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

US77

Fair

Over: UP/BNSF RR 816-094-K

IN FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1936 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 9,070

ELK CITY DRIVE

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5W ELK CITY, Douglas, NE

Built 1920 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 26

US6

Fair

Over: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK

78TH @ DODGE OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1933 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 47,915

72ND ST/FAU 5037

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

OMAHA 72ND @ Q, Douglas, NE

Built 1978 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30,600

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY SANDY CREEK

.3W 1.7S STRANG, Fillmore, NE

Built 1973 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

J AND 20, Franklin, NE

Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.5S .5W OF CORTLAND, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 70

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

3W .2N OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE

Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD 489TH AV

Fair

Over: TRIB WALLACE CREEK

JCT N11/22 1.8E 8.2N, Greeley, NE

Built 1961 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: W BR SPRING CREEK

.5N OF WOLBACH, Greeley, NE

Built 2007 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 70

COLL 7575

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

4E .5N OF SCOTIA, Greeley, NE

Built 1997 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROAD 802 AV

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

3.5E 1S OF SCOTIA, Greeley, NE

Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD 507TH AV

Fair

Over: FREEMAN CREEK

.5E 3.2S OF SPALDING, Greeley, NE

Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 60

CAMERON ROAD

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

5.5N 2W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE

Built 2001 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

US34/US281

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

1S GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 12,340

N FRONT STREET

Fair

Over: EDDY ST

N FRONT & EDDY ST, Hall, NE

Built 1950 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E 1.2S GILTNER, Hamilton, NE

Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40

L41D HAMPTON CNLK

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2S HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE

Built 1973 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 405

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

.5W 10S EWING, Holt, NE

Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LOUSE CREEK

16N 10.4E ONEILL, Holt, NE

Built 1992 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E 6.4N OF CENTER, Knox, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5N .7E OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 2006 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5N 5.7E OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

NW 140TH /FAS 3370

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK (D 150)

9N US34 SEWARD CL, Lancaster, NE

Built 1979 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 75

S 38TH ST

Fair

Over: M BR BIG NEMAHA RI(X 30)

1S 2E OF PRINCETON, Lancaster, NE

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55

W ROCK CREEK RD

Fair

Over: NORTH OAK CREEK (D 203)

3N OF RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE

Built 1985 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55

N 70TH ST

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

1N CRNHUSKER HWY & N 70TH, Lancaster, NE

Built 1977 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 4,850

US83

Fair

Over: FREMONT SLOUGH

1S NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE

Built 1965 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 6,410

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5W OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

1NW OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 2895

Fair

Over: STREAM

EJCT N32/N45 2E 3.3N, Madison, NE

Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 155

COLL 7698

Fair

Over: UNION CREEK

JCT US81/N32 4S 2.2W, Madison, NE

Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

JCT US81/N32 2.5E 6.1N, Madison, NE

Built 1984 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.5E 3.1S OF JOHNSON, Nemaha, NE

Built 1985 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25

N67

Fair

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1E BROCK, Nemaha, NE

Built 1950 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 440

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK

2.3E 4.4N OAK, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2001 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LORES BRANCH

2.2N 3.1W OF DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE

Built 1991 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7882

Fair

Over: S FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1E DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE

Built 1980 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

2E 8.5N BERTRAND, Phelps, NE

Built 1977 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK TRIBUTARY

3.5N N39 BOONE CL, Platte, NE

Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2815

Fair

Over: LOUP RIVER

JCT US81/N22 7W .9S, Platte, NE

Built 1980 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,300

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

6.5W OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1995 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

9E 1N OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE

Built 1995 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30

MERIDIAN RD

Fair

Over: TRACY CREEK

2N CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1981 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40

US83

Fair

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

1S MCCOOK, Red Willow, NE

Built 1931 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,815

709 RD-648 / 649 A

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N2.5W FC (709-648/649), Richardson, NE

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1N 3E TOBIAS, Saline, NE

Built 1991 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25

N41

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK TRIBUTARY

11W WILBER, Saline, NE

Built 1961 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 775

72ND STREET

Fair

Over: PAPILLION CREEK

ECL PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 1995 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 16,095

CAPEHART ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S 3W PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 1996 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 280

Showing 4,801-4,850 of 15,571 bridges

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