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County Highway over Oak Creek

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

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

County Highway over Oak Creek in Sherman County, Nebraska, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 66 of the 118 inventoried bridges in Sherman County rated good (55.9%); 3 (2.5%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated April 2023, on a 48-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	9	9	Excellent condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 21 ft
Location	1.4N of Ashton
NBI structure number	C008224315
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	April 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	48 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
N2 over Mud Creek	1990	2,735	Fair
N2 over Mud Creek	1990	2,735	Good
N2 over Mud Creek Tributary	1988	1,825	Good
N2 over Mud Creek	1939	1,825	Good
N2 over Mud Creek	1939	1,825	Good
N2 over Bloody Run Creek	1938	1,825	Good