Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
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
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
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
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
HAVELOCK AVE
FairOver: STEVENS CREEK (K 144)
90TH & HAVELOCK AVE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1976 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 325
EB-US6
FairOver: OAK CREEK
IN LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE
Built 1966 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 19,535
GAME & PARKS RD
FairOver: STREAM
JCT NW112TH/US34 1.7S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1941 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRAINAGE DIST #1
4E .25N OF HERSHEY, Lincoln, NE
Built 1993 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FREMONT SLOUGH
.5S NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE
Built 1958 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
7.5S 2W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1975 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5N 4.2E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1999 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: UNION CREEK
11E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1994 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35
US81
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
2S NORFOLK, Madison, NE
Built 1974 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 13,460
N39
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1N SILVER CREEK, Merrick, NE
Built 1965 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,280
US26
FairOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
WJCT US26/N92 .9N, Morrill, NE
Built 1987 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,325
DIVISION STREET
FairOver: LOUP RIVER TRIB
.2S OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 100
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S 8.5E OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE
Built 1972 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7S 2W OF GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1983 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR TIMBER CREEK
6.5W BELGRADE, Nance, NE
Built 1979 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25
N22
FairOver: COUNCIL CREEK
7SW GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1957 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,175
FAS 2355
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
SJCT US136/N14 7W .3S, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1978 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
.5W 1.5S NORA, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1991 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7578
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
3.5S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1986 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK
1S N4 THAYER CL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1978 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
.5N 1.5W ANGUS, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 5
FAS 2395
FairOver: ELK CREEK
NJCT US136/N14 5.1E 5.4N, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1978 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
1.5W 7.3N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25
N14
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER OVERFLO
.1N KANSAS SL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1940 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 965
US75
FairOver: UPRR 432-954-P
JCT US75/N2 5.8N, Otoe, NE
Built 1985 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,360
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W BR TURKEY CREEK
1.5S 4.4W OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1985 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2W 3.6S OF PAWNEE CITY, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 1550
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US6/US183 16N 10.4W, Phelps, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 580
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4.5N 3.7W OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
2S .5W OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1979 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
3N OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1990 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
3.5W 1N OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1980 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
2.5N OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1974 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10
220TH ST
FairOver: LOOKING GLASS CREEK
1.5S 4.2W OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1981 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHELL CREEK TRIBUTARY
1S 9E OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1973 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50
822ND RD
FairOver: MERIDIAN CREEK TRIB
5E US81 STANTON CL, Platte, NE
Built 1973 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3S 2E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1997 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
8.5S 2E OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 2815
FairOver: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL
JCT US81/N22 7W .8N, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 360
FAS 2815
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
JCT US81/N22 6W 7N, Platte, NE
Built 1978 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 120
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.5S 1 E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1997 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
2.5NE OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1998 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2S 1E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1998 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2S 2E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 2007 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4S OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1974 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3E PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1998 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
1.2N 2E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30
N22
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
1E MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1940 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 4,965
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
5.5E 1S OF POLK, Polk, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
660 BL-SOUTH 703TR
FairOver: BIG NEMAHA RIVER
73/159 3.1S8.8E(660-S703), Richardson, NE
Built 1966 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 255
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