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

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

2E 3.4N LYONS, Burt, NE

Built 1978 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 3075 CO RD J

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK TRIBUTARY

1S 2.8W OF DWIGHT, Butler, NE

Built 1986 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD X

Fair

Over: STREAM

1E 2.3N ABIE, Butler, NE

Built 1998 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD V

Fair

Over: STREAM

1W .8S ABIE, Butler, NE

Built 1979 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

4N US34 LANCASTER CL, Cass, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

7.9E 1S OF LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE

Built 1989 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7657

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N N84 KNOX CL, Cedar, NE

Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5E 6N OF SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE

Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

11.2S 1.5E OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE

Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

4S N32 STANTON CL, Cuming, NE

Built 2002 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.7W 1.5N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1994 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

U ROAD

Fair

Over: LOGAN CREEK OLD CHAN

1N 3W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 1983 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: PEBBLE CREEK

5E 5S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 1982 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E 2.7N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1980 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S 3.7E OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1992 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CUMING CREEK

7S 3W OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40

H ROAD

Fair

Over: CUMING CREEK

5E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1982 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CUMING CREEK

8E .5S OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1980 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40

US275

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

6NW WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,650

US275

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

4NW WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1957 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,650

US275

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

2NW WISNER, Cuming, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,650

FAS 1670

Fair

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

JCT N40/N21 11.3N 8.7W, Custer, NE

Built 1961 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 425

FAS 1660

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

.2E OF CALLAWAY, Custer, NE

Built 1980 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 360

COLL 7419

Fair

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

18N OF BROKEN BOW #110, Custer, NE

Built 1977 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60

MEMORIAL DRIVE

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1E OF BROKEN BOW #202, Custer, NE

Built 1974 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 640

FAS 1745

Fair

Over: VICTORIA CREEK

JCT N2/S-21A 7E 1N, Custer, NE

Built 1971 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 105

US20

Fair

Over: STREAM

2W JACKSON, Dakota, NE

Built 1954 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 5,645

CO RD 437/FAS 1705

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

EJCT US30/N21 1.7S 4E, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 95

CO RD 416/FAS 1723

Fair

Over: NPPID CANAL

JCT US30/N47 2.2N 4.8E, Dawson, NE

Built 1979 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 130

CO RD 756/FAS 1600

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

JCT US30/L-24B 3.2N 2.9W, Dawson, NE

Built 1961 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 670

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1SW OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE

Built 1999 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2S 5W OF MARTINSBURG, Dixon, NE

Built 1981 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK

3S 1.5W OF PONCA, Dixon, NE

Built 1971 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 3490

Fair

Over: STREAM

RD. F BET. 23 & 24, E.BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1973 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 565

282ND STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.7N OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1930 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 81

276TH STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM

4N OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1927 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 61

PADDOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

OMAHA PADDOCK @ W CENTER, Douglas, NE

Built 1972 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 4,936

105TH ST/FAU 5013

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

OMAHA 105TH @ PACIFIC, Douglas, NE

Built 1984 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 7,110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.4E 3.8S STRANG, Fillmore, NE

Built 1979 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.1E SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE

Built 1966 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 1655

Fair

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

JCT US6/US283 .5S 5.8W, Furnas, NE

Built 1972 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 210

R34J ROCKFORD LAKE

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.7N OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE

Built 1926 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 205

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2S 1W OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 75

36 RD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

JCT US77/US136 4E 2S, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 525

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2W .5N OF FILLEY, Gage, NE

Built 1982 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

US77

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

IN BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1962 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 14,000

S34A LIBERTY SPUR

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

SCL LIBERTY, Gage, NE

Built 1964 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 110

FAS 1550

Fair

Over: PHELPS COUNTY CANAL

JCT US283/N23 6.5N 10.5E, Gosper, NE

Built 1977 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 170

FAS 1695

Fair

Over: 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

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

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.

Every figure on PlainBridge is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.