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N15 over Plum Creek

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

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

N15 over Plum Creek in Wayne County, Nebraska, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1937 and reconstructed in 1970, making it 88 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,965 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 251 inventoried bridges in Wayne County rated fair (32.3%); 27 (10.8%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 87 ft
Location	7S Wayne
NBI structure number	S015 15738
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
N35 over South Logan Creek	2003	4,350	Good
N35 over South Logan Creek Trib	2003	4,350	Fair
N35 over South Branch Deer Creek	1958	3,925	Fair
N35 over South Branch Deer Creek	1958	3,925	Fair
N35 over Deer Creek	1998	3,925	Good
N35 over Deer Creek Overflow	1958	3,925	Fair