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: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL

2NE OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E OF HUMPHREY, Platte, NE

Built 1989 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 75

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1N OF LAKE BABCOCK RES, Platte, NE

Built 1984 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

SB US81

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

8NW COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 7,875

NB US81

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

8NW COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 7,875

FAS 1555

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1.5W1N SALEM(642-708709), Richardson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

647 AV-706R/707LN

Fair

Over: BIG NEMAHA RIVER TRIBUTA

1.7E SALEM (647-706/707L), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 15

N15

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

3N WESTERN, Saline, NE

Built 1961 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,270

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

3N 3E OF VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE

Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5SE OF COLON, Saunders, NE

Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: WAHOO CREEK

1NE OF WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 1986 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5W 3N OF MEAD, Saunders, NE

Built 1991 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3420

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

JCT N92/S-78E 4N .4W, Saunders, NE

Built 1981 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 1050,S BELTLIN

Fair

Over: WINTERS CREEK

JCT N71/N92 1.6E 1.5N, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1963 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 2,090

CR 22-T

Fair

Over: CEDAR CANYON DRAIN

3S OF GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1949 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 60

L79E US26 TO N92

Fair

Over: NORTH PLATTE RIVER

1N MELBETA, Scotts Bluff, NE

Built 1958 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,675

N15

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BIG BLUE

1S SEWARD, Seward, NE

Built 1965 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 9,075

I80

Fair

Over: BNSF RR 073-210-R

2E SEWARD INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1964 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30,530

I80

Fair

Over: BNSF RR

2E SEWARD INTRCHG, Seward, NE

Built 1964 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30,530

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL

.5S .2W OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE

Built 1963 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

7.2N 7.9W OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1978 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: UNION CREEK

3.2W 5S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: HAWTHORNE CREEK

N EDGE ARCADIA, Valley, NE

Built 1916 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

US75

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

4N FORT CALHOUN, Washington, NE

Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 4,815

572ND AVE

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

JCT N15/N35 4W .6N, Wayne, NE

Built 1979 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: FARMERS CREEK

3.5N 2.2W OF INAVALE, Webster, NE

Built 1991 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7682

Fair

Over: STREAM

.2N 1.8W OF THAYER, York, NE

Built 1929 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7682

Fair

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

.2N .5W OF THAYER, York, NE

Built 1938 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

2N 2W BRADSHAW, York, NE

Built 1976 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

4W 3S THAYER, York, NE

Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.7N 10.2E MC COOL JCT, York, NE

Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 13

ADAMS CENTRAL AVE.

Fair

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

500 N. ADAMS CENTRAL RD, Adams, NE

Built 1970 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,500

N74

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2E HOLSTEIN, Adams, NE

Built 1977 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 595

FAS 2615

Fair

Over: E BR VERDIGRIS CREEK

JCT US20/N14 4.5W 2.2N, Antelope, NE

Built 1977 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 105

US275

Fair

Over: BELMAR CREEK

0SE NELIGH, Antelope, NE

Built 1934 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 5,185

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

.7W OF ODESSA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35

2ND AVE

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL

IN KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 8,763

2ND AVE

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL

IN KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 8,763

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

4E 3.6N LYONS, Burt, NE

Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30

US75

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

SCL DECATUR, Burt, NE

Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,465

COUNTY ROAD 42

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

.4N 1.6W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 1990 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 42

Fair

Over: BONE CREEK

1.2W OCTAVIA, Butler, NE

Built 1997 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 40

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

1S 3.3W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 25

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

.2E 2N ULYSSES, Butler, NE

Built 1982 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 38

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N 2E OF DAVID CITY, Butler, NE

Built 1994 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD W

Fair

Over: STREAM

.3W .9N LINWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 1998 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 10

S12A LINWOOD SPUR

Fair

Over: SKULL CREEK

2SW LINWOOD, Butler, NE

Built 1967 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 510

FAS 3358

Fair

Over: CALLAHAN CREEK

JCT I80/N63 4S 2.8E, Cass, NE

Built 1952 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 95

558TH AVE

Fair

Over: 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

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