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County Highway over Red Willow Creek

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

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

County Highway over Red Willow Creek in Hayes County, Nebraska, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2003).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 41 inventoried bridges in Hayes County rated poor (17.1%); 7 (17.1%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 105 ft
Location	4.5S 11E of Hayes Center
NBI structure number	C004303605P
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US6 over Frenchman Creek	1974	1,600	Good
US6 over Frenchman Creek	1974	1,600	Good
US6 over Wild Horse Creek	1974	1,565	Good
US6 over Stream	1974	1,565	Good
US6 over Frenchman Creek	1974	1,565	Good
US6 over Frenchman Creek	1974	1,565	Good