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

E 108th Ave

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

1.0N OF MEDORA, Reno, KS

Built 1976 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,518

DD ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

5.0N 9.0E OF PORTIS, Smith, KS

Built 1967 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25

RS 291 180th RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CHERRY CREEK

007 0.1W OF VERNON, Woodson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 110

Bell Rd

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S 1.0E OF GLASCO, Cloud, KS

Built 1972 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 40

Plum Rd

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

2.2S 2.4E OF CONCORDIA, Cloud, KS

Built 1951 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 60

Cloud Rd

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CHAPMAN CREEK

2.3E 3.0S OF MILTONVALE, Cloud, KS

Built 1995 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 20

I-70 HWY WB (KTA)

Fair

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

11.20 MI E SHAWNEE CO LN, Douglas, KS

Built 1956 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 15,350

I-70 HWY EB (KTA)

Fair

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

11.10 MI E SHAWNEE CL, Douglas, KS

Built 1956 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 15,350

Feedlot Road

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK BIG CREEK

1.0N 2.3W OF CATHARINE, Ellis, KS

Built 1960 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 55

219 Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BUCKNER CREEK

1.7S 1.0E OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1945 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 40

175th

Fair

Over: trib. Crooked Creek

2.6N 0.3W OF WINCHESTER, Jefferson, KS

Built 1960 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 40

SKYLARK H.0-5.8

Fair

Over: GARDNER LAKE TRIB.

0.03E, 0.23S 167TH/CENTER, Johnson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 500

RS 371

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO HACKBERRY CREEK

5.9S OF ALTAMONT, Labette, KS

Built 1936 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 520

RS 375

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

2.0E 1.2N OF ANGOLA, Labette, KS

Built 1924 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 26

RS 375

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PUMPKIN CREEK

1.5N OF MOUND VALLEY, Labette, KS

Built 1921 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 455

RS 375

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BIG HILL CREEK

0.5N OF DENNIS, Labette, KS

Built 1938 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 575

RS 1136

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK

2.0S 4.0W OF DENNIS, Labette, KS

Built 1916 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 56

RS 1138

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER

4.0N 1.0E OF OSWEGO, Labette, KS

Built 1936 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 70

RS 1138

Fair

Over: LITUP CREEK

1.0S OF STRAUSS, Labette, KS

Built 1936 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 82

4300 RD Mile 11

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.0S 4.0W OF LIBERTY, Montgomery, KS

Built 1978 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 20

LOCAL RD. K-11

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.5N OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 1987 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10

Langdon Road

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

2.0 S OF LANGDON, Reno, KS

Built 1976 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 148

RS 1035

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.9N OF KACKLEY, Republic, KS

Built 1952 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 66

4TH RD. | RS 506

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

0.5S OF RAYMOND, Rice, KS

Built 1984 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

6TH RD.

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

2.8S 3.7W OF ALDEN, Rice, KS

Built 1997 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 25

MAGNOLIA ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 MI W/O I-135, Saline, KS

Built 1960 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 3,400

E. 120th St. S.

Fair

Over: BITTER CREEK

1.8W 2.0N OF ASHTON, Sumner, KS

Built 2003 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

GOOSEBERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: LADDER CREEK

7.5S 0.7W SHARON SPRINGS, Wallace, KS

Built 1974 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 120

1ST. STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CANAL

1ST. ST. @ JACKSON AVE., Cowley, KS

Built 1935 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 885

K47 HWY

Fair

Over: LIGHTNING CREEK

10.52 MI E NEOSHO COLN, Crawford, KS

Built 1957 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,760

800 Ave (K30-E50)

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1150 800 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1975 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 20

Chetolah Gold Road

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL TRIBUTARY

3.0S 1.7W OF ANTONINO, Ellis, KS

Built 1970 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 35

NE 130 Rd

Fair

Over: CHIKASKIA RIVER

4.0N 1.5E OF DANVILLE, Harper, KS

Built 1985 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 31

LOCAL I-2.4

Fair

Over: EAST OAK CREEK

0.6W OF DENTONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1993 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 25

I-35 HWY SB (KTA)

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD R OVFL,RD

9.04 MI NE CHASE CO LINE, Lyon, KS

Built 1956 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 8,600

LOCAL 113 T.0-480

Fair

Over: LITTLE JOHN CREEK

2.0E 0.7S COUNCIL GROVE, Morris, KS

Built 1980 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 30

S. 130th AVE.

Fair

Over: TRIB TO COVERT CREEK

5.9S 2.0W OF OSBORNE, Osborne, KS

Built 1955 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 25

DARLING ROAD

Fair

Over: RILEY CREEK

2.0W OF ST. MARYS, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1970 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 10

AVE. Q | RS 445

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

0.5W OF SAXMAN, Rice, KS

Built 1952 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,260

AVE. H

Fair

Over: LITTLE COW CREEK

1.2W 5.0N OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 2016 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 40

22-A.6 202

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK

1.0S 0.2E OF BRANTFORD, Washington, KS

Built 1920 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. E-7.6

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

1.0N 4.6E OF ARRINGTON, Atchison, KS

Built 1983 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 20

LOCAL RD. M-26.4

Fair

Over: N. BR. INDEPENDENCE CK.

0.8N.E. OF ATCHISON, Atchison, KS

Built 1985 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50

LOCAL 2.0-Q.0

Fair

Over: MARMATON RIVER

6.0S 1.0E OF BRONSON, Bourbon, KS

Built 1966 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 35

Local 25.0-1.0

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SHILOH CREEK

1.0S 4.0E OF HAMMOND, Bourbon, KS

Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50

NW 80th Street

Fair

Over: DIAMOND CREEK

0.3W OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 65

K196 HWY

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

11.60 MI SE HARVEY CL, Butler, KS

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,500

V.0-8.0 Road 23

Fair

Over: BACHELOR CRK

2.0E 5.0N OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1983 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10

RS 1367

Fair

Over: SHORT CREEK

IN GALENA, Cherokee, KS

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 335

K27 HWY

Fair

Over: HACKBERRY CREEK

6.42 MI. S. NEBRASKA LINE, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 680

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