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
RS 132
FairOver: TRIB TO CHAPMAN CREEK
5.8E OF LONGFORD, Clay, KS
Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 155
K9 HWY
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
4.50 MI E US81, Cloud, KS
Built 1964 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,220
101st RD
FairOver: POSEY CREEK
3.0E 0.7S OF HOCKNEY, Cowley, KS
Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 35
LOCAL RD. 51
FairOver: LITTLE WALNUT CREEK
2.0S 0.7W OF WALNUT, Crawford, KS
Built 1977 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30
LOCAL RD. 143
FairOver: TRIB. TO HICKORY CREEK
11.0S 2.2E OF WALNUT, Crawford, KS
Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30
LOCAL RD. 117
FairOver: SECOND COW CREEK
2.0S 1.9E OF GIRARD, Crawford, KS
Built 1976 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30
LOCAL RD. 19
FairOver: COX CREEK
6.0N 3.8E OF ARMA, Crawford, KS
Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 40
East Quincy
FairOver: Trib. to Little Cow Crk
E. Edge of Pittsburg, Crawford, KS
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,000
W LANE
FairOver: SAPPA CREEK
4.0N 4.6E OF OBERLIN, Decatur, KS
Built 1981 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 35
K383 HWY
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
5.72MI NE JT K123, Decatur, KS
Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,550
K18 HWY
FairOver: CHAPMAN CREEK DRAINAGE
3.77 MI E EJCT K15, Dickinson, KS
Built 1934 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 745
US36 HWY
FairOver: PETERS CREEK DRAINAGE
6.24 MI E EJCT K7, Doniphan, KS
Built 1953 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,550
LOCAL 19.8N-7.2E
FairOver: OAKLEY CREEK
S.E. OF LECOMPTON, Douglas, KS
Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 40
LOCAL 11.0N-16.4E
FairOver: COAL CREEK
1.0N OF SIBLEYVILLE, Douglas, KS
Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 231
I70 HWY, WB
FairOver: RS1910, OLD 40 HWY, UPRR
3.62 MI E JT K255, WB, Ellis, KS
Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 7,850
4th Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO PLUM CREEK
0.7W 2.2N OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS
Built 2001 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50
(RD 225) RD.os 53
FairOver: BUCKNER CREEK
1.8S 3.0W OF HANSTON, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1982 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50
IRR BIA RTE 909
FairOver: CROW CREEK
50M E OF I & 174, Jackson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 80
LOCAL C-164
FairOver: LITTLE CROSS CREEK
2.0W 7.3N OF DELIA, Jackson, KS
Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 35
LOCAL M 112
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
6.0 MI W OF HOYT, Jackson, KS
Built 1993 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10
LOCAL 310 N7
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2W OF NETAWAKA, Jackson, KS
Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30
US75 HWY
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
1.07 MI N K9, Jackson, KS
Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,180
LOCAL I.5-29.0
FairOver: TRIB. TO WEST MARSH CK.
3.5N 4.0E OF RANDALL, Jewell, KS
Built 1988 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 25
K92 HWY
FairOver: 2ND, RIVPK RD, RIV, RR
MO R, MOP RR KS. SIDE, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12,200
RS 403 49
FairOver: TRIB. TO ELM CREEK
2.5E 0.4N OF CADMUS, Linn, KS
Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 751
RS 1160 22
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
1.0N 2.6W OF PARKER, Linn, KS
Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 218
RS 416 U.O-11.5
FairOver: 142 MILE CREEK
1.5W 3.5N OF READING, Lyon, KS
Built 1938 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 51
310 RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO N. COTTONWOOD
2.4N 3.2W OF DURHAM, Marion, KS
Built 1999 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 40
K61 HWY, SB
FairOver: K153SPUR, OLD US81
JCT K153SPUR/K61, SB, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,145
K61 HWY, NB
FairOver: K153SPUR, OLD US81
JCT K153SPUR/K61, NB, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,700
I35 HWY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
FRANKLIN COLN, Miami, KS
Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,961
US169, K7 HWY, SB
FairOver: UP RAILROAD
0.76 MI N K68, Miami, KS
Built 1972 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,600
K14 HWY
FairOver: SOLOMON RIVER
2.19 MI S US24, Mitchell, KS
Built 1964 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,660
US281 HWY
FairOver: TWIN CREEK DRAINAGE
10.91MI N RUSSELL CO LINE, Osborne, KS
Built 1941 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 510
100 RD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5S 2.5W OF MINNEAPOLIS, Ottawa, KS
Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30
W 500 Rd (RS 534)
FairOver: TRIB. N. FORK SOLOMON
1.0S OF SPEED, Phillips, KS
Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 180
W 500 Rd (RS 534)
FairOver: TRIB. N. FORK SOLOMON
0.8S OF SPEED, Phillips, KS
Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 180
US36 HWY
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.82MI E NORTON CO LINE, Phillips, KS
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 960
US36 HWY
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.72MI E NORTON CO LINE, Phillips, KS
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 960
MYERS VALLEY RD.
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
1.5N 1.0W OF FLUSH, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 155
US36 HWY
FairOver: South Fork Beaver Creek
0.21 MI W JCT K25, Rawlins, KS
Built 1941 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 910
SALINE RD.
FairOver: SALINE RIVER
3.5E 1.0S OF FAIRPORT, Russell, KS
Built 2004 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8
TYLER ROAD
FairOver: COWSKIN CREEK
TYLER ROAD AT YOSEMITE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 7,100
13TH STREET NORTH
FairOver: WEST BRANCH GYPSUM CREEK
13TH ST AT LAWRENCE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1966 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 15,500
YALE AVENUE
FairOver: THIRD STREET DRAIN
YALE AT SLEEPY HOLLOW, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1953 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 185
K96 HWY EB
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
0.57 MI E WEST ST, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 16,600
US54 EB TO I235 SB
FairOver: ABANDONED RR, CANAL
US54 EB TO I235 SB RAMP, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,760
P ROAD (RS 628)
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
0.7N OF THORNBURG, Smith, KS
Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 85
LOCAL RD. 1
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
1.0E 0.9N OF WABAUNSEE, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30
MINOR COL 76
FairOver: TRIB DRAGOON CREEK
1.7E OF ESKRIDGE, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 60
Showing 7,051-7,100 of 23,867 bridges
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