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
Y ROAD (RS 1747)
FairOver: TUNNELL CREEK
7.0S 10.3E TREGO CENTER, Trego, KS
Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40
I70 HWY, WB
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.37 MI E K138, WB, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10,550
SE 190th
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.0N 4.0E OF LATHAM, Butler, KS
Built 1945 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 70
HALLOWELL (OLD 96)
FairOver: K-96 / SHAWNEE CREEK
0.39 MI E EJCT US-69, Cherokee, KS
Built 1934 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 2,525
16TH. RD. #174
FairOver: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK
N.W. EDGE OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS
Built 1960 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 955
11 Road
FairOver: CAVALRY CREEK
2.0W 3.0S OF COLDWATER, Comanche, KS
Built 1993 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 50
SW 72nd St
FairOver: KISIWA CREEK
3.0S 1.1E OF HALSTEAD, Harvey, KS
Built 1960 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 15
Road T
FairOver: PAWNEE RIVER
12.5W 7.5N OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1968 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 24
RS 393 - Elk Dr.
FairOver: TRIB. WEST ELKHORN CREEK
5.6W OF WESTFALL, Lincoln, KS
Built 1964 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 90
RS 1122 U.2-60.0
FairOver: STREAM
1.0S 7.0E OF OLPE, Lyon, KS
Built 1950 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 66
RD 10 939.9-552.0
FairOver: TRIB. TO VERDIGRIS RIVER
6.0S 2.5W OF OLPE, Lyon, KS
Built 1936 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 54
GRANITE (RS 1107)
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
1.5E OF BREMEN, Marshall, KS
Built 1936 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 142
E-23.5 LOCAL
FairOver: TABLE ROCK CREEK
1.0E 2.0S OF TESCOTT, Ottawa, KS
Built 1984 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 40
201ST RD.
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.0W OF LUCAS, Russell, KS
Built 1982 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 20
ROAD 6 (RS 288)
FairOver: LADDER CREEK
4.0S OF WESKAN, Wallace, KS
Built 1966 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 70
NE 140 Rd
FairOver: STREAM
1.0E OF ODIN, Barton, KS
Built 1947 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 170
SE Stony Creek Rd
FairOver: N. BR. LIT. WALNUT RIV.
1.3W 4.2S OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS
Built 1927 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 25
T-10.5 LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB TO PEYTON CREEK
3.5E OF STRONG CITY, Chase, KS
Built 1925 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 40
US166 HWY
FairOver: LITTLE CANEY RIVER
11.39 MI E EJCT K99, Chautauqua, KS
Built 1953 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,500
E Avenue
FairOver: MULE CREEK
1.0S 0.9E OF WILMORE, Comanche, KS
Built 1970 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 45
V Road
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1.9S 5.5E OF BUTTERMILK, Comanche, KS
Built 1969 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10
MINOR 20.44N-7.45E
FairOver: OAKLEY CREEK
1.0E OF LECOMPTON, Douglas, KS
Built 1964 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 67
170th Avenue
FairOver: SALINE RIVER
9.9N 5.0E OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS
Built 1983 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 30
NW 36th St
FairOver: WEST EMMA CREEK
4.0S 2.4W OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1930 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 20
RD 20 933.1-550.0
FairOver: FAWN CREEK
6.1W 5.0S OF OLPE, Lyon, KS
Built 1953 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 80
80 RD.
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
4.0S 0.2 W OF FLORENCE, Marion, KS
Built 2004 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 40
15TH RD (14.0-I.0)
FairOver: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK
2.9N 1.0W OF HOME CITY, Marshall, KS
Built 1945 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10
RS 468 Z.7 - 2800
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
0.5W 1.4N OF BURDICK, Morris, KS
Built 1954 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 200
RS 1052
FairOver: VINE CREEK
1.6W 0.8S OF VINE CREEK, Ottawa, KS
Built 1978 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 50
150th Rd
FairOver: SCHOOL CREEK
248 4 N 1.3 E 54-75, Woodson, KS
Built 1930 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 50
NW 140 Rd
FairOver: BLOOD CREEK
3.5N 2.0E OF OLMITZ, Barton, KS
Built 1987 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30
NE 10 Ave
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
3.0N OF GREAT BEND, Barton, KS
Built 1946 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 120
NW 30th St
FairOver: BRN. WHITEWATER RIVER
4.5S 0.5E OF POTWIN, Butler, KS
Built 1961 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 285
RS 804 Road 8
FairOver: STREAM
1.9N OF WAUNETA, Chautauqua, KS
Built 1954 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 98
J Road (RS 877)
FairOver: SOUTH FORK REPUBLICAN
5.0S 7.0W ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS
Built 1958 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 65
RS 452 Rd EE
FairOver: TRIB TO FIVE MILE CREEK
2.7W OF ENGLEWOOD, Clark, KS
Built 1964 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 55
LOCAL B18-E90
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
290 2000 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1980 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30
Old Highway 40
FairOver: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY
1.2S 4.2E OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS
Built 1928 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,300
Hesston Rd
FairOver: MIDDLE EMMA CREEK
0.6S.E. OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1978 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,075
(RD 219) COL.os 42
FairOver: BUCKNER CREEK
0.9S 1.0E OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1998 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50
(RD B) RD.os 47
FairOver: SAWLOG CREEK
11.0S 3.8E OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1984 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 35
RS 1450 BSN 720
FairOver: HERMES CREEK
2.5N 1.5W OF IONIA, Jewell, KS
Built 1957 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 39
LOCAL X.4-27.0
FairOver: COURTLAND CANAL
1.6S 2.0E OF WEBBER, Jewell, KS
Built 1997 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20
RS 1148 16-7.4
FairOver: NEOSHO RIVER
4.0E 3.7S OF CHANUTE, Neosho, KS
Built 1975 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 193
Rd. W7
FairOver: SAPPA CREEK
11.0N 7.0W OF NORTON, Norton, KS
Built 1981 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30
RS 1250 18.0-13.5
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
0.5W OF LYNDON, Osage, KS
Built 1965 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 115
S. 160th AVE.
FairOver: TRIB. SOUTH FORK SOLOMON
2.6S OF BLOOMINGTON, Osborne, KS
Built 1995 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5
Z-18.3 LOCAL
FairOver: COAL CREEK
5.7N OF NILES, Ottawa, KS
Built 1959 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40
E. 900 RD. (189)
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1.0S 2.0W OF AGRA, Phillips, KS
Built 1983 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30
GODLOVE ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
3.0N 1.0E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1955 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 125
Showing 5,901-5,950 of 23,867 bridges
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