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US136 over Swartz Creek

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

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

US136 over Swartz Creek in Furnas 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 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 585 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 49 of the 168 inventoried bridges in Furnas County rated fair (29.2%); 13 (7.7%) 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 85 ft
Location	3W Oxford
NBI structure number	S136 00623
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US6/US34 over Medicine Creek	1932	3,280	Fair
US6/US34 over Stream	1934	3,280	Good
US6/US34 over Stream	2005	3,280	Good
US6/US34 over Stream	1968	3,280	Good
US6/US34 over Smith Canyon	2005	3,280	Good
US6/US34 over Elk Creek	1936	2,555	Poor