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County Highway over Prairie Creek

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

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

County Highway over Prairie Creek in Merrick 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 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 35 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2003).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 113 of the 173 inventoried bridges in Merrick County rated good (65.3%); 15 (8.7%) 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 tee beam
Length	about 95 ft
Location	1.5E 9.6N Central City
NBI structure number	C006103525
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US34/N2 over M Ch Platte River	1969	7,890	Good
US30 over Warm Slough Overflow	1991	6,345	Good
US30 over Warm Slough	1931	4,250	Good
US30 over Stream	1973	3,870	Good
US30 over Silver Creek	2020	3,685	Good
N14 over Platte River	1991	3,200	Good