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: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL
2NE OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE
Built 1989 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 75
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1N OF LAKE BABCOCK RES, Platte, NE
Built 1984 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
SB US81
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
8NW COLUMBUS, Platte, NE
Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 7,875
NB US81
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
8NW COLUMBUS, Platte, NE
Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 7,875
FAS 1555
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER
EJCT US6/US83 1.1N 6.5E, Red Willow, NE
Built 1980 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 235
642 BL-708 / 709 R
FairOver: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER
1.5W1N SALEM(642-708709), Richardson, NE
Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30
647 AV-706R/707LN
FairOver: BIG NEMAHA RIVER TRIBUTA
1.7E SALEM (647-706/707L), Richardson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 15
N15
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
3N WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 1961 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,270
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
3N 3E OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5SE OF COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 65
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WAHOO CREEK
1NE OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1986 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.5W 3N OF MEAD, Saunders, NE
Built 1991 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 3420
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
JCT N92/S-78E 4N .4W, Saunders, NE
Built 1981 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 1050,S BELTLIN
FairOver: WINTERS CREEK
JCT N71/N92 1.6E 1.5N, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1963 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 2,090
CR 22-T
FairOver: CEDAR CANYON DRAIN
3S OF GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1949 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 60
L79E US26 TO N92
FairOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
1N MELBETA, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1958 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,675
N15
FairOver: TRIB TO BIG BLUE
1S SEWARD, Seward, NE
Built 1965 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 9,075
I80
FairOver: BNSF RR 073-210-R
2E SEWARD INTRCHG, Seward, NE
Built 1964 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30,530
I80
FairOver: BNSF RR
2E SEWARD INTRCHG, Seward, NE
Built 1964 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30,530
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL
.5S .2W OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 1963 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.2N 7.9W OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1978 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: UNION CREEK
3.2W 5S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HAWTHORNE CREEK
N EDGE ARCADIA, Valley, NE
Built 1916 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
US75
FairOver: MILL CREEK
4N FORT CALHOUN, Washington, NE
Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 4,815
572ND AVE
FairOver: DEER CREEK
JCT N15/N35 4W .6N, Wayne, NE
Built 1979 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FARMERS CREEK
3.5N 2.2W OF INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 1991 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7682
FairOver: STREAM
.2N 1.8W OF THAYER, York, NE
Built 1929 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7682
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
.2N .5W OF THAYER, York, NE
Built 1938 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2N 2W BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1976 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
4W 3S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.7N 10.2E MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 13
ADAMS CENTRAL AVE.
FairOver: PAWNEE CREEK
500 N. ADAMS CENTRAL RD, Adams, NE
Built 1970 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,500
N74
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
2E HOLSTEIN, Adams, NE
Built 1977 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 595
FAS 2615
FairOver: E BR VERDIGRIS CREEK
JCT US20/N14 4.5W 2.2N, Antelope, NE
Built 1977 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 105
US275
FairOver: BELMAR CREEK
0SE NELIGH, Antelope, NE
Built 1934 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 5,185
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: KEARNEY CANAL
.7W OF ODESSA, Buffalo, NE
Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35
2ND AVE
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL
IN KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 8,763
2ND AVE
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL
IN KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 8,763
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4E 3.6N LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
US75
FairOver: ELM CREEK
SCL DECATUR, Burt, NE
Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,465
COUNTY ROAD 42
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
.4N 1.6W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1990 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 42
FairOver: BONE CREEK
1.2W OCTAVIA, Butler, NE
Built 1997 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 40
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
1S 3.3W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY ROAD 25
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
.2E 2N ULYSSES, Butler, NE
Built 1982 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 38
FairOver: STREAM
2N 2E OF DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 1994 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD W
FairOver: STREAM
.3W .9N LINWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1998 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 10
S12A LINWOOD SPUR
FairOver: SKULL CREEK
2SW LINWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1967 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 510
FAS 3358
FairOver: CALLAHAN CREEK
JCT I80/N63 4S 2.8E, Cass, NE
Built 1952 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 95
558TH AVE
FairOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
JCTUS81/N84 3E 2.2N, Cedar, NE
Built 1980 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 60
Showing 4,501-4,550 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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