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: STREAM
4W US81 MADISON CL, Platte, NE
Built 1969 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7E US81 STANTON CL, Platte, NE
Built 1990 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3S CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 2000 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SO FORK UNION CREEK TRIB
2N 4E LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1991 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 2780
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N22 5.5N 5.8E, Platte, NE
Built 2003 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 165
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N 1.7W OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
E. EDGE HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 200
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4S 4.9E CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1996 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOST CREEK DIVERSION
3E 1.5N OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1989 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
1N OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 1972 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7283
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1E .7N OF MARION, Red Willow, NE
Built 1969 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
N89
FairOver: STREAM
1W MARION, Red Willow, NE
Built 1958 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 580
635 BL-711R / 712T
FairOver: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER
1.5E1S H (635B-711R/712T), Richardson, NE
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 90
704 RD-636 / 637 B
FairOver: STREAM
3.5S8.5W SAL(704-636/637), Richardson, NE
Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50
709 RD-651 B/652 A
FairOver: STREAM
2N FC (709 R-651B/652A), Richardson, NE
Built 1987 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50
449TH AVE
FairOver: LAUGHING WATER CREEK
10N 2.8E BASSETT, Rock, NE
Built 2002 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK SWAN CREEK
6.6N 3E OF TOBIAS, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 2930
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
JCT N41/N103 3N 2.8W, Saline, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.6W OF DEWITT, Saline, NE
Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50
MAIN ST
FairOver: SPRINGFIELD CREEK
WCL SPRINGFIELD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1952 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,580
FAIRVW RD/COL 7916
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
.2E 2.5S OF GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1986 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 130
SB-US34
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER
9S SCL OMAHA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1955 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 19,350
N370
FairOver: PAPILLION CREEK TRIB
4E GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1989 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 17,560
CORNHUSKER RD
FairOver: UP/BN/MUD CR 817-409-P
CRNHSKER RD @ FT CROOK RD, Sarpy, NE
Built 1954 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 11,000
COLL 7762
FairOver: SAND CREEK
3N 5.5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1965 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK WAHOO CREEK
2S 2.6W OF MALMO, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: DUNLAP CREEK
4.5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1945 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MILLER BRANCH
2.5S 1.2E OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1999 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORTH OAK CREEK
2.2N 1.6W OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1989 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
5.5S 2.7E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N FK WAHOO CREEK
2.2N .5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1983 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30
Y ROAD
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
16N N92 BUTLER CL, Saunders, NE
Built 1972 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7131, CR 27
FairOver: TRI-STATE CANAL
3W 4.5N OF MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1965 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 95
COUNTY ROAD K
FairOver: NINEMILE CREEK
3E 4N OF MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1983 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
US20
FairOver: STREAM
1E GORDON, Sheridan, NE
Built 1937 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,470
MIN MAINT ROAD
FairOver: SHERMAN RESERVOIR CANAL
3.1W 7.2N OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE
Built 1963 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 10
N24
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
1W STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1967 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 3,085
N31
FairOver: SW BRANCH BIG PAPIO CRK
12N ELKHORN, Washington, NE
Built 1964 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 2,885
N91
FairOver: LITTLE BELL CREEK
8E NICKERSON, Washington, NE
Built 1964 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,220
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E FRK FARMERS CREEK
2W 3.8N INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 1989 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
.7S 1W LUSHTON, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2W.8S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1926 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60
ROAD C
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
9.3W 1.1N BENEDICT, York, NE
Built 1960 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 32
HOLSTEIN AVE.
FairOver: SAND CREEK
12510 S. HOLSTEIN AVE., Adams, NE
Built 1962 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 260
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BAZILE CREEK
2.5N 3.5E OF BRUNSWICK, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HALL CREEK
1NW NELIGH, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BAZILE CREEK
2N 3E OF BRUNSWICK, Antelope, NE
Built 1945 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5E OAKDALE, Antelope, NE
Built 1960 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3N 10.5W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE
Built 1981 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 5
THIRD AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
RIVERDALE 3RD @ CHERRY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 110
Showing 4,351-4,400 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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