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US83/N70 over North 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/N70 over North 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969 and reconstructed in 1994, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,840 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 353 ft
Location	0N North Platte
NBI structure number	S083 08457
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