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
18TH RD (RS 1236)
FairOver: DOG WALK CREEK
2.0S OF WINIFRED, Marshall, KS
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 152
16TH RD (15.0-P.8)
FairOver: TRIB. TO PERKINS CREEK
0.2N 2.0W OF WINIFRED, Marshall, KS
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 80
I135 US81 NB-SB
FairOver: DRY TURKEY CR DRAIN
0.24 MI N US56, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,271
Hedge Lane Rd
FairOver: BURLINGTON NORTHERN R.R.
8.8S 1.3E OF PAOLA, Miami, KS
Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,220
Pressonville Rd
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
3.7N 8.2W OF PAOLA, Miami, KS
Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 106
5000 RD Mile 19
FairOver: MOUSE CREEK
3.2W OF CHERRYVALE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 378
US166 HWY, EB
FairOver: UP RAILROAD
14.21 MI E SJCT US75, EB, Montgomery, KS
Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,560
County Rd 1100
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
COPAN RESERVOIR & W. A., Montgomery, KS
Built 1945 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5
S CROCO RD 195
FairOver: PLUMMER CREEK
0.9S 3.0W 0F OVERBROOK, Osage, KS
Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 40
S. 200th AVE.
FairOver: MEDICINE CREEK
2.3S 3.7W OF BLOOMINGTON, Osborne, KS
Built 2000 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10
W. 190th DR.
FairOver: TWIN CREEK
10.0S 2.4E OF OSBORNE, Osborne, KS
Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 30
E Hunter (RS 851)
FairOver: WEST MIDDLE CEDAR CREEK
9.0N 13.5E PHILLIPSBURG, Phillips, KS
Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
W LIMESTONE RD(71)
FairOver: STARVATION CREEK
3.0N 1.0W OF STUTTGART, Phillips, KS
Built 2001 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10
W. FOX RD. (83)
FairOver: JACK CREEK
1.5S 4.0E OF LONG ISLAND, Phillips, KS
Built 1910 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10
Willowbrook Rd
FairOver: COW CREEK
W EDGE OF WILLOW BROOK, Reno, KS
Built 1982 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 174
CR 120
FairOver: TRIB. TO WALNUT CREEK
4.2S OF ALEXANDER, Rush, KS
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 115
S CO LINE RS 1456
FairOver: DRY CREEK
12.4S 1.9E OF GORHAM, Russell, KS
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 75
K18 HWY
FairOver: EAST FORKWOLF CREEK
0.30 MI E OF K-232, Russell, KS
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 565
I70 HWY, NL-SL
FairOver: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE
1.17 MI E ELLIS CO LON, Russell, KS
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,600
K15 HWY, NB-SB
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE
0.81 MI N 55TH ST, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,750
RS 2076 201-A
FairOver: WAKARUSA RIVER
1.2S 7.0E OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS
Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,000
I470 HWY, WB
FairOver: SHUNGANUNGA CREEK
1.92 MI SE WJCT US75, WB, Shawnee, KS
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 16,350
80 N
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO BOW CREEK
7.5N 12.8E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 40
S. Mayfield Rd.
FairOver: LONG CREEK
3.9S OF MAYFIELD, Sumner, KS
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 49
E. 125th St. S.
FairOver: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK
0.5S 2.6W GEUDA SPRINGS, Sumner, KS
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 41
E. 125th St. S.
FairOver: BITTER CREEK
0.5S 1.3W GEUDA SPRINGS, Sumner, KS
Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 41
W. 120th Ave. N.
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH SLATE CREEK
3.0N 2.1W CONWAY SPRINGS, Sumner, KS
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
N. Milan Rd.
FairOver: TRIB. S. BR. SLATE CREEK
2.6N 2.0W CONWAY SPRINGS, Sumner, KS
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
S. Seneca
FairOver: TRIB. TO MERIDIAN CREEK
1.8N 3.0E OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 94
S. Chicaskia Rd.
FairOver: FALL CREEK
0.9S 1.4E OF CALDWELL, Sumner, KS
Built 1993 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10
K25 HWY
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK DRG
1.19 MI. NORTH OF I-70, Thomas, KS
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,160
K4 HWY
FairOver: MUNKER CREEK DRAINAGE
0.21 MI E K180, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 800
RS 1102 28-K.2
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.5S 1.9W OF PALMER, Washington, KS
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 88
K22 HWY
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2.92 MI N US36, Washington, KS
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 275
14.5-G.9 LOCAL
FairOver: TRIB. TO FALL RIVER
0.5N 0.1W OF FREDONIA, Wilson, KS
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
US-69 HIGHWAY
FairOver: UP RR
1.63MI-NOF US24, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,180
MINOR COL 18-I.7
FairOver: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK
1.3S 2.6E OF LANCASTER, Atchison, KS
Built 1955 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 30
K3 HWY
FairOver: LITTLE OSAGE RIVER
1.91 MI S LINN COLN, Bourbon, KS
Built 1942 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 480
Raccoon Rd.
FairOver: TRIB. S. FK. WOLF RIVER
0.5E 4.0N OF EVEREST, Brown, KS
Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 55
SW 120th
FairOver: LITTLE WALNUT RIVER
2.7W 2.5S OF LEON, Butler, KS
Built 1960 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 35
Wolf Rd (Y15-S15)
FairOver: CREEK
2285 Wolf Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50
Dove
FairOver: ELK RIVER
1.0S 3.7E OF ELK FALLS, Elk, KS
Built 1956 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 60
US160 HWY
FairOver: ELK RIVER DRAINAGE
6.25 MI E EJCT K99, Elk, KS
Built 1956 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 415
C ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO SMOKY HILL RIVER
16.0S 1.8E OF GOVE, Gove, KS
Built 1934 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 25
(RD L) RD.os 39
FairOver: BUCKNER CREEK
1.0S 1.7W OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1985 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 30
(RD M) RD.os 49
FairOver: BUCKNER CREEK
4.1E OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1984 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 40
54th
FairOver: Buck Creek
5.0S 0.8E OF OSKALOOSA, Jefferson, KS
Built 1968 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 155
K14 HWY
FairOver: MILL DM(NINESCAH OVFLO
0.42 MI N 8TH ST(KINGMAN), Kingman, KS
Built 1963 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,260
RS 1117 Y.4-246.0
FairOver: MUD CREEK
0.2S OF READING, Lyon, KS
Built 1975 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 53
JADE RD.
FairOver: SOUTH COTTONWOOD RIVER
0.3E 2.4S OF HILLSBORO, Marion, KS
Built 1996 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 20
Showing 6,251-6,300 of 23,867 bridges
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