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Nebraska Bridge Conditions
Highway bridges longer than 20 feet in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
Yearly inspection ratings. A poor rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe to use.
- Highway bridges
- 15,412
- Good condition
- 53%
- 8,169
- Poor condition
- 7.5%
- 1,155
- Weight-limited or closed
- 3,348
Bridges by county
| County | Bridges | Good | Poor | Weight-limited | Avg. year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 210 | 61% | 6.2% (13) | 44 | 1979 |
| Antelope County | 162 | 29% | 14.8% (24) | 66 | 1971 |
| Banner County | 36 | 77.8% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1972 |
| Blaine County | 19 | 57.9% | 10.5% (2) | 4 | 1990 |
| Boone County | 237 | 66.2% | 3% (7) | 41 | 1975 |
| Box Butte County | 30 | 93.3% | 0% (0) | 2 | 1967 |
| Boyd County | 65 | 83.1% | 1.5% (1) | 3 | 1989 |
| Brown County | 56 | 46.4% | 5.4% (3) | 23 | 1972 |
| Buffalo County | 459 | 58% | 1.3% (6) | 20 | 1989 |
| Burt County | 169 | 34.9% | 3% (5) | 26 | 1983 |
| Butler County | 212 | 20.3% | 2.8% (6) | 34 | 1983 |
| Cass County | 273 | 44.3% | 12.5% (34) | 76 | 1981 |
| Cedar County | 315 | 49.2% | 5.1% (16) | 76 | 1979 |
| Chase County | 32 | 81.3% | 3.1% (1) | 2 | 1989 |
| Cherry County | 57 | 42.1% | 19.3% (11) | 22 | 1959 |
| Cheyenne County | 159 | 82.4% | 1.9% (3) | 5 | 1973 |
| Clay County | 132 | 69.7% | 3.8% (5) | 25 | 1977 |
| Colfax County | 253 | 65.2% | 2.4% (6) | 35 | 1992 |
| Cuming County | 402 | 24.9% | 2% (8) | 136 | 1986 |
| Custer County | 301 | 59.1% | 8% (24) | 62 | 1971 |
| Dakota County | 74 | 52.7% | 8.1% (6) | 10 | 1976 |
| Dawes County | 90 | 65.6% | 11.1% (10) | 19 | 1965 |
| Dawson County | 300 | 67.7% | 3.7% (11) | 21 | 1973 |
| Deuel County | 73 | 80.8% | 1.4% (1) | 2 | 1979 |
| Dixon County | 145 | 33.8% | 9.7% (14) | 46 | 1979 |
| Dodge County | 338 | 72.5% | 2.4% (8) | 53 | 1983 |
| Douglas County | 511 | 48.9% | 3.1% (16) | 9 | 1985 |
| Dundy County | 47 | 76.6% | 0% (0) | 1 | 1971 |
| Fillmore County | 218 | 70.2% | 8.3% (18) | 37 | 1978 |
| Franklin County | 104 | 59.6% | 1.9% (2) | 14 | 1977 |
| Frontier County | 95 | 60% | 17.9% (17) | 30 | 1973 |
| Furnas County | 168 | 63.1% | 7.7% (13) | 40 | 1974 |
| Gage County | 394 | 34.8% | 8.6% (34) | 139 | 1971 |
| Garden County | 29 | 79.3% | 6.9% (2) | 2 | 1964 |
| Garfield County | 24 | 58.3% | 4.2% (1) | 3 | 1978 |
| Gosper County | 62 | 56.5% | 17.7% (11) | 15 | 1977 |
| Greeley County | 84 | 26.2% | 15.5% (13) | 20 | 1969 |
| Hall County | 271 | 64.9% | 3.7% (10) | 17 | 1981 |
| Hamilton County | 175 | 33.1% | 13.1% (23) | 55 | 1966 |
| Harlan County | 89 | 64% | 5.6% (5) | 21 | 1971 |
| Hayes County | 41 | 56.1% | 17.1% (7) | 6 | 1977 |
| Hitchcock County | 77 | 64.9% | 7.8% (6) | 6 | 1969 |
| Holt County | 242 | 82.2% | 1.7% (4) | 26 | 1988 |
| Hooker County | 2 | 100% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1992 |
| Howard County | 161 | 28.6% | 6.8% (11) | 48 | 1977 |
| Jefferson County | 239 | 53.6% | 20.5% (49) | 81 | 1970 |
| Johnson County | 173 | 48.6% | 23.7% (41) | 42 | 1973 |
| Kearney County | 71 | 63.4% | 1.4% (1) | 11 | 1978 |
| Keith County | 91 | 76.9% | 0% (0) | 5 | 1972 |
| Keya Paha County | 23 | 47.8% | 13% (3) | 4 | 1971 |
| Kimball County | 88 | 69.3% | 1.1% (1) | 5 | 1971 |
| Knox County | 329 | 58.7% | 2.7% (9) | 65 | 1982 |
| Lancaster County | 663 | 57.2% | 4.5% (30) | 46 | 1986 |
| Lincoln County | 197 | 66.5% | 4.6% (9) | 17 | 1977 |
| Logan County | 4 | 100% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1968 |
| Loup County | 20 | 65% | 15% (3) | 6 | 1977 |
| Madison County | 302 | 36.1% | 8.6% (26) | 71 | 1981 |
| Merrick County | 173 | 65.3% | 8.7% (15) | 34 | 1977 |
| Morrill County | 91 | 72.5% | 0% (0) | 4 | 1969 |
| Nance County | 148 | 54.1% | 6.1% (9) | 46 | 1974 |
| Nemaha County | 179 | 46.9% | 33.5% (60) | 62 | 1970 |
| Nuckolls County | 255 | 33.7% | 7.5% (19) | 47 | 1980 |
| Otoe County | 360 | 44.2% | 20.6% (74) | 113 | 1973 |
| Pawnee County | 191 | 35.6% | 34.6% (66) | 81 | 1967 |
| Perkins County | 13 | 84.6% | 0% (0) | 1 | 1955 |
| Phelps County | 79 | 54.4% | 5.1% (4) | 16 | 1981 |
| Pierce County | 177 | 39% | 11.9% (21) | 66 | 1969 |
| Platte County | 435 | 35.2% | 4.8% (21) | 100 | 1981 |
| Polk County | 93 | 58.1% | 10.8% (10) | 22 | 1975 |
| Red Willow County | 78 | 64.1% | 1.3% (1) | 9 | 1972 |
| Richardson County | 259 | 40.5% | 13.5% (35) | 171 | 1967 |
| Rock County | 14 | 57.1% | 7.1% (1) | 4 | 1968 |
| Saline County | 325 | 68.9% | 7.7% (25) | 70 | 1983 |
| Sarpy County | 192 | 38% | 8.3% (16) | 31 | 1980 |
| Saunders County | 507 | 27.4% | 7.5% (38) | 197 | 1974 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 248 | 64.9% | 4% (10) | 49 | 1973 |
| Seward County | 246 | 64.6% | 7.7% (19) | 36 | 1980 |
| Sheridan County | 63 | 82.5% | 0% (0) | 6 | 1965 |
| Sherman County | 118 | 55.9% | 2.5% (3) | 15 | 1973 |
| Sioux County | 36 | 58.3% | 2.8% (1) | 9 | 1972 |
| Stanton County | 221 | 48.4% | 8.6% (19) | 38 | 1984 |
| Thayer County | 220 | 48.2% | 7.3% (16) | 61 | 1968 |
| Thomas County | 20 | 60% | 0% (0) | 1 | 1991 |
| Thurston County | 152 | 53.9% | 18.4% (28) | 34 | 1982 |
| Valley County | 115 | 80% | 0% (0) | 15 | 1981 |
| Washington County | 149 | 75.2% | 2.7% (4) | 8 | 1990 |
| Wayne County | 251 | 57% | 10.8% (27) | 70 | 1979 |
| Webster County | 192 | 62.5% | 8.3% (16) | 46 | 1978 |
| Wheeler County | 13 | 76.9% | 0% (0) | 2 | 1998 |
| York County | 206 | 55.3% | 3.4% (7) | 20 | 1975 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many bridges in Nebraska are in poor condition?
- In the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, 1,155 of 15,412 highway bridges in Nebraska were rated poor (7.5% of rated bridges).
- Which Nebraska counties have the most bridges in poor condition?
- Among counties with at least 30 bridges, the highest shares rated poor are Pawnee County (34.6%), Nemaha County (33.5%), Johnson County (23.7%), Otoe County (20.6%), Jefferson County (20.5%).
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory ยท 2025 data