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
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: N FK WAHOO CREEK
3S 1.4W OF MALMO, Saunders, NE
Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 60
FAS 3365
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/N63 6.2E .7S, Saunders, NE
Built 1984 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 255
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
4.4N 1W OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1988 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MILLER BRANCH
2.3E 3S OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1997 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2.5S 2.7E COLON, Saunders, NE
Built 1977 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 45
SB-FAU 5701, BROAD
FairOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
JCT N71/N92 2N, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1973 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,513
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1NW OF BEE, Seward, NE
Built 1995 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40
I80
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
1W MILFORD INTRCHG, Seward, NE
Built 1964 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30,530
I80
FairOver: S BR MIDDLE CREEK TRIB
1W PLEASANT DALE INTRCHG, Seward, NE
Built 1962 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 33,125
MIN MAINT ROAD
FairOver: SHERMAN RESERVOIR CANAL
5.5N OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE
Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MERIDIAN CREEK
3W 10.4S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: UNION CREEK
4.5W 5.5S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 2000 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.7N 3.2W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
6W 9.5N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1986 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100
N24
FairOver: MESKENTHINE CREEK
IN STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,920
COLL 7599
FairOver: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK
.5E 3S OF DAVENPORT, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 205
N4
FairOver: DRY SANDY CREEK
8W DAYKIN, Thayer, NE
Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 735
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER
.2S OF THEDFORD, Thomas, NE
Built 2002 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50
IRR/US75/US77
FairOver: OMAHA CREEK TRIBUTARY
1N WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE
Built 1938 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 8,480
575TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
1W 2.7N OF WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40
N57
FairOver: DOG CREEK
2.5N CARROLL, Wayne, NE
Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 545
COLL 7538
FairOver: STREAM
3N .8W RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3E & .3N OF HENDERSON, York, NE
Built 2008 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 46
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
.5S 1.8W THAYER, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 92
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 1.7W GRESHAM, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 42
COLL 7673
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.8W 3.1S WACO, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E 1.7N THAYER, York, NE
Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40
Field Access
FairOver: Cambridge Canal
2.5 mi E of Cambridge, Furnas, NE
Built 1947 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 5
866TH ROAD
FairOver: BIG SPRINGS CREEK
2.5N 1.2W OF ORCHARD, Antelope, NE
Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 1975
FairOver: STREAM
JCT I80/L-10C .3S, Buffalo, NE
Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,275
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
2E .7S RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 6.7E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 3530
FairOver: ELM CREEK
JCT US73/N51 1.2S 1.3W, Burt, NE
Built 1984 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 225
COUNTY ROAD B
FairOver: STREAM
1.8W SURPRISE, Butler, NE
Built 1995 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD K
FairOver: STREAM
1E ULYSSES, Butler, NE
Built 1990 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N.BR BIG BLUE RIV
1.5N 2.2E RISING CITY, Butler, NE
Built 2008 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
CEDAR CREEK RD
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER TRIB
JCT N66/S-13H 2.5N .1E, Cass, NE
Built 1975 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
286TH ST
FairOver: STOVE CREEK
.5W 2.1S OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1989 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STONE CREEK
.1E OF ELMWOOD, Cass, NE
Built 1963 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 330
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S BR WEEPING WATER CREEK
2.2E .2S OF AVOCA, Cass, NE
Built 1985 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
5.8SE OF PLATTSMOUTH, Cass, NE
Built 2011 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 100
894TH RD
FairOver: SECOND BOW CREEK TRIB
JCT N12/N15 .2E 4.1N, Cedar, NE
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 105
FAS 3215
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/N84 4E 3.7S, Cedar, NE
Built 1989 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 65
883RD RD
FairOver: DEAD CREEK
2.2E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1978 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30
CO RD 99 MI 9924
FairOver: LODGEPOLE CREEK
JCT US30/L-17C .6E .8S, Cheyenne, NE
Built 1964 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY 9
FairOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
.5S 1E OF CLARKSON, Colfax, NE
Built 2014 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S FK DRY CREEK
5.5N 2.9W OF SCHUYLER, Colfax, NE
Built 1979 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 3145
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US30/N15 3W 10.3N, Colfax, NE
Built 1974 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 3145
FairOver: DRY CREEK
JCT US15/N91 3W 4.3S, Colfax, NE
Built 1977 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 150
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
9E N15 WAYNE CL, Cuming, NE
Built 1990 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 4,851-4,900 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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