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Bridge conditions in Loup County, Nebraska

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

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

Loup County has 3 bridges rated poor out of 20 inventoried, a 15.0% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 20 bridges in Loup County, Nebraska, are rated in poor condition (15.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
13 bridges (65.0%) are rated good and 4 (20.0%) fair.
The median Loup County bridge was built in 1966.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is County Highway over Calamus River (built 1970), carrying about 15 vehicles a day.

Good 65.0% · Fair 20.0% · Poor 15.0% of 20 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 Calamus River	1970	15	Poor
County Highway over Calamus River	1955	15	Poor
County Highway over Calamus River	1960	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
N91 over Leydell Canyon	1950	1,280	Good
N91 over Mccord Canyon	1994	1,280	Good
N91 over Stream	1950	1,280	Good
N91 over N Loup River Tributary	1950	1,280	Good
N91 over Sioux Creek	1994	1,280	Fair
US183 over North Loup River	1963	945	Fair
US183 over Calamus River	1966	520	Good
US183 over Calamus River Tributary	1961	520	Good
N91 over Stream	1964	340	Good
N96 over Calamus River	1985	245	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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