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
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: KIRKMANS CREEK
2.5N 4.6E OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20
N4
FairOver: BNSF RR 083-670-V
IN TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE
Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,120
N65
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
SJCT N8/N65 1S, Pawnee, NE
Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 205
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
3.5N HOLDREGE, Phelps, NE
Built 1970 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7362
FairOver: ELM CREEK
3.2N 4W ATLANTA, Phelps, NE
Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
2E 3.5N BERTRAND, Phelps, NE
Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10
867TH RD
FairOver: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK TRIB
5E .5N OF MCCLEAN, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER
2.7E 1N OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
8S 1W OF PLAINVIEW, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5
FAS 2945
FairOver: BRESLAU CREEK
WJCT US20/N121 2.8W .6S, Pierce, NE
Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45
FAS 2825
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N45/N91 2W 9.9S, Platte, NE
Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45
FAS 2825
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N45/N91 2W 9.1S, Platte, NE
Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45
FAS 2825
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N45/N91 2W 6.1S, Platte, NE
Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 105
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
1N 1.2W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5SW OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7637
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S OF ROSENBURG, Platte, NE
Built 1999 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOOKING GLASS CREEK
2.5S 3W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5S OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7626
FairOver: STREAM
4.5W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE
Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6.5N 2W OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 2770
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N45/N91 9S 6.2E, Platte, NE
Built 1980 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150
FAS 3125
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N91 6E .1S, Platte, NE
Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 910
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
.7S 9E OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
.7S 11.2E PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4E N45 MADISON CL, Platte, NE
Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7W US81 MADISON CL, Platte, NE
Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
1N 1.5E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 1973 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOSEKE CREEK TRIBUTARY
3S OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOSEKE CREEK
7.2S 3.5E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.2S 6W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE
Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 2780
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N91 10S 1.7E, Platte, NE
Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 130
FAS 2780
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
JCT US81/N22 5.5N 7.6E, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 365
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.7S 1E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
9E 3N OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3S 2E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1999 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6S 4E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3050
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N91 4S 7.9E, Platte, NE
Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 230
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2N 2.2E PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.7S 4.1W PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
.5N 3W OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7S 4E CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 90
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2N 9.5E OF PLATTE CNETER, Platte, NE
Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
340TH AVE
FairOver: UNION CR S FK TRIB
2.2N OF CORNLEA, Platte, NE
Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5SE OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2N 2E HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 2004 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30
SE 36 AVE
FairOver: STREAM
COLUMBUS, Platte, NE
Built 2016 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1N 4.3W CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOSEKE CREEK
.5S 11.5E PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
8W 3.2N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE
Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
Showing 3,951-4,000 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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