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 773-484.2
FairOver: STREAM
0.5S 1.0W OF FALUN, Saline, KS
Built 1960 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 4
Costine Rd
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
2.0W OF FAULKNER, Cherokee, KS
Built 1974 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 85
Limestone Rd
FairOver: DOYLE CREEK
10.5E 6.0N OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1975 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 15
IRR BIA RTE 0915
FairOver: TRBRY-LITTLE SOLDIER CRK
N RD 0.3 MI N OF 142ND RD, Jackson, KS
Built 2002 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 150
RS 368
FairOver: DEER CREEK OVERFLOW
3.1N OF VALEDA, Labette, KS
Built 1934 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 97
LOCAL RD. R-15
FairOver: STREAM
10.0S 1.0E OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1987 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 10
GENN ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK
0.5N 3.0E OF WAMEGO, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1993 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 50
OREGON TRAIL ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO KANSAS RIVER
1.3N 0.9E OF BELVUE, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1989 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 50
I70 HWY, EB
FairOver: HENDRICKS CREEK
1.72 MI E RILEY COLN, EB, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1953 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 9,350
65TH STREET
FairOver: TURNER DIAGONAL (K132)
65TH ST OVER TURNER DIAG., Wyandotte, KS
Built 1958 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 2,065
NW 100th Street
FairOver: DIAMOND CREEK
1.4E 2.0N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS
Built 1948 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 70
Q Road
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
3.2N 15.2E OF BUTTERMILK, Comanche, KS
Built 1972 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 40
K4 HWY
FairOver: SMOKY HILL RIVER DRN
0.18 MI E K141, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1954 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 760
SAND CK (18-21.2)
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
3.0S 2.2E OF LE LOUP, Franklin, KS
Built 1930 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 25
OLD STAGE ROAD
FairOver: FRANKS CREEK
2.0E OF JUNCTION CITY, Geary, KS
Built 1980 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 150
EE Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO CROOKED CREEK
0.9W 2.5S OF MONTEZUMA, Gray, KS
Built 1989 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 40
RS 1360 120th St
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.2E 1.0S OF REESE, Greenwood, KS
Built 1967 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 46
S Halstead Rd
FairOver: TRIB. LITTLE ARK. RIVER
W. EDGE OF HALSTEAD, Harvey, KS
Built 1960 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 900
S Meridian Rd
FairOver: SAND CREEK
1.5W 3.0S OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1975 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 35
Butler Rd.
FairOver: Tick Creek
0.8E 0.5N OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS
Built 1983 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 75
30 ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER
0.2S 2.0E OF WOODSTON, Rooks, KS
Built 1982 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 40
25TH. AVE.
FairOver: TRIB. TO WEST EMMA CK.
0.4N 3.0E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS
Built 1968 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 40
3000 RD Mile 20
FairOver: COTTON CREEK
1.0W 2.0S OF LIBERTY, Montgomery, KS
Built 1983 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 127
2100 RD Mile 2
FairOver: HAFER RUN CREEK
1.0S 3.0W OF TYRO, Montgomery, KS
Built 1985 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 40
RS 413 V.8 - 590
FairOver: LITTLE JOHN CREEK
2.3S 1.6E COUNCIL GROVE, Morris, KS
Built 1972 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 350
RS 1574 181ST ST.
FairOver: SMOKY HILL RIVER
6.0S 3.0W OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS
Built 1952 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 115
NW 150th
FairOver: HENRY CRK.
0.5S 1.5E OF ELBING, Butler, KS
Built 1967 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 1,165
RS 368
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK
4.2N OF ANGOLA, Labette, KS
Built 1956 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 216
MINOR COL 104
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.5E 1.6N OF ALTAMONT, Labette, KS
Built 1930 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 200
CTY RD L 945-478.4
FairOver: STREAM
3.0N OF ALLEN, Lyon, KS
Built 1959 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 25
310 RD.
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.7N 0.5E OF LINCOLNVILLE, Marion, KS
Built 1981 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 50
18TH RD (17.0-A.7)
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
7.0W OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS
Built 1973 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 80
US-160 HWY
FairOver: HILL CREEK DRAINAGE
0.40 MI E US169, Montgomery, KS
Built 1927 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 940
290 ROAD
FairOver: TWELVEMILE CREEK
6.2W OF DISPATCH, Smith, KS
Built 1925 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 5
LOCAL RD. 16
FairOver: PAW PAW CREEK
1.0N 0.1E OF MCFARLAND, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1972 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 40
LOCAL RD. 112
FairOver: SOLDIER CREEK
1.2S 1.3W OF HARVEYVILLE, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1900 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 10
K4 HWY
FairOver: S BRANCH MILL CR DR
0.41 MI E WJCT K99, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1955 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 425
SE 40 Rd
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
3.5S 3.0E OF ELLINWOOD, Barton, KS
Built 1983 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 110
11 Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO CAVALRY CREEK
2.0W 2.3N OF COLDWATER, Comanche, KS
Built 1961 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 30
RD. K 943.0-532.3
FairOver: COAL CREEK
1.2W 3.2N OF OLPE, Lyon, KS
Built 1927 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 30
AVE. B
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1.4E 0.4S OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS
Built 1984 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 130
11 ROAD (RS 583)
FairOver: SAND CREEK
0.6S 7.5W OF STOCKTON, Rooks, KS
Built 1955 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 80
I-35 HWY SB (KTA)
FairOver: OLIVER ST
1.54 MI NE K-15, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1956 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 8,000
US281 HWY
FairOver: LINDLEY CREEK
0.13MI W ON OSBORNE CO L, Smith, KS
Built 1959 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 960
LOCAL 45-8-2
FairOver: ELM CREEK
3.1N 0.7W OF RIVERDALE, Sumner, KS
Built 1980 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 25
Sandy Creek Road
FairOver: Trib. To Hackberry Creek
3.0N 8.0W of Hardtner, Barber, KS
Built 2007 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 35
C-20.8 MINOR COL
FairOver: COON CREEK
1.7S 0.9E OF CEDAR POINT, Chase, KS
Built 1935 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 45
K9 HWY
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
2.85 MI SW K28, Cloud, KS
Built 1949 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 705
Rd 129
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
3.7S 2.8W OF BUCKLIN, Ford, KS
Built 1977 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 45
OREGON TR(18.5-18)
FairOver: TRIB. TO WOLF CREEK
1.0W 2.5S OF LE LOUP, Franklin, KS
Built 1972 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 20
Showing 7,501-7,550 of 23,867 bridges
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