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: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK
2E 3.4N LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1978 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 3075 CO RD J
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
WJCT N15/N92 3.4W 1.5S, Butler, NE
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 145
COUNTY ROAD 22
FairOver: PLUM CREEK TRIBUTARY
1S 2.8W OF DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 1986 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD X
FairOver: STREAM
1E 2.3N ABIE, Butler, NE
Built 1998 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD V
FairOver: STREAM
1W .8S ABIE, Butler, NE
Built 1979 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
4N US34 LANCASTER CL, Cass, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: EIGHTMILE CREEK
7.9E 1S OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1989 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7657
FairOver: STREAM
2N N84 KNOX CL, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.5E 6N OF SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
11.2S 1.5E OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4S N32 STANTON CL, Cuming, NE
Built 2002 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.7W 1.5N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1994 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
U ROAD
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK OLD CHAN
1N 3W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1983 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
5E 5S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1982 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2E 2.7N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1980 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 3.7E OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1992 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
7S 3W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
H ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
5E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1982 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
8E .5S OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1980 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
US275
FairOver: SAND CREEK TRIB
6NW WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,650
US275
FairOver: SAND CREEK
4NW WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1957 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,650
US275
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB
2NW WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,650
FAS 1670
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
JCT N40/N21 11.3N 8.7W, Custer, NE
Built 1961 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 425
FAS 1660
FairOver: SAND CREEK
.2E OF CALLAWAY, Custer, NE
Built 1980 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 360
COLL 7419
FairOver: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER
18N OF BROKEN BOW #110, Custer, NE
Built 1977 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60
MEMORIAL DRIVE
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1E OF BROKEN BOW #202, Custer, NE
Built 1974 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 640
FAS 1745
FairOver: VICTORIA CREEK
JCT N2/S-21A 7E 1N, Custer, NE
Built 1971 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 105
US20
FairOver: STREAM
2W JACKSON, Dakota, NE
Built 1954 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,645
CO RD 437/FAS 1705
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
EJCT US30/N21 1.7S 4E, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 95
CO RD 416/FAS 1723
FairOver: NPPID CANAL
JCT US30/N47 2.2N 4.8E, Dawson, NE
Built 1979 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 130
CO RD 756/FAS 1600
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
JCT US30/L-24B 3.2N 2.9W, Dawson, NE
Built 1961 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 670
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1SW OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 1999 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2S 5W OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE
Built 1981 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH CREEK
3S 1.5W OF PONCA, Dixon, NE
Built 1971 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 3490
FairOver: STREAM
RD. F BET. 23 & 24, E.BR., Dodge, NE
Built 1973 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 565
282ND STREET
FairOver: STREAM
4.7N OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE
Built 1930 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 81
276TH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
4N OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE
Built 1927 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 61
PADDOCK ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
OMAHA PADDOCK @ W CENTER, Douglas, NE
Built 1972 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 4,936
105TH ST/FAU 5013
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA 105TH @ PACIFIC, Douglas, NE
Built 1984 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 7,110
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.4E 3.8S STRANG, Fillmore, NE
Built 1979 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.1E SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE
Built 1966 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 1655
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER
JCT US6/US283 .5S 5.8W, Furnas, NE
Built 1972 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 210
R34J ROCKFORD LAKE
FairOver: MUD CREEK
.7N OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1926 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 205
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2S 1W OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 75
36 RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
JCT US77/US136 4E 2S, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 525
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2W .5N OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1982 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
US77
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
IN BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1962 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 14,000
S34A LIBERTY SPUR
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
SCL LIBERTY, Gage, NE
Built 1964 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 110
FAS 1550
FairOver: PHELPS COUNTY CANAL
JCT US283/N23 6.5N 10.5E, Gosper, NE
Built 1977 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 170
FAS 1695
FairOver: LATERAL E-65
SMITHFIELD NEBR @ PARK, Gosper, NE
Built 1977 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 360
Showing 4,251-4,300 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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