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 3595
FairOver: YANKEE CREEK
JCT US136/S-49C 1.4E .8N, Johnson, NE
Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WESTERN CANAL
3.2S 2.5W OF BRULE, Keith, NE
Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 2280
FairOver: MERRIMAN CREEK
JCT N14/N59 2.6W, Knox, NE
Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 540
IRR/COLL 7662
FairOver: STREAM
6N 1W OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE
Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 80
N12
FairOver: HARRY MILLER CREEK
4E VERDEL, Knox, NE
Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 545
N121
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER TRIB
1S WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,040
W AGNEW RD/FAS3380
FairOver: ASH HOLLOW CREEK (B 133)
JCT US77/S-55E 2N .1E, Lancaster, NE
Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 144
S 82ND ST
FairOver: STREAM (X 83)
1SE OF HICKMAN, Lancaster, NE
Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 784
N 84TH STREET
FairOver: SALT CREEK (G 2)
N 84TH ST AT I80 .3S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 158
S 120TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (J 138)
S EDGE OF WALTON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1920 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 242
N 162ND ST
FairOver: SALT CREEK (H 207)
2.5NE OF WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 261
NW 112TH /FAS 3395
FairOver: ELK CREEK (E 197)
JCT US34/S-55A 2.4W, Lancaster, NE
Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,061
ADAMS ST
FairOver: STREAM (J 99)
5S 3E OF WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 141
US6
FairOver: S BR MIDDLE CREEK
JCT US6/S55A 1.8W, Lancaster, NE
Built 1983 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,075
N 27TH ST
FairOver: SALT CREEK
N 27TH FAIRFIELD ST, Lancaster, NE
Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30,130
W CUMMINGS ST
FairOver: OAK CREEK
W CUMMINGS @ NW 41ST, Lancaster, NE
Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,550
841ST RD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.5SE OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 2006 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15
840TH RD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.5S 2E OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1989 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60
546TH AVE
FairOver: UNION CREEK N FK
3N 9E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5S 5W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1993 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
7.5S 3W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4S 1W OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE
Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
1ST ST
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
.5 S NORFOLK, Madison, NE
Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,005
FAIRGROUND ROAD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
MADISON FARGRND @ N4, Madison, NE
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 275
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WARM SLOUGH
NE EDGE OF CENTRAL CITY, Merrick, NE
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
2S 13.5W OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10
FAS 3675
FairOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
JCT N67/N105 2.9E .5N, Nemaha, NE
Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3674
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
JCT N105/S-64B .9W, Nemaha, NE
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 125
FAS 2385
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
NJCT US136/N14 10E 1.8S, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 430
ROAD A
FairOver: COURTLAND CANAL
2W N14 KANSAS SL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15
N14
FairOver: ELK CREEK
IN NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,480
FAS 3665
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
JCT N50/N128 6W .1S, Otoe, NE
Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 95
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E 5.6N UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3704
FairOver: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
0E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 230
16TH ST/FAU 6205
FairOver: NORTH TABLE CREEK
NEBR CITY 16TH @ FRONTAGE, Otoe, NE
Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,340
US20/N121
FairOver: E BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER
3E OSMOND, Pierce, NE
Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,345
FAS 2770
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N45/N91 9S 6.7E, Platte, NE
Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOUP RIVER TRIBUTARY
2.5N 2.4W MONROE, Platte, NE
Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
7E US81 STANTON CL, Platte, NE
Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7697
FairOver: STREAM
2NW OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 125
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL
2.7S OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7E OF TARNOV, Platte, NE
Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOSEKE CREEK
5S 1E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 1565
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER
EJCT US6/US83 17.2E 2.4N, Red Willow, NE
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 305
719 RD-633/634 AV
FairOver: STREAM
5N HUMBOLDT (719-633/634), Richardson, NE
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25
719 RD-637/638 AV
FairOver: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK
5W 1N STELLA(719-637/638), Richardson, NE
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1W 1N COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
ROAD C
FairOver: MOSQUITO CREEK TRIB
4.5S 1.5E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROAD 789TH
FairOver: OAK CREEK
ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 85
N92
FairOver: STREAM
11E ANSLEY, Sherman, NE
Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 605
Showing 4,701-4,750 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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