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
JAMES STREET
FairOver: KANSAS RIVER, R.R. YARD
JAMES ST. OVER KS. RIVER, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,900
Indy Rd (K21-S80)
FairOver: CREEK
1620 Indy Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1980 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 30
Rd D
FairOver: E. FK. RATTLESNAKE CK.
4.6E 5.7N OF GREENSBURG, Kiowa, KS
Built 1988 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 20
POPLAR STREET
FairOver: COW CREEK
POPLAR STREET OVER COW CK, Reno, KS
Built 1988 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 300
RS 2059
FairOver: BIG DITCH FLOODWAY
Meridian, 0.1 N of 63rdS, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1977 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 9,215
LOCAL RD. 133
FairOver: TRIB. TO DRAGOON CREEK
1.5N 5.0W OF HARVEYVILLE, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1988 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 10
2-W.2 312
FairOver: TRIB. LITTLE BLUE RIVER
0.5N 2.0E OF HOLLENBERG, Washington, KS
Built 1960 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 55
Munjor Road
FairOver: N. FORK BIG CREEK TRIB.
3.0S 1.7E OF VICTORIA, Ellis, KS
Built 1939 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 45
IRR BIA RTE 903
FairOver: DUTCH CREEK
0.5KM E OF L & 134, Jackson, KS
Built 1997 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 30
I435 HWY EB
FairOver: METCALF
JCT METCALF/I435 SL, Johnson, KS
Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 68,000
Rd G
FairOver: UNNAMED
2.0N & 2.2E OF HAVILAND, Kiowa, KS
Built 1985 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 45
T-21 259TH STREET
FairOver: TRIB. TO NINE MILE CK.
6.0W 4.1S OF JARBALO, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1985 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 40
US77 HWY
FairOver: FAWN CREEK
2.73 MI E WJCT K9, Marshall, KS
Built 1963 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,170
SIOUX RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.
0.2E 0.3S OF FREEMONT, McPherson, KS
Built 1985 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 40
2600 RD Mile 13
FairOver: TRIB. TO OHIO CREEK
3.0N 1.7W OF DEARING, Montgomery, KS
Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 20
E 190th St S
FairOver: TRIB. TO BITTER CREEK
6.4E I-35 3.0S US-166, Sumner, KS
Built 1988 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 20
I-35 HWY SB (KTA)
FairOver: LOCAL ROAD
14.11 MI N US-166, Sumner, KS
Built 1956 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 9,350
I-35 HWY NB (KTA)
FairOver: LOCAL ROAD
14.12 MI N US-166, Sumner, KS
Built 1956 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 9,350
THOMAS CREEK RD
FairOver: THOMAS CREEK
6.0S 5.0E JUNCTION CITY, Geary, KS
Built 1982 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 48
NW 40 Ave
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.8S 4.5W OF ANTHONY, Harper, KS
Built 2014 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 80
IRR BIA RTE 903
FairOver: BIG ELM CREEK
0.5KM E OF P & 134, Jackson, KS
Built 1997 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 100
T-12 251ST STREET
FairOver: TRIB. TO TONGANOXIE CK.
5.0W 1.8S OF JARBALO, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1989 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 100
A-40 4-H ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO FALL CREEK
1.5S 0.2E OF SPRINGDALE, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1984 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 123
K-20 171ST STREET
FairOver: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK
2.5S OF KICKAPOO, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1983 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 46
HP-50 DEMPSEY RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO STRANGER CK.
0.5N 1.7W OF FAIRMOUNT, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1987 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 63
RD 320 947.6-490
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
2.0S 1.6E OF ALLEN, Lyon, KS
Built 1994 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 45
3575 RD S 28 St
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.0S 1.3W OF INDEPENDENCE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1977 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 60
LOCAL RD. EF-2
FairOver: STREAM
5.0N 3.0E OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS
Built 2003 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 10
RS 499 42-16.4
FairOver: NEOSHO RIVER
1.4S OF ST. PAUL, Neosho, KS
Built 1979 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 150
K383 HWY
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
10.45 MI NE DECATUR COLN, Norton, KS
Built 1963 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,680
HAVEN RD.15.31
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
2.5N OF HAVEN, Reno, KS
Built 1971 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,655
U ROAD
FairOver: LOST CREEK
3.0N 2.6W OF ZURICH, Rooks, KS
Built 2003 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 30
202 Road
FairOver: TRIB. COAL CREEK
8.0S 3.0E OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS
Built 1938 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 25
RS 185 F22-S4
FairOver: CREEK
1560 Eden Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1990 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 120
IRR BIA RTE 0961
FairOver: TRIB. LITTLE SOLDIER CRK
150.3 & M.5 IN TRIBAL PK, Jackson, KS
Built 2002 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 10
ST-76 182ND STREET
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
3.8E 2.5S OF TONGANOXIE, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1985 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 59
140th Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK
2.0E 8.5S OF VESPER, Lincoln, KS
Built 1935 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 20
140th Road
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.0E 8.7S OF VESPER, Lincoln, KS
Built 1938 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 20
RS 447
FairOver: TABLE ROCK CREEK
0.2E 1.2S OF TESCOTT, Ottawa, KS
Built 1978 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 240
RS 1048
FairOver: SOLOMON RIVER
1.5W OF DELPHOS, Ottawa, KS
Built 1975 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 150
K-32 HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK
1.20 MILES E I-435, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1967 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 8,650
RS 1832 S1 95
FairOver: STREAM
0.3E 2.2S OF HOYT, Jackson, KS
Built 1960 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 80
84TH. ST. TERR.
FairOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
0.2W OF CANDLELIGHT LANE, Johnson, KS
Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 560
K153 SPUR
FairOver: K153, UP RAILROAD
0.83 MI NW K61, McPherson, KS
Built 1948 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,680
3700 RD N 24th St
FairOver: TRIB TO ELK RIVER
1.8W 1.8N OF INDEPENDENCE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1979 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100
Rd. W15
FairOver: LONG BRANCH CREEK
11.5N OF CLAYTON, Norton, KS
Built 1972 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 40
N 199th LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK
199thW, 0.9 N of 45thN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1984 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30
IRR BIA RTE 818
FairOver: ROYS CREEK
2.1KM W OF TRIBAL HDQ, Brown, KS
Built 1997 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 1,100
US 36 W
FairOver: MISSOURI RVR
JCT US36 & MO STATE LINE, Doniphan, KS
Built 1983 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 8,084
US 36 E
FairOver: MISSOURI RVR
JCT US36 & MO ST LINE EB, Doniphan, KS
Built 1983 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 7,430
Showing 9,351-9,400 of 23,867 bridges
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