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: EAST BOW CREEK
10S OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1990 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: EAST BOW CREEK
9S OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1999 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
4.2W 2.7N DEWEESE, Clay, NE
Built 1976 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1E 1.5N FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE
Built 1950 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
BUTLER AVENUE
FairOver: SCHOOL CREEK
SUTTON BUTLER @ MAPLE, Clay, NE
Built 1976 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 200
N74
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
10W ONG SPUR, Clay, NE
Built 1972 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 615
N74
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
2W ONG SPUR, Clay, NE
Built 1972 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 615
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: EHERNBERGER DRAINAGE
.5W OF SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE
Built 1974 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E FK MAPLE CREEK
1S 1E OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE
Built 1992 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
4.5W 3N OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 2003 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 3465
FairOver: S BR PEBBLE CREEK
SJCT US275/N32 4.2S 9.2W, Cuming, NE
Built 1990 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 460
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7.5S 1W OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1999 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S .5E OF ARNOLD #448, Custer, NE
Built 1981 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
N71
FairOver: WHITE RIVER
1N CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1959 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 345
COUNTY ROAD 760
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
3.5N 2W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1986 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7716
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N 7.2W OF WAKEFIELD, Dixon, NE
Built 1991 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 80
STATE STREET
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH
1N 1.7E OF VALLEY, Douglas, NE
Built 1932 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 46
N50
FairOver: WEST PAPILLION CREEK
1SW MILLARD, Douglas, NE
Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25,430
N38
FairOver: ABAND UPRR/PAPIO CR
67TH & W CENTER RD OMAHA, Douglas, NE
Built 1980 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 22,500
192ND ST COLL 121C
FairOver: W BR PAPILLION CREEK
.9N 192ND & WEST DODG, Douglas, NE
Built 1978 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 7,952
FORT ST/FAU 5082
FairOver: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK
FORT ST @ 88TH ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1983 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 11,718
VINTON ST/FAU 5036
FairOver: UP/BNSF RR 816-821-L
OMAHA VINTON @ 28TH, Douglas, NE
Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 4,692
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SCHOOL CREEK
3.4N 1.7W GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1972 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
3.6E 1N GENEVA, Fillmore, NE
Built 1972 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7668
FairOver: DRY SANDY CREEK
2.3S 1E OF STRANG, Fillmore, NE
Built 1972 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 65
COLL 7446
FairOver: STREAM
O & 31 1/2, Franklin, NE
Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 120
N23
FairOver: NORTH PLUM CREEK
7W EUSTIS, Frontier, NE
Built 1934 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 795
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LATERAL E-65
2.5NE OF ELWOOD, Gosper, NE
Built 1977 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50
N91
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
3W SPALDING, Greeley, NE
Built 1961 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 835
ENGLEMAN RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
NJCT US281/N2 3W 1.7N, Hall, NE
Built 1980 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
B RD
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER W FK N BR
4.8S 5.5W GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 1951 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2E 3N HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE
Built 1963 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1S 2E HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE
Built 1933 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 1445
FairOver: N FK DRIFTWOOD CREEK
JCT US34/N25 3.5E 10.5S, Hitchcock, NE
Built 1974 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
12.3W 3.5S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1988 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STEELE CREEK
16N 16.4E ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 10
US275
FairOver: S FK ELKHORN RIVER
1E EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,850
SHERMAN CO LINE RD
FairOver: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL
6N N58 SHERMAN CL, Howard, NE
Built 1963 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20
12TH AVE
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 3.8W FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1984 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25
PAGE RD/COLL 7482
FairOver: STREAM
1W ELBA, Howard, NE
Built 1989 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 155
N11
FairOver: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER
SJCT N11/N58 .5S, Howard, NE
Built 1990 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 2,100
FAS 3015
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
JCT N8/N103 4.8W 1.2S, Jefferson, NE
Built 1977 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 235
575 AVE
FairOver: CUB CREEK TRIB
4.5N 2E OF JANSEN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 1975 40 500
FairOver: SAND CREEK
JCT N10/N74 8E 5.2S, Kearney, NE
Built 1968 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 260
N12
FairOver: STREAM
6E VERDEL, Knox, NE
Built 1960 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 545
SW 112TH ST
FairOver: HOLMES CREEK (N 157)
1W 1.2N OF DENTON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1938 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 87
N 40TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (B 42)
2.5N OF DAVEY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 52
ACCESS ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
ENTRANCE TO NDOR #1, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100
S 48TH ST/FAU 5239
FairOver: BEAL SLOUGH
S 48TH ST @ N2, Lancaster, NE
Built 1955 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 13,730
SOUTH AIRPORT RD
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB
3S 3W OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE
Built 1987 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 175
Showing 4,551-4,600 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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