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L79E US26 to N92 over North Platte River

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

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

L79E US26 to N92 over North Platte River in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1919 and reconstructed in 1967, making it 106 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,675 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 77 of the 248 inventoried bridges in Scotts Bluff County rated fair (31.0%); 10 (4.0%) 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 433 ft
Location	1N Melbeta
NBI structure number	SL79E00145
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
S79H over North Platte River	1977	12,250	Fair
US26 over Winters Creek	2003	10,005	Good
US26 over Tri-state Canal	1979	8,665	Good
US26 over Tri-state Canal	1979	8,665	Good
US26 over Tub Springs Creek	1979	8,665	Good
S Bound Bdwy Nprb over North Platte River	1973	7,513	Poor