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Old Highway 20 over Stream

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

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

Old Highway 20 over Stream in Dawes County, Nebraska, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1937, making it 88 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 80 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2003).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 21 of the 90 inventoried bridges in Dawes County rated fair (23.3%); 10 (11.1%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 21 ft
Location	Njct US20/N71 8.9NE 2.5NE
NBI structure number	C002322510P
Condition class	Fair

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