-81 INTRCHG, Fillmore, NE

Built 1999 ADT: 3,660

NB US-81

Unknown

Over: US-6/BNSF RR 073-483-K

US-6/US-81 INTRCHG, Fillmore, NE

Built 1999 ADT: 3,660

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 077-146-H

NAPONEE RR BRIDGE, Franklin, NE

Built 1953 ADT: 195

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 077-335-E

2.5E 1S OF CURTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 15

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 077-040-M

BEAVER CITY 10TH @ N89, Furnas, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 598-684-D

JCT N4/N103 .3E 5.6N, Gage, NE

Built 1900 ADT: 95

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 064-436-D

BEATRICE PERRY @ 6TH, Gage, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 125

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 077-268-M

1.7E OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

N11

Unknown

Over: US30 RR

IN WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2011 ADT: 20

WOOD RIVER PED PAS

Unknown

Over: US30

IN WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2013 ADT: 5,105

US30

Unknown

Over: US-281/N-2

JCT US30/281 GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1986 ADT: 23,030

US30

Unknown

Over: BLAINE ST

IN GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1985 ADT: 1,500

US30

Unknown

Over: UPRR/W 3RD/ARTHUR ST

IN GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1985 ADT: 500

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 083-084-B

IN GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1994 ADT: 6,835

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 083-084-B

IN GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1996 ADT: 6,650

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

2E SHELTON INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 18,195

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

1W WOOD RIVER INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 18,195

N11

Unknown

Over: I80

WOOD RIVER INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 18,205

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

1W ALDA INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 18,205

L40C ALDA CNLK

Unknown

Over: I80

ALDA INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 18,115

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

2E ALDA INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 18,115

SB-US34/US281

Unknown

Over: I80

HASTINGS INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 6,645

NB-US34/US281

Unknown

Over: I80

HASTINGS INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 6,645

FAS 2235

Unknown

Over: I80&EB I80 ENTRANCE RMP

LOCUST ST INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 2002 ADT: 8,600

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

2W GRAND ISLAND INTRCHG, Hall, NE

Built 1965 ADT: 20,695

US281/N2

Unknown

Over: OLD US30/UPRR

IN GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1961 ADT: 3,115

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