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N61 over Niobrara River

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

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

N61 over Niobrara River in Cherry 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2007, making it 18 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 205 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 57 inventoried bridges in Cherry County rated good (42.1%); 11 (19.3%) 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 299 ft
Location	9S Merriman
NBI structure number	S061 21751
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
IRR/US83 over Minnechaduza Creek	1991	2,440	Good
US83 over Stream	1952	2,440	Fair
US20/83 over Niobrara River	1994	2,365	Good
US20 over Minnechaduza Creek	1984	1,460	Good
US83 over North Loup River	1987	1,245	Good
US83 over Ainsworth Canal	1962	1,180	Fair