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N53 over Little Blue River

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

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

N53 over Little Blue River in Thayer 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 2020, making it 5 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 235 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 106 of the 220 inventoried bridges in Thayer County rated good (48.2%); 16 (7.3%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 421 ft
Location	3S Alexandria
NBI structure number	S053 00412
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SB US81 over Big Sandy Creek	1937	5,495	Fair
NB US81 over Big Sandy Creek	1998	5,495	Good
SB US81 over UPRR 813-625-u	1937	5,495	Fair
NB US81 over UPRR 813-625-u	1998	5,495	Good
US81 over Stream	1937	5,495	Good
US81 over Stream	1981	5,100	Fair