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642 Bl-708 / 709 R over N Fk Big Nemaha River

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

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

642 Bl-708 / 709 R over N Fk Big Nemaha River in Richardson County, Nebraska, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 119 of the 259 inventoried bridges in Richardson County rated fair (45.9%); 35 (13.5%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 296 ft
Location	1.5w1n Salem(642-708709)
NBI structure number	C007412515P
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US75 over Little Muddy Creek	1986	3,615	Good
US75 over Dry Branch	1930	3,605	Fair
US75 over Whiskey Run	1986	3,605	Good
US75 over Honey Creek	1958	3,415	Good
US75 over Stream	1992	3,145	Fair
US75 over S Fk Big Nemaha River	1958	3,145	Fair