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County Highway over Frenchman Creek

Chase County, Nebraska · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

County Highway over Frenchman Creek in Chase County, Nebraska, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 1 of the 32 inventoried bridges in Chase County rated poor (3.1%); 1 (3.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 40 ft
Location	4.8W of Wauneta
NBI structure number	C001506105P
Condition class	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Nebraska department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Arapho AVE/FAS1315 over Frenchman Creek	1983	1,640	Good
N61 over Stream	1950	1,575	Fair
N61 over Spring Creek	1950	1,575	Fair
US6 over Sand Creek	1998	1,505	Fair
US6 over Frenchman Creek	1963	1,275	Good
S15A Champion Spur over Sand Creek	1956	965	Good