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US20 over White Clay Creek

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

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

US20 over White Clay Creek in Dawes 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1959 and reconstructed in 1995, making it 66 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,605 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 59 of the 90 inventoried bridges in Dawes County rated good (65.6%); 10 (11.1%) 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 131 ft
Location	3E Crawford
NBI structure number	S020 03708
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US20 over Stream	1950	9,060	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek Tributary	1954	2,930	Good
US20 over Stream	1952	2,425	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek	1993	2,350	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek	1954	2,350	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek Tributary	1954	2,350	Good