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
23 ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH FORK DRIFTWOOD CR.
11.3N 2.5E OF ATWOOD, Rawlins, KS
Built 1950 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
S. Main St.
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
SOUTH MAIN ST. & ARK. R., Reno, KS
Built 1961 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 6,858
CR 300
FairOver: SHELTER CREEK
0.9N 2.0W OF LORETTA, Rush, KS
Built 1961 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
I-35 HWY NB (KTA)
FairOver: MACARTHUR RD
1.60 MI NE I-135, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1956 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 7,150
SW 37th
FairOver: S. Shunganunga Cr.
SW 37th & I-470., Shawnee, KS
Built 1959 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 3,680
SE Branner
FairOver: BNSFRR
SE Branner/BNSFRY., Shawnee, KS
Built 1986 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 4,800
E 130th St S
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
3.0N 0.5W OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS
Built 1999 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25
K7 HWY
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.16 MI N-JCT US54, Bourbon, KS
Built 1961 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 545
SW Meadowlark Rd.
FairOver: POLE CAT CREEK
2.0E 6.0S OF ROSE HILL, Butler, KS
Built 1900 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 50
LOCAL V30-E25-S65
FairOver: CREEK
735 Trail Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 35
K156 HWY
FairOver: OAK CREEK
1.13 MI NE K140, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 3,090
97TH ST
FairOver: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 3
200' E OF FOSTER, Johnson, KS
Built 1971 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 6,200
SE150 A. II.0-23.5
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
3.5S 0.5E OF NORWICH, Kingman, KS
Built 1981 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 10
RS 1311 H-17
FairOver: TRIB. TO CRAIG CREEK
8.0S.W. OF SABETHA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1988 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 85
SE 1st St.
FairOver: NINNESCAH RIVER DRAINAGE
0.6 S 1.2 W of Cairo, Pratt, KS
Built 1927 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 40
AVE. E
FairOver: CALF CREEK
2.3W 3.5S OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS
Built 2001 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 60
SWARTZ STREET
FairOver: STREAM
5820 SWARTZ, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1980 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,895
SE 50 RD CC.5-22
FairOver: STREAM
2.5E OF BLUFF CITY, Harper, KS
Built 1989 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 30
US169 HWY NB
FairOver: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
0.40 MI S JCT K279 NB, Miami, KS
Built 1976 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 5,150
RS 566
FairOver: TRIB. TO EAST CREEK
0.6E 2.5N OF WAYNE, Republic, KS
Built 1984 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 24
PAWNEE
FairOver: WICHITA DRAINAGE CANAL
PAWNEE AT I-135, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1966 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 19,000
HARRY STREET
FairOver: KANSAS AVE.
HARRY AT KANSAS, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1977 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 13,300
LOCAL RD. G-19.2
FairOver: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK
0.5S 1.7W OF PARNELL, Atchison, KS
Built 1925 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 20
RS 1918
FairOver: TRIB. TO COTTONWOOD RIV.
0.3E OF COTTONWOOD FALLS, Chase, KS
Built 1983 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 445
27TH. RD. 10
FairOver: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK
0.2W OF AGRICOLA, Coffey, KS
Built 1920 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 30
SM PKWY WB
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2.05E OF K-7 HWY., Johnson, KS
Built 1969 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 14,600
MERDIAN RD.
FairOver: TRIB. N. COTTONWOOD RIV.
2.8S 7.6W OF DURHAM, Marion, KS
Built 1955 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 45
2800 RD Mile 12
FairOver: TRIB. TO ONION CREEK
5.0N 5.0W OF COFFEYVILLE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1979 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 111
LINCOLN STREET
FairOver: MINNEAPOLIS STREET
LINCOLN AT MINNEAPOLIS, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1973 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 8,500
SW Washburn
FairOver: Shunganunga Cr.
200.25m N. of 27th & Wash, Shawnee, KS
Built 1957 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 15,715
K177 HWY
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
4.30 MI S US50, Chase, KS
Built 1948 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 495
Ave U
FairOver: TRIB. TO PLUM CREEK
0.5S 2.4E OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1986 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 40
Backtrail Rd
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
3.4N 10.5W OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 1934 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 40
NW 10 Rd
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
1.0N 0.5E OF MIDWAY, Harper, KS
Built 2003 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 10
H-17.9 LOCAL
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.0S 1.9W OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1980 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 40
Rd C
FairOver: E. FK. RATTLESNAKE CREEK
5.3W 5.9N OF HAVILAND, Kiowa, KS
Built 1993 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 25
LOCAL RD. 161
FairOver: HACKBERRY CREEK
2.0E 3.4N OF BARTLETT, Labette, KS
Built 1976 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 30
US183 HWY
FairOver: SOUTH FORK SOLOMON R DRG
2.03MI S JT U24, Rooks, KS
Built 1966 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,330
I70 HWY, WB
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
12.59 MI E JT U281, Russell, KS
Built 1963 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 7,150
I70 HWY, EB
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
12.6 MI E JT U281, Russell, KS
Built 1963 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 7,150
Clairmont Road
FairOver: LITTLE MULE CREEK
3.2N 3.5E OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS
Built 1971 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 30
NE 110 Ave
FairOver: CHEYENNE CREEK
3.0N OF ELLINWOOD, Barton, KS
Built 1935 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 565
RS 145 | Union Rd
FairOver: HAY CREEK
1.3W 2.0N OF CONCORDIA, Cloud, KS
Built 1940 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 435
350th Avenue
FairOver: BIG CREEK
6.0S 0.7E OF VICTORIA, Ellis, KS
Built 1985 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 30
NE 20 ST. CC.5-5.0
FairOver: SMOOTS CREEK
0.3W OF WATERLOO, Kingman, KS
Built 1970 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 50
RS 375
FairOver: BIG HILL CREEK
2.5N 1.7W OF DENNIS, Labette, KS
Built 1928 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 84
13TH RD (12.0-Q.1)
FairOver: ELM CREEK
5.0E 0.1S OF SCHROYER, Marshall, KS
Built 1986 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 10
28TH RD(27.0-CC.3)
FairOver: IRISH CREEK
1.3S OF LILLIS, Marshall, KS
Built 1989 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 10
ARAPAHO RD.
FairOver: WEST EMMA CREEK
3.2E 1.0S OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS
Built 1986 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 40
LOCAL RD. F-10
FairOver: SOUTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK
0.5S 1.0W OF ST. BENEDICT, Nemaha, KS
Built 1989 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 10
Showing 7,901-7,950 of 23,867 bridges
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