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
LOCAL 56 H.0-610
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
4.0S 7.9E OF DWIGHT, Morris, KS
Built 1978 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 65
S Fairlawn 169
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.9S OF OLIVET, Osage, KS
Built 1935 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 55
AIKEN SWITCH ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
6.5S 1.0E OF ONAGA, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1983 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 155
AVE C
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
1.0N 6.0E OF LORETTA, Rush, KS
Built 1959 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 30
LOCAL 775-482.1
FairOver: WEST DRY CREEK
0.7N OF FALUN, Saline, KS
Built 1940 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 16
183rd LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK
1.0E 2.8N OF GODDARD, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1990 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 50
RUTAN
FairOver: THIRD STREET DRAIN
RUTAN AT EDGEMONT, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1913 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 630
RS 755
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
5.0W OF JOHNSON CITY, Stanton, KS
Built 1966 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 376
I-35 HWY SB (KTA)
FairOver: BNSF RAILWAY
5.53 MI N US-160, Sumner, KS
Built 1956 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 11,050
I-35 HWY NB (KTA)
FairOver: BNSF RAILWAY
5.53 MI N US-160, Sumner, KS
Built 1956 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 11,050
NW Santa Fe Lake
FairOver: HENRY CREEK
1.0W 4.0N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS
Built 1980 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 65
1200 Ave (E26-E15)
FairOver: TRIB. TO HOLLAND CREEK
515 1200 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1970 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 50
Rd 107
FairOver: SAWLOG CREEK
4.3W 6.8N OF DODGE CITY, Ford, KS
Built 1965 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 30
II Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO CROOKED CREEK
5.6W 6.0S OF MONTEZUMA, Gray, KS
Built 1987 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 20
106th
FairOver: Prairie Creek
3.0N 1.0W OF MCLOUTH, Jefferson, KS
Built 1920 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 25
103RD. STREET
FairOver: JAMES BRANCH
200 FT. W. SAGAMORE ST., Johnson, KS
Built 1955 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 11,415
RS 1138
FairOver: NEOSHO RIVER CUTOFF
3.0N 1.0E OF OSWEGO, Labette, KS
Built 1976 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 57
2500 RD Mile 23
FairOver: TRIB. TO DUCK CREEK
2.0N 3.5E US-160 & K-39, Montgomery, KS
Built 1987 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 100
LOCAL 10 F.5-800
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
4.0S OF ALTA VISTA, Morris, KS
Built 1930 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 20
Rd. J
FairOver: TRIB. TO SPRING BRANCH
2.2E 2.0N OF NORTON, Norton, KS
Built 1961 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 30
LOCAL RD. 36
FairOver: WEST BRANCH MILL CREEK
0.2S OF VOLLAND, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1972 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 30
LOCAL RD. 90
FairOver: BATCH CREEK
1.0W 1.4N OF HARVEYVILLE, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1972 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 30
US73, US159 HWY
FairOver: UP RAILROAD
4.00 MI N WJCT K20, Brown, KS
Built 1936 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,920
US54/US400 HWY WB
FairOver: WHITEWATER RIVER
8.65 MI E SEDGWICK CL, Butler, KS
Built 1955 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 9,550
US54/US400 HWY EB
FairOver: WHITEWATER RIVER
8.64 MI E SEDGWICK CL, Butler, KS
Built 1957 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 9,550
RS 142 | 260th Rd
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
5.5N OF MILTONVALE, Cloud, KS
Built 1947 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 125
RS 28
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N 0.5E OF WATHENA, Doniphan, KS
Built 1957 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 390
LOCAL T-312-2
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
0.2N 1.0E OF HIGHLAND, Doniphan, KS
Built 1990 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 20
RENO (19-19.7)
FairOver: TRIB. TO WOLF CREEK
2.0S 0.7E OF LE LOUP, Franklin, KS
Built 1965 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40
Road 10
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
2.5W 5.3S OF MONTEZUMA, Gray, KS
Built 1978 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 10
OLD U400/K96 HWY
FairOver: CEDAR HOLLOW CREEK
1.62 W. WILSON CO. LINE, Greenwood, KS
Built 1933 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,210
S Oliver Rd
FairOver: JESTER CREEK
2.0E 2.2S OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1980 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 50
RS 359 NW 170 AVE
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N OF CUNNINGHAM, Kingman, KS
Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 470
LOCAL RD. 169
FairOver: HACKBERRY CREEK
2.0W 2.8N OF BARTLETT, Labette, KS
Built 1975 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40
3825 RD Mile 12
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N OF BLAKE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1992 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 30
US75, US166 HWY
FairOver: CHEYENNE CREEK
0.96 MI N SJCT US166, Montgomery, KS
Built 1959 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,860
K4 HWY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE
9.08 MI E US183, Rush, KS
Built 1946 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 655
K18 HWY
FairOver: Fourmile Creek
4.37MI E EJCT U281, Russell, KS
Built 1954 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 685
US281 HWY
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
6.89MI E WJCT K18, Russell, KS
Built 1952 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 525
151st St
FairOver: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK
3.0E 1.9S OF GODDARD, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1986 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40
I-35 HWY SB (KTA)
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
11.01 MI N US-166, Sumner, KS
Built 1956 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 9,350
I-35 HWY NB (KTA)
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
11.02 MI N US-166, Sumner, KS
Built 1956 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 9,350
U-3.9 39
FairOver: TRIB. TO LITTLE BLUE RIV
1.5S OF HOLLENBERG, Washington, KS
Built 1920 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40
PATRIOT ST. O.S.
FairOver: BREWERY CREEK
PATRIOT ST. IN ATCHISON, Atchison, KS
Built 1978 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 800
NW 70 Ave
FairOver: BLOOD CREEK
2.0E 3.0N OF OLMITZ, Barton, KS
Built 1976 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40
Eagle Rd
FairOver: WEST PIPE CREEK
1.2N 10.2E OF GLASCO, Cloud, KS
Built 1937 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 20
Riverview Road
FairOver: SALINE RIVER TRIBUTARY
10.5N 5.8E OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS
Built 1962 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70
RS 1647 14.6-7.0
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
0.6S OF RICHTER, Franklin, KS
Built 1986 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 400
31st
FairOver: Little Muddy Creek
6.0S 1.1W OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS
Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30
68th
FairOver: Buck Creek
3.2S 1.4E OF OSKALOOSA, Jefferson, KS
Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 25
Showing 7,151-7,200 of 23,867 bridges
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