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S23A Whitney Spur over White River

Dawes County, Nebraska · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

S23A Whitney Spur over White River in Dawes County, Nebraska, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1937, making it 88 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 225 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 10 of the 90 inventoried bridges in Dawes County rated poor (11.1%); 10 (11.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 201 ft
Location	Scl Whitney
NBI structure number	SS23A00172
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US20 over Stream	1950	9,060	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek Tributary	1954	2,930	Good
US20 over Stream	1952	2,425	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek	1993	2,350	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek	1954	2,350	Good
US385 over Chadron Creek Tributary	1954	2,350	Good