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

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK DRAINAGE

7.39 MI E US183, Rush, KS

Built 1946 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 655

45th

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH

45thN, 0.4 E of 87thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1987 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 2,775

NW 50th

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WHITEWATER CK.

0.5E 4.5S OF WHITEWATER, Butler, KS

Built 1920 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 55

NE Price Rd

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

5.0W 2.0N OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1903 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 50

Wagon Rd

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.0N 1.0E OF JAMESTOWN, Cloud, KS

Built 1986 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 50

THOMAS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

8.0S 5.0E JUNCTION CITY, Geary, KS

Built 1940 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 50

360 AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO S. FORK SOLOMON

3.3W 0.6S OF NICODEMUS, Graham, KS

Built 1932 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 170

RS 293 BSN 390

Fair

Over: GREENHALL BRANCH

1.0N 0.5W OF VIRGIL, Greenwood, KS

Built 1968 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 67

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

4.26 MI E K237, Jefferson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 4,470

LOCAL RD. 96

Fair

Over: BIG HILL CREEK

5.4W 2.0N MOUND VALLEY, Labette, KS

Built 1975 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 40

RS 1884 F-12

Fair

Over: WILD CAT CREEK

1.3E OF ST. BENEDICT, Nemaha, KS

Built 1968 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 70

Rd. E

Fair

Over: ROCK BRANCH

7.9N 10.5W OF NORTON, Norton, KS

Built 1982 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 20

191ST RD.

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.5S 3.0E OF WALDO, Russell, KS

Built 1925 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 10

LOCAL 765-470.3

Fair

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK

2.3S 5.4W OF BAVARIA, Saline, KS

Built 1972 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 76

Seneca

Fair

Over: Spasticville Slough

1.0 mi. E Valley Center, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1963 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 480

SE 20th

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.0N 0.3E OF NEUTRAL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1975 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 55

Mink Rd (04-S50)

Fair

Over: CHAPMAN CREEK

3350 Mink Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 1975 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 35

Rd 131

Fair

Over: LITTLE COON CREEK

5.0E 0.4N OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS

Built 1997 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 25

N HOOVER RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE EMMA CREEK

0.3N 1.0E OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 15

87TH LANE N.2-15.8

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.2E 2.0N INT. W K-10 & 7, Johnson, KS

Built 1979 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 979

DEER TRL (7.6-E.0)

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

2.8W OF MARIETTA, Marshall, KS

Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 64-45-5

Fair

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

0.3N 0.5E OF HUNNEWELL, Sumner, KS

Built 1982 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 15

RS 5028

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5N 4.9E OF LADYSMITH, Clay, KS

Built 1940 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 80

LOCAL 17.0-U.6

Fair

Over: MALL CREEK

3.0S 7.6E OF CLAY CENTER, Clay, KS

Built 1962 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 20

LOCAL T-211-1

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

5.6N 0.3E OF HIGHLAND, Doniphan, KS

Built 1992 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 35

RS 1375

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF COAL CREEK

1.0S 1.4W OF VINLAND, Douglas, KS

Built 1983 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,316

SE 80 S. HH.5-15.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.0N 0.5W OF NORWICH, Kingman, KS

Built 1945 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. 58

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CHERRY CREEK

5.9W 3.4S OF DENNIS, Labette, KS

Built 1975 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. 115

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5S 2.4W OF LABETTE, Labette, KS

Built 1975 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 40

10TH RD (9.0-J.2)

Fair

Over: ROCKY RUN

1.9N 0.3E OF MARYSVILLE, Marshall, KS

Built 1977 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 20

6TH. AVE.

Fair

Over: SHARPS CREEK

4.0N 5.3E OF WINDOM, McPherson, KS

Built 1976 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 35

Rd. F

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

1.5E 13.5N OF CLAYTON, Norton, KS

Built 1985 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 20

W. 60th DR.

Fair

Over: TRIB. SOUTH FORK SOLOMON

1.0N 2.6E OF ALTON, Osborne, KS

Built 1995 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 10

CR 200

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

1.8S 4.5W OF LIEBENTHAL, Rush, KS

Built 1975 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 30

DECKER RD.

Fair

Over: BOSWELL CREEK

7.0N 1.5E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1964 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 2

NW Topeka Blvd.

Fair

Over: Soldier Cr. Cut-off

696m N. of NW US24 & Tope, Shawnee, KS

Built 1957 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 9,875

RS 1719

Fair

Over: SANDY ARROYO CREEK

5.5S 5.0W OF MANTER, Stanton, KS

Built 1978 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 32

W.20th St. S.

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.3W OF MILAN, Sumner, KS

Built 1930 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 500

G-19.6 148

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PARSONS CREEK

8.6S 2.4E OF HADDAM, Washington, KS

Built 1981 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 30

NE 110th

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH WALNUT RIVER

6.5E OF DEGRAFF, Butler, KS

Built 1901 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 75

US166 HWY

Fair

Over: FLY CREEK

3.04 MI E LABETTE COLN, Cherokee, KS

Built 1938 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,910

US160 HWY

Fair

Over: KEIGER CREEK

3.58 MI E SJCT US283, Clark, KS

Built 1937 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,100

RS 205

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.0S OF WHITE CLOUD, Doniphan, KS

Built 1977 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 65

SE 106 Rd

Fair

Over: POND CREEK

5.0S 0.5E OF BLUFF CITY, Harper, KS

Built 1930 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 5

N Golden Prarie Rd

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

5.0E 2.8N OF BURRTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1977 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE 0906

Fair

Over: LITTLE SOLDIER CREEK

150TH RD 0.1 MI E OF O RD, Jackson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 600

LOCAL RD. 85

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PUMPKIN CREEK

4.0N 2.4E MOUND VALLEY, Labette, KS

Built 1977 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 50

A RD. (30.0-O.8)

Fair

Over: TRIB NFB VERMILLION RIV.

5.0N 5.0E OF VLIETS, Marshall, KS

Built 1988 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 10

2600 RD Mile 1

Fair

Over: BEE CREEK

0.5N OF HAVANA, Montgomery, KS

Built 2002 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 15

NW 80 Ave

Fair

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

6.5W 3.2N OF ST. JOHN, Stafford, KS

Built 1965 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 155

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