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23RD Ave over North Loup River

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

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

23RD Ave over North Loup River in Howard 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 1982, making it 43 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 35 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2011).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 46 of the 161 inventoried bridges in Howard County rated good (28.6%); 11 (6.8%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 401 ft
Location	Jct US281/N22 2S 8.6W
NBI structure number	C004700605
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US281/N92 over Middle Loup River	1994	5,285	Fair
US281 over Lake Creek	1994	4,270	Good
US281 over Stream	1962	3,150	Good
N92 over Middle Loup River Trib	1974	3,000	Good
N11 over Middle Loup River	1990	2,100	Fair
US281 over North Loup River	1955	2,020	Fair