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
OLD HWY 82
FairOver: HONEY CREEK
969-432, Riley, KS
Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5
VINTON SCHOOL ROAD
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
923-336, Riley, KS
Built 1992 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100
A Road
FairOver: TRIB TO SALINE RIVER
7.0N 13.8E OF WAKEENEY, Trego, KS
Built 2000 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40
D-10.45 69
FairOver: MYER CREEK
0.5N 0.5W OF HADDAM, Washington, KS
Built 1922 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
Forest City Road
FairOver: MEDICINE RIVER
2.5N 8.3W MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS
Built 1992 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20
RS 962 Rd U
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
1.0S 0.5E OF ASHLAND, Clark, KS
Built 1967 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 130
D-15.1 MINOR
FairOver: EMMA CREEK
3.0S 3.1E OF HALSTEAD, Harvey, KS
Built 1967 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20
LOCAL c.8-26.0
FairOver: Courtland Canal
3.2N 0.5E of Webber, Jewell, KS
Built 1997 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 10
FAU 2865(MER. DR.)
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
400FT N OF 57TH ST, Johnson, KS
Built 1954 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 10,800
MINOR COL 117
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.5W 1.7S OF LABETTE, Labette, KS
Built 1976 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 40
LIMESTONE 1.3-M.0
FairOver: TRIB. TO WALNUT CREEK
5.0S 0.3E OF BREMEN, Marshall, KS
Built 1984 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 10
US59, K39 HWY
FairOver: CANVILLE CREEK
3.13 MI E WJCT K39, Neosho, KS
Built 1959 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 1,610
293RD ST 31
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.7S 3.8E OF BARCLAY, Osage, KS
Built 1973 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 50
AVE. T
FairOver: SANTA FE SLOUGH
2.5N 4.4E OF STERLING, Rice, KS
Built 1991 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 170
AVE. P
FairOver: DRY CREEK
4.0W 6.5S OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS
Built 1938 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 25
50 W
FairOver: SPRING BROOK CREEK
10.9S 5.0W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 1966 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 40
AA ROAD
FairOver: WHITE ROCK CREEK
1.0N 4.5E OF CORA, Smith, KS
Built 1981 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20
LOCAL RD. 30
FairOver: TRIB W BRANCH MILL CREEK
3.5N 1.7E OF ALTA VISTA, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1972 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 30
MINOR COL 68
FairOver: ILLINOIS CREEK
2.7S 2.3E OF VOLLAND, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1972 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 10
O-18.7 161
FairOver: ASH CREEK
1.1W 4.5N OF LINN, Washington, KS
Built 1925 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 35
Turkey Road
FairOver: SOUTH OWL CREEK
036 4.0E 2.0N OF ROSE, Woodson, KS
Built 1966 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 28
Vale Rd
FairOver: ELK CREEK
2.0N OF CLYDE, Cloud, KS
Built 1900 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 30
Victoria Road
FairOver: N FORK BIG CREEK TRIB
1.0N 1.2W OF VICTORIA, Ellis, KS
Built 1940 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 75
WEST 6TH ST.
FairOver: TRIB OF REPUBLICAN RIVER
0.25 W. OF GARFIELD, Geary, KS
Built 1960 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 12,640
TOMAHAWK ROAD
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
EAST SIDE OF MISSION ROAD, Johnson, KS
Built 2007 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 5,759
Apache Avenue
FairOver: TRIB TO SPRING CREEK
11.0S 2.0W OF LINCOLN, Lincoln, KS
Built 1960 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 50
RS 1262 O-17
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.0S.E. OF GOFF, Nemaha, KS
Built 1937 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 63
177TH BLVD.
FairOver: STREAM
0.3S 1.5E OF FAIRPORT, Russell, KS
Built 1984 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 40
120 ROAD
FairOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
4.5N 0.5E OF SMITH CENTER, Smith, KS
Built 2005 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 10
RS 160 71-42-5
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
0.6S OF ADAMSVILLE, Sumner, KS
Built 1945 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 360
B ROAD (RS 685)
FairOver: TRIB. TO SALINE RIVER
6.0N 3.1W OF WAKEENEY, Trego, KS
Built 1935 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 55
RS 2121 8-M.1
FairOver: LOIRE CREEK
4.0W 0.1S OF ALMA, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1978 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 25
RS 95
FairOver: STREAM
1.0N OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 45
RS 96
FairOver: STREAM
1.0W 1.2S OF WAUNETA, Chautauqua, KS
Built 1945 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 60
RS 97
FairOver: STREAM
0.4E 4.0N OF PERU, Chautauqua, KS
Built 1956 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 145
P Road
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
1.0N 6.5W OF ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS
Built 1978 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20
Camp Rd
FairOver: FISHER CREEK
1.0S 0.1W OF GLASCO, Cloud, KS
Built 1952 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
Rock Rd
FairOver: OAK CREEK
2.0E OF CONCORDIA, Cloud, KS
Built 1949 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
Plum Rd
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
2.5S 0.5W OF RICE, Cloud, KS
Built 1953 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
1300 Ave (R25-E55)
FairOver: CARY CREEK
1855 1300 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1989 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10
LOCAL T-51-2
FairOver: INDEPENDENCE CREEK
5.5S 0.4W OF BENDENA, Doniphan, KS
Built 1900 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 5
150th Avenue
FairOver: TOMCAT CREEK
11.0N 3.0E OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 35
Rd 129
FairOver: COW CREEK
3.5E 4.2S OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 1982 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 30
CALIFORNIA (5.3-2)
FairOver: TEQUA CREEK
0.5S OF WILLIAMSBURG, Franklin, KS
Built 1979 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 25
EISENHOWER(9.8-12)
FairOver: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK
3.8N 1.0W OF PRINCETON, Franklin, KS
Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 25
WOODSON (24-22.5)
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.0N OF WELLSVILLE, Franklin, KS
Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20
100 AVE (NORTH)
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.3N OF STUDLEY, Graham, KS
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 40
E ROAD (WEST)
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.0E OF ST. PETER, Graham, KS
Built 1920 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
CTY RD BB(Z.5-8.4)
FairOver: VAN HORNER CREEK
5.0W 3.0S OF LAMONT, Greenwood, KS
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 31
Q-7.5 RS 306
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
7.5W OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1958 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 665
Showing 6,351-6,400 of 23,867 bridges
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