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Bridge conditions in Phelps County, Nebraska

79 inventoried bridges · 4 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 79 bridges in Phelps County: 43 rated good, 32 fair, and 4 poor.

4 of the 79 bridges in Phelps County, Nebraska, are rated in poor condition (5.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
43 bridges (54.4%) are rated good and 32 (40.5%) fair.
The median Phelps County bridge was built in 1981.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Coll 7383 over Irrigation Canal (built 1960), carrying about 95 vehicles a day.

Good 54.4% · Fair 40.5% · Poor 5.1% of 79 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
Coll 7383 over Irrigation Canal	1960	95	Poor
County Highway over Irrigation Canal	1981	30	Poor
County Highway over Irrigation Canal	1981	10	Poor
County Highway over Irrigation Canal	1960	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US183 over Sacramento Creek	1996	4,935	Good
US183 over Phelps County Canal	1995	3,795	Good
US183 over Whiskey Slough	1940	3,670	Good
N23 over Stream	1948	2,465	Good
N23 over Stream	1948	2,465	Good
N23 over Stream	1948	2,465	Good
Fas 1855 over Stream	1935	1,335	Fair
Fas 1865 over Platte River Tributary	1999	705	Good
Fas 1760 over Stream	1962	695	Good
Fas 1865 over Dry Creek	1987	650	Fair

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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