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Bridge conditions in Cedar County, Nebraska

315 inventoried bridges · 16 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled

Cedar County tracks close to typical: 16 of its 315 inventoried bridges (5.1%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

Good 49.2% · Fair 45.7% · Poor 5.1% of 315 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.

BridgeBuiltVehicles/dayCondition
US81 over Norwegian Bow Creek Trib19453,475Poor
US81 over Norwegian Bow Creek19533,410Poor
N57 over Pearl Creek19871,835Poor
County Highway over Norwegian Bow Creek1970400Poor
Cedar Street over Middle Logan Crk Trib1935400Poor
894TH Rd over Antelope Creek1935165Poor
875TH Rd over Pearl Creek Trib1956110Poor
County Highway over Stream197970Poor
County Highway over Stream193565Poor
County Highway over Stream193545Poor
568TH Ave over Bow Creek197140Poor
County Highway over Baker Creek195030Poor
573RD Ave over North Logan Creek193525Poor
871ST St over Middle Logan Creek Trib194525Poor
County Highway over North Logan Creek193520Poor
576 Ave over Ames Creek193510Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

BridgeBuiltVehicles/dayCondition
US81 over Missouri River20077,755Fair
US20/N15 over Logan Creek19684,325Fair
US81 over Antelope Creek19944,110Good
US81 over Norwegian Bow Creek Trib19453,475Poor
US81 over West Bow Creek20113,475Good
US81 over West Bow CR. Trib.and Ov19473,475Good
US81 over Pearl Creek19543,410Fair
US81 over N Fk Pearl Creek Trib19543,410Fair
US81 over Bow Creek19533,410Fair
US81 over Bow Creek Tributary19543,410Good

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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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.