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Bridge conditions in Keya Paha County, Nebraska

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

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

About one in 8 bridges in Keya Paha County is rated in poor condition: 3 of 23 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Nebraska.

3 of the 23 bridges in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, are rated in poor condition (13.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
11 bridges (47.8%) are rated good and 9 (39.1%) fair.
The median Keya Paha County bridge was built in 1959.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is County Highway over Skinner Creek (built 1953), carrying about 25 vehicles a day.

Good 47.8% · Fair 39.1% · Poor 13.0% of 23 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 Skinner Creek	1953	25	Poor
Coll 7443 over Rickman Creek	1953	15	Poor
Coll 7443 over Wentworth Creek	1935	15	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US183/N12 over East Holt Creek	1959	720	Good
N12 over Burton Creek	2018	590	Fair
N12 over Spring Creek	1979	590	Good
US183 over Holt Creek	1961	555	Good
US183 over Niobrara River	2001	545	Good
N12 over Keya Paha River	1957	400	Good
N12 over Coon Creek	1949	345	Fair
N7 over Stream	1982	280	Good
Meadville Road over Rock Creek	1949	65	Fair
Fas 1915 over Keya Paha River	1980	50	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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