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
K-13 LOCAL RD.
FairOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
2.0S OF ELMDALE, Chase, KS
Built 1969 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 45
E Clem
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
2.3N 0.2W OF NEUTRAL, Cherokee, KS
Built 1964 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 910
1000 ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
1.0S 7.1W OF DRESDEN, Decatur, KS
Built 1939 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 15
500 Ave (L33-E90)
FairOver: TRIB. TO E. TURKEY CK.
1290 500 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10
Cyclone/Dove
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.2W OF OAK VALLEY, Elk, KS
Built 1979 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 35
E. 27th Street
FairOver: STREAM
E. 27TH STREET, Ellis, KS
Built 1965 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,180
200th Avenue
FairOver: SALINE RIVER TRIBUTARY
14.8N 4.5W OF HAYS, Ellis, KS
Built 1960 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 55
3rd Street
FairOver: NORTH FORK BIG CREEK
IN VICTORIA, Ellis, KS
Built 1987 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 100
N Sand Hill Road
FairOver: SUN CREEK
2.0E 8.6N OF BURRTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1977 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5
K18 HWY
FairOver: SPILLMAN CREEK
8.89 MI E K181, Lincoln, KS
Built 1953 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 892
220 RD.
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
1.7W 2.2N OF HILLSBORO, Marion, KS
Built 1987 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 40
LOCAL RD. RK1
FairOver: SALT CREEK
1.5S 9.0E OF TIPTON, Mitchell, KS
Built 1940 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 25
3500 RD Mile 4
FairOver: TRIB. TO DEADMAN CREEK
2.0W 0.5S OF DEARING, Montgomery, KS
Built 1982 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 30
RS 1339 C.0 - 1630
FairOver: LANDS CREEK
2.3W OF DWIGHT, Morris, KS
Built 1935 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 199
MINOR 86 X.0-1410
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.1S OF HELMICK, Morris, KS
Built 1980 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 40
LOCAL RD. 40th
FairOver: STREAM
_6.0 S 2.0 W of Centralia, Nemaha, KS
Built 2013 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10
K96 HWY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE
12.83 MI. EAST OF US-283, Ness, KS
Built 1953 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 880
HARTWICH ROAD
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK
1.0S 5.0E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1983 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 245
OTTER BR J.9-4.8T
FairOver: NORTH OTTER CREEK
0.9W 4.6N OF RANDOLPH, Riley, KS
Built 1930 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 40
175TH RD.
FairOver: STREAM
2.5S 0.3W OF FAIRPORT, Russell, KS
Built 1982 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 40
110 ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE CEDAR CREEK
6.0N 1.5W OF KENSINGTON, Smith, KS
Built 2002 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10
NW 30 St
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
4.6W OF ST. JOHN, Stafford, KS
Built 1955 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 360
W Mill St
FairOver: OAK CREEK
S. CITY LIM. WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS
Built 1982 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 50
LOCAL 64-45-2
FairOver: SHOO FLY CREEK
0.3N 0.2E OF HUNNEWELL, Sumner, KS
Built 1982 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 15
E 130th St S
FairOver: MERIDIAN CREEK
2.2E 3.5N OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS
Built 2002 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10
LOCAL 62-65-7
FairOver: EAST BITTER CREEK
4.0S 1.7E OF ASHTON, Sumner, KS
Built 1988 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 20
MINOR COL 26
FairOver: TRIB. MILL CREEK
2.0E 1.0N OF MAPLE HILL, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1930 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 30
4800 St. 24.0-D.1
FairOver: STREAM
2.0S 4.0E OF MILDRED, Allen, KS
Built 1981 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20
NW 20 Rd
FairOver: DRY WALNUT CREEK
2.0S 1.0E OF HEIZER, Barton, KS
Built 1933 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
NE 150th
FairOver: School Branch
3.9W OF CASSODAY, Butler, KS
Built 1950 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 285
Z.5 Road (RS 115)
FairOver: ARNOLD HARVEY CANYON
11.3N 6.7E ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS
Built 1967 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
1300 Ave (I25-E95)
FairOver: W. TURKEY CREEK
995 1300 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35
Munjor Road
FairOver: BIG CREEK
0.7E OF MUNJOR, Ellis, KS
Built 1938 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 75
LOCAL RD. 111
FairOver: TRIB. TO PUMPKIN CREEK
0.5S 2.5E OF MOUND VALLEY, Labette, KS
Built 1977 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
N7 949.9-482.5
FairOver: STREAM
2.0N 0.5W OF ADMIRE, Lyon, KS
Built 1934 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20
12TH RD (11.0-R.0)
FairOver: stream
1.0S 4.0E of Schoyer, Marshall, KS
Built 1998 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10
K23 HWY
FairOver: SOUTH FK SOLOMON RIVER
3.99MI S JT U24, Sheridan, KS
Built 1940 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,580
RS 2230 Rock Rd
FairOver: TRIB TO THE NINNESCAH
4W 3.9N OF OXFORD, Sumner, KS
Built 2005 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 84
E. 40th Ave. N.
FairOver: TRIB TO DRY CREEK
1.0 E 4.0 S BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS
Built 2000 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20
12-P.1 109
FairOver: TRIB. TO MILL CREEK
4.6E OF MORROWVILLE, Washington, KS
Built 1940 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 15
S-8.4 112
FairOver: DEVILS CREEK
4.5N 1.0E OF WASHINGTON, Washington, KS
Built 1993 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25
IRR BIA RTE 1019
FairOver: GREGGS CREEK
1.5KM N OF COYOTE & K20, Brown, KS
Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 25
Scammon Rd.
FairOver: COW CREEK
4.0N 2.0W OF LAWTON, Cherokee, KS
Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 75
SW 50th
FairOver: TRIB. TO FOUR MILE CREEK
2.0E 1.1S OF MELROSE, Cherokee, KS
Built 1937 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 25
ELLIS (5-14.5)
FairOver: TRIB. TO MIDDLE CREEK
1.5E 2.0S OF PRINCETON, Franklin, KS
Built 1968 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 200
D-15.5 MINOR
FairOver: TRIB. OF EMMA CREEK
6.0W INT. I135 & K196, Harvey, KS
Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 125
RS 1438 (RD S)
FairOver: DRY CREEK
4.0E 6.0N OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1962 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 30
Coal Creek Rd.
FairOver: Walnut Creek
0.5N OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS
Built 1935 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 140
RS 1121 30.0-W.7
FairOver: STREAM
7.0S 2.0W OF HARTFORD, Lyon, KS
Built 1939 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 56
RS 1508 U.0-180
FairOver: TRIB. TO BADGER CREEK
3W, 3N OF NEOSHO RAPIDS, Lyon, KS
Built 1980 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 210
Showing 6,751-6,800 of 23,867 bridges
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