Bridge conditions in Nemaha County, Nebraska

179 inventoried bridges · 60 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 3 bridges in Nemaha County is rated in poor condition: 60 of 179 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Nebraska.

• 60 of the 179 bridges in Nemaha County, Nebraska, are rated in poor condition (33.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
• 84 bridges (46.9%) are rated good and 35 (19.6%) fair.
• The median Nemaha County bridge was built in 1973.
• The busiest poor-rated bridge is US136 over Missouri River (built 1938), carrying about 2,450 vehicles a day.

Good 46.9% · Fair 19.6% · Poor 33.5% of 179 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.

Busiest bridges in the county

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

Every bridge in Nemaha County → - all 179, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

All of Nebraska: Nebraska bridge conditions by county · every download on the data page.

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