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
FAS 2810
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
JCT N32/N121 5N .6W, Madison, NE
Built 1961 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 55
COLL 7697
FairOver: STREAM
3W OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 2003 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRAINAGE WAY
1SE OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 2000 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLAKELY CREEK
.7E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1981 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 200
N14
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
8.2N NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1937 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,585
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1W OF STEINAUER, Pawnee, NE
Built 1983 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
2N 0.3E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO LOSEKE CR.
6.2S 3.1E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOST CREEK
5.2N 2W OF MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 1969 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7S 6.5W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1989 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 2815
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
JCT US81/N22 7W 2.1N, Platte, NE
Built 2015 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 360
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3S 4.7E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.2N OF CORNLEA, Platte, NE
Built 1961 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
3RD STREET
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
HUMPHREY 3RD @ CEDAR, Platte, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100
COLL 7280
FairOver: RED WILLOW CREEK
.1N 4.5W OF INDIANOLA, Red Willow, NE
Built 2012 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SWAN CREEK
.5E .4S OF SWANTON, Saline, NE
Built 1960 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
N15
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY
14N WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 1967 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,170
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.7N 3.9W OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE
Built 2004 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7837
FairOver: STREAM
3W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1970 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3S 2E OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
3.3S 1.5W OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE
Built 1975 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100
N79
FairOver: DUNLAP CREEK
8N VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 1960 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,110
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2S OF SEWARD, Seward, NE
Built 1986 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: OAK CREEK
1E 1.9S OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 1981 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
N58/N92
FairOver: STREAM
0N LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE
Built 1960 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,595
N92
FairOver: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL
2W ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 775
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5W 11.3S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1989 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.7S 2E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1975 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7663
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.7E BELVIDERE, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 3490
FairOver: BELL CREEK
WJCT US30/US73 12.3W 9.3N, Washington, NE
Built 1978 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 495
855TH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.4S 5.7W OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1971 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FRANKLIN CANAL
1E 1N INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FARMERS CREEK
3N 2.5W INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 2000 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7677
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.8E 3N OF BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1939 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 85
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
4.5E 3.4N BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1972 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 45
I80
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1E WACO INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 27,560
I80
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1E WACO INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 27,560
US34/US281
FairOver: UPRR 906-165-D
IN HASTINGS, Adams, NE
Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 19,350
837TH RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1S 3.5E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 90
COLL 7631
FairOver: STREAM
4.5W 3.7S OF CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE
Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2W ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5N 1.5W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: KEARNEY CANAL
7E .5N OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40
N10
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
13N MINDEN, Buffalo, NE
Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,535
N10
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
1S PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,785
FAS 3075 CO RD J
FairOver: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER
EJCT N15/N92 5W 2.9S, Butler, NE
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 145
COUNTY ROAD 34
FairOver: STREAM
1S 3.2W OF DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD X
FairOver: STREAM
1.2S 4.5E DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD 24 1/2
FairOver: STREAM
.3S 2.6W SURPRISE, Butler, NE
Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: SKULL CREEK
2N .4W ABIE, Butler, NE
Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 4,601-4,650 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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