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Bridge conditions in Richardson County, Nebraska

259 inventoried bridges · 35 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 7 bridges in Richardson County is rated in poor condition: 35 of 259 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Nebraska.

35 of the 259 bridges in Richardson County, Nebraska, are rated in poor condition (13.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
105 bridges (40.5%) are rated good and 119 (45.9%) fair.
The median Richardson County bridge was built in 1969.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is N8 over N Fk Big Nemaha River (built 1955), carrying about 800 vehicles a day.

Good 40.5% · Fair 45.9% · Poor 13.5% of 259 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
N8 over N Fk Big Nemaha River	1955	800	Poor
N105 over Kirkham Creek	1949	460	Poor
S64E Indian Caves over Deroin Creek	1973	180	Poor
S64E Indian Caves over Beadow Creek	1973	180	Poor
635 Bl-711r / 712T over N Fk Big Nemaha River Tr	1935	90	Poor
642 Bl-703t / 705R over Rock Creek	1935	50	Poor
703 Tr-641 / 642 A over Rock Creek	1935	50	Poor
711 Rd-639 / 640 B over Stream	1935	50	Poor
702 Rd over Pony Creek	1925	50	Poor
711 Road over Dry Branch	1935	45	Poor
710 Rd-652 / 653 A over Silver Branch	1950	45	Poor
717 Rd-640/641 Av over Little Muddy Creek	1925	40	Poor
641 Av - 703t/705r over Honey Creek	1935	40	Poor
707 Rd-630 / 631 A over South Fork Big Nemaha Tr	1935	40	Poor
710 Rd-650 / 651 A over Goolsby Creek	1935	40	Poor
708 Rd-659 / 660 A over Stream	1935	40	Poor
717 Rd-631/632 Av over Long Branch	1915	35	Poor
639 Blv-702/703 Rd over Honey Creek	1975	35	Poor
715 Rd-646 / 647 A over Sardine Branch	1915	30	Poor
708 Rd-654 / 655 A over Halfbreed Creek	1925	30	Poor
714 Rd-642/643 Av over Stream	1935	25	Poor
638 Blv-702/703 Rd over Rattlesnake Creek	1935	25	Poor
705 R-633a / 634B over Fourmile Creek	1935	25	Poor
714 Rd-650 / 651 A over Goolsby Creek	1915	25	Poor
649 Av-716 / 717 R over Stream	1935	25	Poor
706 Rd over Big Nemaha River Trib	1941	20	Poor
707 Lane over Stream	1935	20	Poor
644 Av-712 / 713 R over Stream	1935	20	Poor
709 Rd-654 / 655 A over Halfbreed Creek	1935	20	Poor
714 Rd-653 / 654 A over Stream	1935	15	Poor
711 Rd-647 / 648 A over Stream	1935	15	Poor
642 Av - 702r/703t over Rock Creek	1935	10	Poor
714 Rd-646 / 647 A over Sardine Branch	1935	10	Poor
Fb-660a-703t/705r over Roadside Ditch	2001	5	Poor
636 Bl-south 706R over Easly Creek	1935	1	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US75 over Little Muddy Creek	1986	3,615	Good
US75 over Dry Branch	1930	3,605	Fair
US75 over Whiskey Run	1986	3,605	Good
US75 over Honey Creek	1958	3,415	Good
US75 over Stream	1992	3,145	Fair
US75 over S Fk Big Nemaha River	1958	3,145	Fair
US75 over S Fk Big Nemaha River	1958	3,145	Good
US75 over N Fk Big Nemaha River	1992	3,145	Good
US73/US159 over Bnsf/uprr 083-696-x	1981	2,915	Good
US73 over Muddy Creek South Overfl	2009	2,575	Good

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

Every bridge in Richardson County → - all 259, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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