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: STREAM
1E 2.2S OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1993 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3W 1.5S OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 2001 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5W 2N OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 2006 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
.5S 3.2E OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 70
ROAD E
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
2S 4.2E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1994 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 1660
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
JCT N40/N21 9.4N 2.3W, Custer, NE
Built 1978 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 330
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.2SE OF BERWYN #161, Custer, NE
Built 1991 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
I80
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
4W COZAD INTRCHG, Dawson, NE
Built 1964 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 17,540
I80
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
4W COZAD INTRCHG, Dawson, NE
Built 1964 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 17,540
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
5S OF CONCORD, Dixon, NE
Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25
FAS 3585
FairOver: POWDER CREEK
WJCT US20/N9 .5W 7.5N, Dixon, NE
Built 1984 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 90
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1S OF ALLEN, Dixon, NE
Built 2001 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE PEBBLE CREEK
RD. C BET. 3 & 4, Dodge, NE
Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35
PONCA RD/COLL 7949
FairOver: STREAM
42ND & PONCA ROAD, Douglas, NE
Built 1985 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 350
N64
FairOver: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK
10E ELKHORN, Douglas, NE
Built 1969 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 23,595
EB-I80/SB-US75 RP6
FairOver: BNSF/UPRR 816-822-T
GROVER ST INTRCHG, Douglas, NE
Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 176,745
N92
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER
2E YUTAN, Douglas, NE
Built 2005 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 7,955
I680
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
IN OMAHA, Douglas, NE
Built 1959 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 141,700
144TH ST/FAU 5001
FairOver: W BR PAPILLION CREEK
144TH @ F ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 15,750
BOYD ST/FAU 5078
FairOver: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA BOYD @ 88TH, Douglas, NE
Built 1984 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 5,960
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
.5S 5.8W GENEVA, Fillmore, NE
Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
2S 3.7W SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE
Built 1966 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SNAKE CREEK
3N 1E OF HOAG, Gage, NE
Built 1968 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: KENT CANAL
4W .5S OF BURWELL, Garfield, NE
Built 1991 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
AIRPORT RD/FAS2150
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
JCT N2/N11 6.3E 2.8S, Hall, NE
Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 535
STOLLEY PARK RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
5.3N 2.2W WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 2225 ALDA RD
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
JCT I80/L-40C 2S, Hall, NE
Built 1986 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 775
ST PAUL RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
3.5N OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1940 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 65
150TH ROAD
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1W WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2014 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
EB-US34/NB-US281
FairOver: WOOD RIVER OVERFLOW
1S GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 12,340
16 RD
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK TRIB
1N 3E PHILLIPS, Hamilton, NE
Built 1975 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
7W 18.9N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1989 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.5S .9E OF JANSEN, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: YANKEE CREEK
.2S OF VESTA, Johnson, NE
Built 1987 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 60
COLL 7715
FairOver: STREAM
WEST CITY LIMITS OF WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1970 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 260
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE BAZILE CREEK
3.7S 2.7E OF CENTER, Knox, NE
Built 1914 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 5
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.2S 1.5E OF LINDY, Knox, NE
Built 1993 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7656
FairOver: STREAM
4.9W OF WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1972 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 185
SW 72ND ST
FairOver: STREAM (U 25)
W EDGE OF BLUE STEM REC, Lancaster, NE
Built 1960 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40
W WITTSTRUCK RD
FairOver: SALT CREEK (U 117)
2N 2.7W OF MARTELL, Lancaster, NE
Built 1954 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 33
N43
FairOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
1S BENNET, Lancaster, NE
Built 1961 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,940
N79
FairOver: OAK CREEK
5S AGNEW, Lancaster, NE
Built 1970 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 3,460
N 48TH ST/FAU 5239
FairOver: DEAD MANS RUN
N 48TH ST @ GARLAND ST, Lancaster, NE
Built 1957 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 22,500
FAS 1480
FairOver: TRI-COUNTY CANAL
5S 2.5E OF BRADY, Lincoln, NE
Built 1996 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 125
US83
FairOver: FREMONT SLOUGH
1S NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE
Built 1974 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 6,410
US83
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
IN NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE
Built 1974 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 9,585
COLL 7429
FairOver: NORTH LOUP RIVER
.5S 4E OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE
Built 1999 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 65
835TH RD
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
7S 1E OF TILDEN, Madison, NE
Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
9E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 2006 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7697
FairOver: UNION CREEK
5S 3W OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 1994 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
Showing 4,901-4,950 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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