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

I-35 HWY NB

Fair

Over: K-130 HWY

JCT I35 & K-130 HWY, Lyon, KS

Built 1975 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 8,050

US-50 HWY

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.19 MI E US-77, Marion, KS

Built 1995 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 4,200

K16 HWY

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.72 MI W K259, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1965 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 730

URISH RD. 280

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SIX MILE CREEK

3.3N 2.0E OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS

Built 1974 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 150

SE 110 Ave

Fair

Over: DOOLEYVILLE CREEK

3.0E and 1.7S of Stafford, Stafford, KS

Built 2000 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 25

US-59 HWY

Fair

Over: WHITE CLAY CREEK

7.80 MI NE K-116, Atchison, KS

Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,710

220th St.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO WOLF RIVER

0.4N 1.0W OF ROBINSON, Brown, KS

Built 1995 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

US73, US159 HWY

Fair

Over: UP RAILROAD

11.39 MI N WJCT K20, Brown, KS

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,690

US54 HWY

Fair

Over: WALNUT RIVER

9.04 MI N U-400 E JCT, Butler, KS

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,380

DD Road

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

16.0N OF BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: CRIS CREEK DRAINAGE

7.14 MI E MITCHELL COLN, Cloud, KS

Built 1957 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,120

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: CRIS CREEK

7.41 MI E MITCHELL COLN, Cloud, KS

Built 1957 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,120

LOCAL RD. 135

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

4.0S 1.6E OF GIRARD, Crawford, KS

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30

I-70 HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: Eden Road

5.75 MI E OF SALINE COLN, Dickinson, KS

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,750

I70 HWY, NL-SL

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER DRN

2.41 MI E K15, Dickinson, KS

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,600

I70 HWY, WB

Fair

Over: RS0124 (RATH ROAD)

JCT K206/I70 WB, Dickinson, KS

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,700

I70 HWY, EB

Fair

Over: Marshall Street

JCT K206/I70 EB, Dickinson, KS

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,700

RS 253(GARNETT RD)

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SAWLOG CREEK

2.8N 0.4E OF WRIGHT, Ford, KS

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 240

I70 HWY, WB-EB

Fair

Over: HUMBOLDT CREEK RD

4.24 MI NE K57, Geary, KS

Built 1964 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,950

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

0.33 MI E K84, Graham, KS

Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 915

I-135 HWY NB

Fair

Over: LOCAL ROAD

1.86 MI. NW OF K-15 N JCT, Harvey, KS

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,600

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK

1.62 MI N US24, Jefferson, KS

Built 1964 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,230

K25 HWY

Fair

Over: TWIN BUTTE CREEK DRAIN

4.46 MI N WICHITA COLN, Logan, KS

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 405

US56 HWY

Fair

Over: MUD CR,UP RR WALNUT ST

0.83 MI E K256, Marion, KS

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,090

K61 HWY, NB

Fair

Over: RS0305 RT, US81 ALT

JCT US-81 ALT/K-61 NB, McPherson, KS

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,700

I135 US81 SB

Fair

Over: Pawnee Rd

5.40 MI N US56, SB, McPherson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,300

I135 US81 NB

Fair

Over: RS0448

5.41 MI N US56, NB, McPherson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,300

I135 US81 NB

Fair

Over: LOCAL ROAD

8.41 MI N US56, NB, McPherson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,300

K9 HWY

Fair

Over: WEST ASHER CREEK

5.88 MI E US24, Mitchell, KS

Built 1933 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 720

LOCAL RD. EF-3

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK

0.5S 1.5W OF ST. BENEDICT, Nemaha, KS

Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10

K146 HWY

Fair

Over: BR OF FOUR MILE CREEK

3.04 MI E US59, Neosho, KS

Built 1979 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 385

K96 HWY

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

6.69 MI. EAST OF US-283, Ness, KS

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,500

K96 HWY

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

6.90 MI. EAST OF US-283, Ness, KS

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,500

K96 HWY

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

7.12 MI. EAST OF US-283, Ness, KS

Built 1930 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,500

US 75 HWY

Fair

Over: RS0510/ K276/ BNSF RR

3.50 MI N COFFEY COLN, Osage, KS

Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,480

K18 HWY

Fair

Over: SOLOMON RIVER DRAINAGE

4.13 MI E JCT RS748, Ottawa, KS

Built 1934 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 445

CENTER RD. Off 128

Fair

Over: N. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

1.0S 1.0W OF GLADE, Phillips, KS

Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 40

US50 HWY

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

4.96 MI NE WJCT K61, Reno, KS

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,485

US56 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIV OVFL

1.23 MI E K46, Rice, KS

Built 1929 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,110

1816 454.60-799.85

Fair

Over: SALINE RIVER

0.7W OF NEW CAMBRIA, Saline, KS

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,480

I135 HWY NB

Fair

Over: 85th Street

5.44 MI N I-235, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,250

I135 HWY SB

Fair

Over: RR , 12CITY ST& STRM

I135 WL VDT, ENG TO 18TH, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 43,000

I235 HWY, SB

Fair

Over: ZOO BLVD, KO RR

JCT BICKELL ST/I235, SB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 26,900

I235 HWY, NB

Fair

Over: ZOO BLVD, KO RR

JCT BICKELL ST/I235, NB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 26,900

C-5551,RS 2076

Fair

Over: S. BR. OFSHUNGA CK.

600'N OF UNIVERSITY DR., Shawnee, KS

Built 1948 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,340

I-470 HWY (KTA) NB

Fair

Over: URB5501, ADAMS ROAD

0.92 MI NE TOPEKA AVE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1956 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,650

I470 HWY EB

Fair

Over: 29TH ST

2.13 MI SE WJCT US75 EB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,350

I470 HWY WB

Fair

Over: 29TH ST

2.14 MI SE WJCT US75 WB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 16,350

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

9W US281 KANSAS SL, Smith, KS

Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

240th Ave

Fair

Over: SALINE RIVER

5.5N 1.0W OF WAKEENEY, Trego, KS

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60

Showing 9,301-9,350 of 23,867 bridges

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