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FAS1225 Slim Butte over White River

Dawes County, Nebraska · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

FAS1225 Slim Butte over White River in Dawes County, Nebraska, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 240 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2011).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 59 of the 90 inventoried bridges in Dawes County rated good (65.6%); 10 (11.1%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 104 ft
Location	Wjct US20/US385 8.3N 8.6E
NBI structure number	C002305920P
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US20 over Stream	1950	9,060	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek Tributary	1954	2,930	Good
US20 over Stream	1952	2,425	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek	1993	2,350	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek	1954	2,350	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek Tributary	1954	2,350	Good