Total Bridges
23,867
Public highway bridges in Kansas
State profile · Below median Poor share
Kansas bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Kansas, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 23,867
- Public bridges
- 50.2%
- Good condition
- 5.2%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
50.2%
11,979 bridges rated 7-9
0.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
5.2%
1,253 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-1.7pp vs national avg 7.0%
Kansas vs national bridge condition
Kansas - Good condition share 50.2%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Kansas - Poor-condition share 17.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (105)
Allen 154 Anderson 123 Atchison 166 Barber 215 Barton 437 Bourbon 208 Brown 211 Butler 594 Chase 166 Chautauqua 130 Cherokee 311 Cheyenne 100 Clark 86 Clay 231 Cloud 304 Coffey 305 Comanche 99 Cowley 337 Crawford 281 Decatur 159 Dickinson 335 Doniphan 129 Douglas 296 Edwards 69 Elk 133 Ellis 275 Ellsworth 242 Finney 78 Ford 220 Franklin 332 Geary 116 Gove 109 Graham 133 Grant 16 Gray 51 Greeley 33 Greenwood 216 Hamilton 68 Harper 355 Harvey 372 Haskell 14 Hodgeman 109 Jackson 242 Jefferson 194 Jewell 283 Johnson 781 Kearny 58 Kingman 391 Kiowa 79 Labette 351 Lane 8 Leavenworth 241 Lincoln 224 Linn 257 Logan 39 Lyon 493 Marion 289 Marshall 402 McPherson 577 Meade 84 Miami 304 Mitchell 261 Montgomery 296 Morris 179 Morton 10 Nemaha 359 Neosho 206 Ness 167 Norton 233 Osage 306 Osborne 219 Ottawa 295 Pawnee 160 Phillips 249 Pottawatomie 294 Pratt 118 Rawlins 91 Reno 574 Republic 258 Rice 262 Riley 193 Rooks 169 Rush 157 Russell 261 Saline 359 Scott 22 Sedgwick 1312 Seward 15 Shawnee 535 Sheridan 116 Sherman 102 Smith 281 Stafford 115 Stanton 21 Stevens 0 Sumner 661 Thomas 61 Trego 166 Wabaunsee 224 Wallace 44 Washington 277 Wichita 18 Wilson 151 Woodson 140 Wyandotte 315
Kansas vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Kansas on the same metric.
WA
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
IN
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
KS
Kansas
5.25% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
5.41% top marginal rate
ID
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kansas
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kansas, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
37 ROAD
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY BEAVER CREEK
2.6S 2.3E OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS
Built 1963 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 15
LOCAL MEDF230
PoorOver: PEACE CREEK
2.0N 8.2W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS
Built 1950 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 25
LOCAL G-2.5
PoorOver: EAST OAK CREEK
4.0N 1.5E OF DISPATCH, Jewell, KS
Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1
LOCAL Y-12.5
PoorOver: TRIB. TO WHITE ROCK CK.
3.0N 1.5E OF BURR OAK, Jewell, KS
Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 20
28TH RD (27.0-A.5)
PoorOver: TRIB. TO POLE CREEK
3.0E OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS
Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
80 E
PoorOver: S. FORK SOLOMON RIVER
0.4N 8.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30
All Bridges in Kansas
LOCAL GRAN10340
FairOver: COW CREEK
0.3N OF WILLOW BROOK, Reno, KS
Built 1956 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 48
WILLISON RD 10.18
FairOver: DRAIN
1.8S 0.5W OF HAVEN, Reno, KS
Built 1981 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 60
LOCAL 771-454.6
FairOver: EFF CREEK
2.6S 6.0W OF SHIPTON, Saline, KS
Built 1963 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 14
NW 50 Ave
FairOver: WILD HORSE CREEK
3.5W 3.1N OF ST. JOHN, Stafford, KS
Built 1965 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 160
N Geuda Springs Rd
FairOver: TRIB. ARKANSAS RIVER
7.2N 1.0E OF OXFORD, Sumner, KS
Built 1992 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 20
LOCAL RD. 118
FairOver: ROBERTS CREEK
6.0N 0.6W OF PAXICO, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1983 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 20
WB I70-NBND FAIRFX
FairOver: 7 UP R.R TRACKS
0.49 MILES W MO ST LINE, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1962 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 5,500
Quail Rd. (S5-S75)
FairOver: TRIB. TO CHAPMAN CREEK
3225 Quail Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1970 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 20
NW 80 Rd
FairOver: BACHELOR CREEK
1.0N 4.5W OF ATTICA, Harper, KS
Built 1980 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 10
101ST ST
FairOver: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 4
600' E OF LOWELL, Johnson, KS
Built 1972 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,500
RS 1884 E-20
FairOver: N. FORK WILDCAT CREEK
2.0W OF ST. BENEDICT, Nemaha, KS
Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 90
LOCAL RD. G-16
FairOver: DEER CREEK
3.5S OF BERN, Nemaha, KS
Built 1993 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 10
RS 496 12.5-6.85
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.8S 1.5E OF CHANUTE, Neosho, KS
Built 1940 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 305
W 325TH ST 199
FairOver: PULESTON CREEK
3.1S 1.3E OF READING, Osage, KS
Built 1989 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 40
AIKEN SWITCH ROAD
FairOver: VERMILLION RIVER
6.0S OF ONAGA, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1983 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 155
GODLOVE ROAD
FairOver: JIM CREEK
4.5S 4.5E OF WHEATON, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1973 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 34
RS 299 58-1-7
FairOver: BLUFF CREEK
0.9S 0.2W OF METCALF, Sumner, KS
Built 1960 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 120
Texas U.0-9.9
FairOver: BRANCH OF SUGAR CREEK
0.1 S OF TEXAS-1000, Anderson, KS
Built 1934 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 185
Gyp Hills Road
FairOver: DRY CREEK
6.5S 6.5W MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS
Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 125
Albee Road
FairOver: ELM CREEK
4.0N OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS
Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
Pixley Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO ANTELOPE CREEK
1.4N 5.1W OF SHARON, Barber, KS
Built 1935 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 55
E Barton County Rd
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
2.9E OF GREAT BEND, Barton, KS
Built 1924 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100
K4 HWY
FairOver: Deception Creek Drg
2.85 MI E EJCT US281, Barton, KS
Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,640
K96 HWY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE
0.37 MI E RUSH COLN, Barton, KS
Built 1941 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,900
105TH ST. RS 1197
FairOver: LITTLE OSAGE RIVER
4.0E 0.8S OF XENIA, Bourbon, KS
Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 48
LOCAL 19.6-N.7
FairOver: MARMATON RIVER
W. EDGE OF FORT SCOTT, Bourbon, KS
Built 1971 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100
Dewberry Rd.
FairOver: TRIB. TO TERRAPIN CREEK
0.1S OF MORILL, Brown, KS
Built 1935 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 75
SW 21st / SW 70th
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3.1E 0.3N OF ANDOVER, Butler, KS
Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 4,355
23 Road (RS 115)
FairOver: PIGG CANYON
12.3N 9.0E ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS
Built 1970 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 15
13 Road
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
5.0N 1.0W OF ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS
Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
MINOR L.0-11.9
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.0N 2.0W OF CLAY CENTER, Clay, KS
Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80
K900 PARKS ROUTE
FairOver: CANE CREEK
MILFORD RESERVOIR & W.A., Clay, KS
Built 1900 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 25
US24 HWY
FairOver: MIDDLE PIPE CREEK DRG.
5.76 MI E US81, Cloud, KS
Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,600
K58 HWY
FairOver: TWISS CREEK
9.82 MI E SJCT US75, Coffey, KS
Built 1949 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 905
206th RD
FairOver: GROUSE CREEK
0.8W OF DEXTER, Cowley, KS
Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 90
271st RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
E. EDGE OF CAMBRIDGE, Cowley, KS
Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40
132nd RD
FairOver: WALNUT RIVER
3.0N 1.0W OF WINFIELD, Cowley, KS
Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 380
282nd RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO BEAVER CREEK
8.0S 1.3E OF DEXTER, Cowley, KS
Built 1960 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 95
141st RD
FairOver: GROUSE CREEK
0.8S OF SILVERDALE, Cowley, KS
Built 1947 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 45
LOCAL RD. 187
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
11.3S 5.5W OF GIRARD, Crawford, KS
Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
Road 5
FairOver: EAST FORK CANEY RIVER
3.1N 0.3W OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS
Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5
Ave B
FairOver: TABLE ROCK CREEK
0.6E 8.4N OF CARNEIRO, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1937 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 25
K140 HWY
FairOver: ALUM CREEK DRAINAGE
6.73 MI E K111, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,150
K23 HWY
FairOver: PAWNEE RIVER DRAINAGE
10.06 MI N OF W JCT 156, Finney, KS
Built 1935 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 735
US283 HWY
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
8.62 MI N CLARK COLN, Ford, KS
Built 1960 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,450
DD ROAD (RS 861)
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO BOW CREEK
13.1N 0.9E OF BOGUE, Graham, KS
Built 1980 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80
L ROAD (EAST)
FairOver: WILD HORSE CREEK
4.4S 3.4W OF BOGUE, Graham, KS
Built 1960 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40
K96 HWY
FairOver: WHITE WOMAN CREEK DRG.
0.10 MI E K27, Greeley, KS
Built 1935 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,580
RS 291 Virgil Rd
FairOver: VERDIGRIS RIVER
0.6W OF VIRGIL, Greenwood, KS
Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 166
LOCAL R.5-28
FairOver: STREAM
NE EDGE MANCHESTER OKLA, Harper, KS
Built 1945 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
Showing 5,201-5,250 of 23,867 bridges
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