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: STREAM
12.7S 3.3E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1983 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7661
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH
1.5W 6.2S OF GILEAD, Thayer, NE
Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3.8S .8E HEBRON, Thayer, NE
Built 1915 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10
848TH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7.3S 3.5E OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1992 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FRANKLIN CANAL
3W .8N INAVALE, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
1.7SE OF ERICSON, Wheeler, NE
Built 2010 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: COON BRANCH
4W 2S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7676
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5S 3.5E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 64
513TH ST
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
JCT US 275/N14 .9S 10.7W, Antelope, NE
Built 1999 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 165
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4N 2.5E OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE
Built 1970 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 2250
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
JCT N52/N91 3N 2.7E, Boone, NE
Built 1930 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55
BISON RD
FairOver: ELM CREEK
.7S OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 1999 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 7E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1976 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 12
COLL 7471
FairOver: STREAM
3W .5S OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100
I80
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
2W MINDEN INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE
Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 22,480
I80
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
2W MINDEN INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE
Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 22,480
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5E 1.5N OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1994 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
1.4N 1.5W BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD Q
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
2W 1.4S DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 2004 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD I
FairOver: STREAM
1.2N 1E BELLWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 1996 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 41
FairOver: STREAM
.5S .9W OCTAVIA, Butler, NE
Built 2005 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 22
FairOver: STREAM
1.3S 4.6E DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 1994 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD U
FairOver: STREAM
1.6S 1W BRUNO, Butler, NE
Built 2007 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD 38
FairOver: BONE CREEK
2N 2.7E DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 38
FairOver: STREAM
.3N .2E BRUNO, Butler, NE
Built 2003 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50
S12B BRUNO-ABIE
FairOver: BONE CREEK
4W BRUNO, Butler, NE
Built 1962 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 685
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
2.5N 2W OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1993 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
.7NW HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1980 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BOW CREEK
7.5S 1.7W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15
869TH RD
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK TRIB
3N .9E OF RANDOLPH, Cedar, NE
Built 1965 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7801
FairOver: EAST BOW CREEK
8E 1.7N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
N97
FairOver: NORTH LOUP RIVER
25N MULLEN, Cherry, NE
Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 95
CO RD 87 MI 8728
FairOver: LODGEPOLE CREEK
4.5E POTTER, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1964 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 110
L17B POTTER CNLK
FairOver: LODGEPOLE CREEK
1S POTTER, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 480
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1E 9.4S OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 1976 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: KANE CREEK
7E N15 WAYNE CL, Cuming, NE
Built 1997 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 45
FAS 3540
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
JCT N51/L-20A 3.8W 4N, Cuming, NE
Built 1980 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3540
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N51/L-20A 3.6W 4N, Cuming, NE
Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7698
FairOver: S BR PEBBLE CREEK
3S .5W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1994 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 105
N15
FairOver: SAND CREEK
12S WAYNE, Cuming, NE
Built 1937 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,645
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: COMER CANYON
.5 E ANSLEY #680A, Custer, NE
Built 1920 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 75
N92
FairOver: STREAM
4E ANSLEY, Custer, NE
Built 1959 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 550
FAS 3925
FairOver: ELK CREEK
JCT US20/N110 4.6W .1S, Dakota, NE
Built 1977 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 640
US75/US77
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
2N HOMER, Dakota, NE
Built 1933 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 6,630
COUNTY ROAD 753
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
5.5W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
US385
FairOver: UPRR 815-506-S
IN CHAPPELL, Deuel, NE
Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,225
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LIME CREEK
1.5S 1W OF MASKELL, Dixon, NE
Built 1985 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
3W 3N EMERSON, Dixon, NE
Built 2005 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STORM SEWER DITCH
RD. 30 BET. X&Y S. BR., Dodge, NE
Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 70
Showing 4,751-4,800 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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