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US83 over South Platte River

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

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

US83 over South Platte River in Lincoln County, Nebraska, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974 and reconstructed in 2014, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,585 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 197 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated fair (28.9%); 9 (4.6%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 562 ft
Location	In North Platte
NBI structure number	S083 08198L
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I80 over Stream	1966	17,730	Good
I80 over Tri-county Canal	1964	17,730	Fair
I80 over Tri-county Canal	1964	17,730	Fair
I80 over Fremont Slough	1966	17,730	Good
I80 over S Ch Platte River	1964	17,730	Good
I80 over S Ch Platte River	1964	17,730	Good