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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: KIRKMANS CREEK

2.5N 4.6E OF TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

N4

Fair

Over: BNSF RR 083-670-V

IN TABLE ROCK, Pawnee, NE

Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,120

N65

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

SJCT N8/N65 1S, Pawnee, NE

Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 205

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

3.5N HOLDREGE, Phelps, NE

Built 1970 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7362

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

3.2N 4W ATLANTA, Phelps, NE

Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

2E 3.5N BERTRAND, Phelps, NE

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

867TH RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK TRIB

5E .5N OF MCCLEAN, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: E BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2.7E 1N OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

8S 1W OF PLAINVIEW, Pierce, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5

FAS 2945

Fair

Over: BRESLAU CREEK

WJCT US20/N121 2.8W .6S, Pierce, NE

Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 2825

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N45/N91 2W 9.9S, Platte, NE

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 2825

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N45/N91 2W 9.1S, Platte, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

FAS 2825

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N45/N91 2W 6.1S, Platte, NE

Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 105

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

1N 1.2W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5SW OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7637

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S OF ROSENBURG, Platte, NE

Built 1999 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

2.5S 3W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5S OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7626

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

6.5N 2W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2770

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N45/N91 9S 6.2E, Platte, NE

Built 1980 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

FAS 3125

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N91 6E .1S, Platte, NE

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 910

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

.7S 9E OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

.7S 11.2E PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

4E N45 MADISON CL, Platte, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

7W US81 MADISON CL, Platte, NE

Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TRACY CREEK

1N 1.5E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE

Built 1973 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: LOSEKE CREEK TRIBUTARY

3S OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LOSEKE CREEK

7.2S 3.5E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.2S 6W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 2780

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N91 10S 1.7E, Platte, NE

Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 130

FAS 2780

Fair

Over: SHORT CREEK

JCT US81/N22 5.5N 7.6E, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 365

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.7S 1E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

9E 3N OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3S 2E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1999 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

6S 4E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 3050

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US81/N91 4S 7.9E, Platte, NE

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 230

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N 2.2E PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.7S 4.1W PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: TRACY CREEK

.5N 3W OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

7S 4E CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 90

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N 9.5E OF PLATTE CNETER, Platte, NE

Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

340TH AVE

Fair

Over: UNION CR S FK TRIB

2.2N OF CORNLEA, Platte, NE

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5SE OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5N HUMPHREY, Platte, NE

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N 2E HUMPHREY, Platte, NE

Built 2004 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

SE 36 AVE

Fair

Over: STREAM

COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 2016 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1N 4.3W CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: LOSEKE CREEK

.5S 11.5E PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

8W 3.2N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

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