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
K251 HWY
FairOver: N FORK NINNESCAH RIVER
2.38 MI N US54, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,090
LOCAL 34-49-7
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.0S 1.0E OF WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS
Built 2004 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 25
K44 HWY
FairOver: CHIKASKIA RIVER
0.19 MILES W K-49, Sumner, KS
Built 1933 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 425
US160 HWY
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
7.10 MI E K271, Sumner, KS
Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,560
K27 HWY
FairOver: N FORK LADDER CREEK
4.75MI N GREELEY CO LINE, Wallace, KS
Built 1957 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,110
I-435 SB HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOODEND ROAD
0.51 MILES N JOHNSON C/L, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 32,950
I-435 NB HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOODEND ROAD
0.52 MILES N JOHNSON C/L, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 32,950
I435 HWY, NB
FairOver: CONNOR CREEK
4.43 MI N OF STATE AVE., Wyandotte, KS
Built 1985 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 15,350
Turkey Lane
FairOver: NORTH ELM CREEK
0.7S 8.8W OF ISABEL, Barber, KS
Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
NE 70 Rd
FairOver: COW CREEK
4.0S 2.0E OF CLAFLIN, Barton, KS
Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
SW Santa Fe Lake
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
3.0W 3.7S OF AUGUSTA, Butler, KS
Built 1981 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,790
N.W. 7TH. ST.
FairOver: MUD CREEK
900 NW 7th St Abilene, Dickinson, KS
Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,000
36 ROAD
FairOver: M BRANCH HACKBERRY CREEK
0.4N 4.7W OF GOVE, Gove, KS
Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 15
LONE ELM RD
FairOver: BAIN CREEK TRIB.
0.5W 0.1N US169 & 183RD., Johnson, KS
Built 1997 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,600
RENNER BLVD.
FairOver: S. TRIB. TO MILL CREEK
480FT S OF EICHER DR., Johnson, KS
Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 13,921
I35 HWY, SB
FairOver: PFLUMM RD
0.51 MI NE I435, WL, Johnson, KS
Built 1959 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 39,000
LOCAL RD. 140
FairOver: AMAZON DITCH
2.0W 0.7S OF LAKIN, Kearny, KS
Built 1981 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
T-71 242ND STREET
FairOver: TRIB. TO PONY CREEK
2.0W 1.5S OF TONGANOXIE, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1980 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 42
5TH RD (4.0-F.8)
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
1.2N 3.0E OF BREMEN, Marshall, KS
Built 1992 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10
23RD RD (22.0-H.2)
FairOver: ROBIDOUX CREEK
1.5E 2.2N OF BEATTIE, Marshall, KS
Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10
3625 RD Mile 2
FairOver: STREAM
5.3N OF HAVANA, Montgomery, KS
Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50
LOCAL 76 Z.4-2600
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
1.5E 1.5N OF BURDICK, Morris, KS
Built 1910 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 30
RS 487 G-7
FairOver: DEER CREEK
3.0N OF ONEIDA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 144
LOCAL RD. A-5
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
6.5N 2.0W OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS
Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10
LN CO
FairOver: SOUTH FORK WALNUT CREEK
1.6S K-96 ON W. CO LINE, Ness, KS
Built 1996 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 30
I-335 HWY (KTA) NB
FairOver: SOLDIER CREEK
0.40 MI NE LY COLN, NB, Osage, KS
Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,650
BUFFALO SOLDIER RD
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
961-305, Riley, KS
Built 1996 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,000
US24 HWY
FairOver: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE
0.04MI W OSBORNE CO LINE, Rooks, KS
Built 1967 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 540
K18 HWY
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
3.11MI W WJCT U281, Russell, KS
Built 1960 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 420
I-35 HWY SB (KTA)
FairOver: COWSKIN CREEK
1.22 MI N SUMNER CO LINE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 12,650
I-35 HWY NB (KTA)
FairOver: COWSKIN CREEK
1.21 MI N SUMNER CO LINE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 12,650
LOCAL RD. 20
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
0.5W 2.2N OF PAXICO, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1920 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 30
US 75 HWY
FairOver: FROG CREEK
0.64 MI N COFFEY COLN, Osage, KS
Built 1974 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,490
WHITE EAGLE ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO ADAMS CREEK
1.0N 4.0E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 2017 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 10
I-435 Hwy SB
FairOver: PARALLEL RD
0.89 MI.N. OF STATE AVE., Wyandotte, KS
Built 1983 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 18,600
RS 5014
FairOver: ELM CREEK OVERFLOW
0.75E OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS
Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 470
SW 100th -SE 7 Ave
FairOver: WALNUT RIVER
0.7 E OF AUGUSTA, Butler, KS
Built 1937 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 500
23-O.1 LOCAL
FairOver: TRIB. TO BEAVER CREEK
2.1W 0.1N OF WALTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1981 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 25
135TH ST
FairOver: TOMAHAWK CK
300' W OF US-69, Johnson, KS
Built 1966 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 43,000
XAVIER RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK
3.4S OF FLORENCE, Marion, KS
Built 1940 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 45
US24 HWY
FairOver: N F SOLOMON R DRAIN
1.08MI E JT K181, Osborne, KS
Built 1967 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,850
Q.2-19 LOCAL
FairOver: TRIB. TO SOLOMON RIVER
0.5N 1.5W OF BENNINGTON, Ottawa, KS
Built 1981 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 30
215th W LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK
3.7N OF GODDARD, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1970 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 788
US24 HWY, WB
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
1.56 MI E TOPEKA AVE, WB, Shawnee, KS
Built 1936 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 6,800
LOCAL RD.
FairOver: N. FORK CIMARRON RIVER
11.0S 1.0E OF BIG BOW, Stanton, KS
Built 1977 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 45
LOCAL RD. 64
FairOver: TRIB MUNKER CREEK
1.5S 1.4E OF ALTA VISTA, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1900 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 30
30-F.6 276
FairOver: PARSONS CREEK
0.7E 1.0N OF CLIFTON, Washington, KS
Built 1923 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 45
Walstad
FairOver: W. BR. LITTLE SANDY CK.
1.3N 3.4W OF SHARON, Barber, KS
Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40
NW 150th
FairOver: MAY BRANCH
7.5N 1.6E OF POTWIN, Butler, KS
Built 1975 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 520
LOCAL T-422-1
FairOver: TRIB. TO WOLF CREEK
2.0S 0.9E OF SPARKS, Doniphan, KS
Built 1991 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 15
Showing 9,201-9,250 of 23,867 bridges
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