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
RS1760, CO RD WEST
FairOver: S F SOLOMON RIV DRAIN
4.83MI E JCT K258, Rooks, KS
Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11
RS 607 W 21st
FairOver: DRY CREEK
21stN, 0.2 E of 151stW, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,428
I135 HWY SB
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
0.23 MI N MACART RD, WL, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 18,500
I135 HWY NB
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
0.22 MI N MACART RD, NB, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 18,500
K30 HWY
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.22 MI N I70, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1976 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,050
K-5 HWY SB
FairOver: 18TH ST
0.50 MILES E I-635, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,375
NE 88th
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
1.2N 2.0W OF LAWTON, Cherokee, KS
Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
CTY RD T (R-18.5)
FairOver: TRIB. TO BERNARD CREEK
4.0E 6.0N OF EUREKA, Greenwood, KS
Built 1985 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50
NE 110 AVE
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.5N 3.0E OF DANVILLE, Harper, KS
Built 2009 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 20
CNTY RD. 395
FairOver: STREAM
6.0N & 3.0E OF ADMIRE, Lyon, KS
Built 1998 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 25
RD Y 967.0-546.1
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
6.0S 1.0W OF HARTFORD, Lyon, KS
Built 1979 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
CARLSON RD. 15
FairOver: TRIB. TO CROSS CREEK
4.0N OF ROSSVILLE, Shawnee, KS
Built 1987 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100
I70 HWY, EB
FairOver: MILL CREEK DRAINAGE
4.53 MI E K138, EB, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1941 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 10,650
US281 HWY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
4.14 MI N US56/K156/K96, Barton, KS
Built 1950 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 4,000
KAFIR RD. 97
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.0W OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS
Built 1973 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 50
KIOWA RD.
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
4.1E 0.5S OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS
Built 1987 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 40
K9 HWY
FairOver: CACTUS CREEK
1.96MI E NORTON CO LINE, Phillips, KS
Built 1948 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 370
J ROAD (RS 1760)
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
8.0N 2.5E OF DAMAR, Rooks, KS
Built 1931 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 50
WINTERSET RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO COAL CREEK
2.5E 7.0S OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS
Built 1987 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 8
E 150th St S
FairOver: MERIDIAN CREEK
1.5N 2.1E OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS
Built 1996 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 10
SW Quivera Rd.
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
0.2S OF LATHAM, Butler, KS
Built 1928 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 125
1100 Ave (D27-E40)
FairOver: TRIB. TO HOLLAND CREEK
440 1100 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1989 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 35
RS 1975 - Rd M
FairOver: SOLDIER CREEK
4.0S 3.9E OF HAVILAND, Kiowa, KS
Built 1985 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 40
LOCAL O-29.4
FairOver: LOCAL TRIB.
0.5S 1.4E OF FORMOSO, Jewell, KS
Built 1960 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 35
2ND ST C.16-3.69
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
ON 2ND ST. NR. TREAT. PL., Leavenworth, KS
Built 1981 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 2,900
OSAGE ST A.80-2.20
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
OSAGE ST. W OF 12TH, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1966 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 670
29TH RD. (RS 1233)
FairOver: TRIB. TO POLE CREEK
1.5N 1.0W OF ST. BRIDGET, Marshall, KS
Built 1984 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 23
29TH TER(23.5-U.7)
FairOver: BLACK VERMILLION
0.5S 1.5W OF VLIETS, Marshall, KS
Built 1986 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 10
3500 RD Mile 24
FairOver: STREAM
1.0N 2.0W OF SYCAMORE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1988 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 50
S. 185th AVE.
FairOver: TRIB. TO LAWRENCE CREEK
8.2N 7.5W OF OSBORNE, Osborne, KS
Built 1983 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 20
SW 15 Ave
FairOver: S. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER
1.5W OF PRATT, Pratt, KS
Built 1989 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 250
LOCAL RD. C-6.3
FairOver: TRIB. TO REPUBLICAN RIV.
3.0N 0.7W OF REPUBLIC, Republic, KS
Built 1983 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 30
RS 552 Jay Rd
FairOver: BRANCH OWL CREEK
009 0.9N 3.0W JCT US75&54, Woodson, KS
Built 1930 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 140
SW 210th
FairOver: WALNUT RIVER
1.4W OF DOUGLASS, Butler, KS
Built 1964 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 3,060
6TH RD.
FairOver: COW CREEK
4.2N 1.0W OF CHASE, Rice, KS
Built 1986 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 30
Mink RD.
FairOver: SOUTH OWL CREEK
246 1.4S 0.8E US54&75 JCT, Woodson, KS
Built 1930 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 20
LOCAL RD. 217
FairOver: TRIB. TO TOWN CREEK
1.0W 0.25S OF CHETOPA, Labette, KS
Built 1981 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 50
K-26 179TH STREET
FairOver: SALT CREEK
2.5S 3.5E OF LOWEMONT, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1986 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 600
RS 1120 20.0-A.5
FairOver: STREAM
5.0S 10.0W OF OLPE, Lyon, KS
Built 1992 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 9
RD A 925.0-498.4
FairOver: TRIB. TO WRIGHT CREEK
3.6N 5.0W OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS
Built 1994 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10
LOCAL RD. JK-1
FairOver: TENNESSEE CREEK
4.0N 0.5W OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS
Built 1985 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10
LOCAL RD. 11-G.3
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.3S 4.0E OF REPUBLIC, Republic, KS
Built 1936 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10
90 ROAD
FairOver: WEST MIDDLE CEDAR CREEK
8.0N 1.9W OF KENSINGTON, Smith, KS
Built 1920 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10
160th Rd
FairOver: BRANCH OF CHERRY CREEK
263 1.0E 2.0S OF VERNON, Woodson, KS
Built 1986 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 40
RS 1564 Road 25
FairOver: MIDDLE CANEY CREEK
0.6N OF PERU, Chautauqua, KS
Built 1984 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 45
RS 139 | Rock Rd
FairOver: WHITE CREEK
2.0S 2.8E OF JAMESTOWN, Cloud, KS
Built 1959 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 85
RS 1399 BSN 790
FairOver: TRIB. TO VERDIGRIS RIVER
1.7N 0.7E OF VIRGIL, Greenwood, KS
Built 1938 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 60
County Rd. 230
FairOver: Trib. Verdigris River
5.0E & 7.0N of Neal, Greenwood, KS
Built 1931 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 36
Milo Dr/North St
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
0.1E OF LINCOLN, Lincoln, KS
Built 1935 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 500
FRONTIER (7.7-G.0)
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.8W 2.0S OF MARIETTA, Marshall, KS
Built 1974 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 10
Showing 7,751-7,800 of 23,867 bridges
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