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Bridge conditions in Brown County, Nebraska

56 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Brown County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 56 inventoried bridges (5.4%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 56 bridges in Brown County, Nebraska, are rated in poor condition (5.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
26 bridges (46.4%) are rated good and 27 (48.2%) fair.
The median Brown County bridge was built in 1963.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is County Highway over Long Pine Creek (built 1935), carrying about 125 vehicles a day.

Good 46.4% · Fair 48.2% · Poor 5.4% of 56 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
County Highway over Long Pine Creek	1935	125	Poor
County Highway over Stream B. Keim	1935	25	Poor
Bar 25 Road over Long Pine Creek	1935	15	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US20 over Long Pine Creek	1983	2,425	Good
US20 over Sand Draw Creek	1978	1,645	Good
US20 over Stream	1932	1,645	Good
US20 over Stream	1932	1,645	Good
US20 over Plum Creek	1989	1,335	Good
N7 over Calamus River	1991	525	Good
US183 over Stream	1954	510	Good
US183 over Bone Creek	2001	510	Good
Fas 1787 over Ainsworth Irrig Canal	1963	455	Good
Meadville Ave over Sand Draw	2023	260	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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