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

Total Bridges

23,867

Public highway bridges in Kansas

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

Kansas52.1%42.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kansas (FHWA NBI)

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

IN

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630
Selected

KS

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742

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

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY BEAVER CREEK

2.6S 2.3E OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS

Built 1963 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 15

LOCAL MEDF230

Poor

Over: PEACE CREEK

2.0N 8.2W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1950 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 25

LOCAL G-2.5

Poor

Over: EAST OAK CREEK

4.0N 1.5E OF DISPATCH, Jewell, KS

Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1

LOCAL Y-12.5

Poor

Over: 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)

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO POLE CREEK

3.0E OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

80 E

Poor

Over: S. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

0.4N 8.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30

All Bridges in Kansas

EUCLID S.

Fair

Over: DRY TURKEY CREEK

950 FT. E. OF PARK AVE., McPherson, KS

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,900

Old KC Road

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

INSIDE OSAWATOMIE, Miami, KS

Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,776

Bethel Church Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BIG BULL CREEK

6.0W 5.9N OF PAOLA, Miami, KS

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 63

US169 HWY

Fair

Over: BIG HILL CREEK

9.54 MI N EJCT US166, Montgomery, KS

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,340

RS 93 CC.0 - 2180

Fair

Over: DODDS CREEK

0.4S OF DIAMOND SPRINGS, Morris, KS

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 38

RS 413 Z.8 - 230

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.3N OF DUNLAP, Morris, KS

Built 1942 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 215

US56 HWY

Fair

Over: CLARK CREEK DRAINAGE

1.74 MI E US77, Morris, KS

Built 1931 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,380

LOCAL RD. P-31

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.0W of Granada, Nemaha, KS

Built 2011 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10

K63 HWY

Fair

Over: RED VERMILLION CREEK

4.94 MI N POTT. COLN, Nemaha, KS

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 605

27-0.1 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CHETOPA CREEK

4.0N 2.9W OF THAYER, Neosho, KS

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

4-8.3 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

4.8S 3.0W OF CHANUTE, Neosho, KS

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

4-12.1 MINOR

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CHETOPA CREEK

4.9N 2.0W OF THAYER, Neosho, KS

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

17-1.8 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

4.5S 2.2W OF CHANUTE, Neosho, KS

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

17-4.1 MINOR

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO TURKEY CREEK

4.5S 0.1E OF CHANUTE, Neosho, KS

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

25-8.35 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELK CREEK

1.4E OF URBANA, Neosho, KS

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20

41-9.3 LOCAL

Fair

Over: LABETTE CREEK

2.0S OF GALESBURG, Neosho, KS

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

7-10.6 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BIG CREEK

0.5N 6.6E OF CHANUTE, Neosho, KS

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

47-10.7 MINOR

Fair

Over: LABETTE CREEK

6.0S 7.7E OF THAYER, Neosho, KS

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

24-16.2 MINOR

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER

0.8N 8.0E OF THAYER, Neosho, KS

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

34-6.1 LOCAL

Fair

Over: CANVILLE CREEK

0.5E 5.4N OF ERIE, Neosho, KS

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

38-17.7 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER

1.5W 2.7S OF ST. PAUL, Neosho, KS

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

38.1-21.6 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER

1.3W 6.6S OF ST. PAUL, Neosho, KS

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60

44-8.1 LOCAL

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK

1.5E 6.9N OF ST. PAUL, Neosho, KS

Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60

46-9.9 MINOR

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK

2.5E 5.1N OF ST.PAUL, Neosho, KS

Built 1951 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

W. 217 RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COVERT CREEK

1.7S 2.0W OF COVERT, Osborne, KS

Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25

US281 HWY

Fair

Over: TWIN CREEK

10.59MI N RUSSELL CO LINE, Osborne, KS

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 510

W. DAKOTA RD (90)

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO JACK CREEK

0.5N 5.5E OF LONG ISLAND, Phillips, KS

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10

E. JADE RD (145A)

Fair

Over: EAST BIG CREEK

8.0N 3.0E PHILLIPSBURG, Phillips, KS

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20

US36 HWY

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

8.53MI E NORTON CO LINE, Phillips, KS

Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,240

K63 HWY

Fair

Over: VERMILLION CREEK

7.35 MI N NJCT K16, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 505

3 ROAD (RS 410)

Fair

Over: NORTH BEAVER CREEK

1.2N OF MCDONALD, Rawlins, KS

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 140

24TH RD.

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

8.5E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

AVE. X

Fair

Over: OLD CHANNEL COW CREEK

1.5S 9.6E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25

VAWTER RD L.7-5.6

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.9N 1.2E OF RANDOLPH, Riley, KS

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5

13 ROAD

Fair

Over: BOW CREEK

8.5N 5.6W OF STOCKTON, Rooks, KS

Built 2002 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 15

MICHAELIS RD RS588

Fair

Over: LANDON CREEK

10.5S 1.5W OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1996 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 135

SOUTH COUNTY LINE

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SELLENS CREEK

13.0S 3.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25

ON RS 2183 BSN 700

Fair

Over: TECUMSEH CREEK

6.1E US75 2.0S US40, Shawnee, KS

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,435

LANDON RD. 129

Fair

Over: SILVER LAKE DRAINAGE DT

0.5N US24 3.2W US75, Shawnee, KS

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

80 N

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

7.5N 8.2W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20

190 ROAD (RS 1060)

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

4.0S 0.5E OF BELLAIRE, Smith, KS

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25

A ROAD

Fair

Over: W CEDAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

4.0S 2.0W OF KENSINGTON, Smith, KS

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

SW 120 Ave

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

7.5S OF MACKSVILLE, Stafford, KS

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60

RS 651 19-H.05

Fair

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

0.9N OF PAXICO, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 550

RS 652 27-G.1

Fair

Over: TRIB KANSAS RIVER

0.3E 0.9N OF MAPLE HILL, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 980

RS 1013 15-H.4

Fair

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

1.6N OF MCFARLAND, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 82

RS 1755 1.6-V.9

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH MILL CREEK

0.1N OF ALTA VISTA, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 245

RS 1755 T-3.9

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.0N 1.5E OF ALTA VISTA, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 245

MINOR COL 34

Fair

Over: TRIB SPRING CREEK

3.5N 0.8W OF VOLLAND, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 33

LOCAL RD. 46

Fair

Over: SNOKOMO CREEK

8.0N 0.4W OF ESKRIDGE, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

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