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
RS 257 (RD 126)
FairOver: TRIB TO WHITE WOMAN CRK
2.7N OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 2004 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 220
CALIFORNIA (2.6-2)
FairOver: TRIB. TO IANTHA CREEK
3.4S OF WILLIAMSBURG, Franklin, KS
Built 1920 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 25
MINOR T-7.6
FairOver: WHITE ROCK CREEK
2.4E 1.0N OF EBSON, Jewell, KS
Built 1983 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 45
Wolf Lane
FairOver: WEST BRANCH THIRD CREEK
0.8N 0.7E OF BARNARD, Lincoln, KS
Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 40
SYENSK RD.
FairOver: KENTUCKY CREEK
0.5S 3.5E OF LINDSBORG, McPherson, KS
Built 1977 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 40
PAWNEE RD.
FairOver: NORTH COTTONWOOD RIVER
4.6N 2.8E OF CANTON, McPherson, KS
Built 1982 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 50
LOCAL RD. M-10
FairOver: STREAM
2.0S 3.5W OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 10
FREMONT ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO MILL CREEK
2.0E OF WHEATON, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1940 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 10
WESTFIELD
FairOver: WESTLINK TRIB COWSKIN CR
WESTFIELD AT ROLLING HILL, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1974 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 400
LOCAL 48-27-10
FairOver: RODGERS BRANCH
NW CORNER CORBIN, Sumner, KS
Built 1988 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 40
RS 5037 Violet Rd
FairOver: BRANCH PLUM CREEK
041 2.0W 1.8S OF PIQUA, Woodson, KS
Built 1928 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 120
Osage Rd
FairOver: BRANCH OF OWL CREEK
254 2.0E 0.2N US54&75 JCT, Woodson, KS
Built 1940 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 20
US69 ALT HWY
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
1.21 MI N US166, Cherokee, KS
Built 1961 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 7,150
190th
FairOver: North Fork Walnut Creek
4.0N 1.9E OF VALLEY FALL, Jefferson, KS
Built 1983 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 19
US24 HWY, EB
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
2.18 MI E SHAWNEE COLN,EB, Jefferson, KS
Built 1962 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 3,865
191ST ST
FairOver: BAIN CREEK
2.5N 1.0W OF SPRING HILL, Johnson, KS
Built 1987 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 130
215TH ST
FairOver: SWEETWATER CREEK TRIB.
0.5E OF SPRING HILL, Johnson, KS
Built 1994 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 80
3900 RD Mile 12
FairOver: COAL CREEK
3.3S OF INDEPENDENCE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1980 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 4,135
LOCAL RD. M-7
FairOver: STREAM
2.0S OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1989 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 10
RS 136
FairOver: HENRY CREEK
0.3S OF DELPHOS, Ottawa, KS
Built 1964 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 140
W. EAGLE RD. (16)
FairOver: ELK CREEK
0.5S 3.5W OF LONG ISLAND, Phillips, KS
Built 2001 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 5
MINOR COL U-6.5
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
4.0S 3.5E OF COURTLAND, Republic, KS
Built 1960 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 80
LOCAL RD. V-15.8
FairOver: WEST CREEK
8.0S 1.2W OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS
Built 2020 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 10
4th N LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO POLECAT CREEK
0.4W 2.0N OF GARDEN PLAIN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1993 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 90
13th Street North
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH
1300 Ft E of Ridge Rd, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1974 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 12,500
HARRY STREET
FairOver: MADISON
HARRY AT MADISON, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1977 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 19,900
27-E.5 273
FairOver: TRIB. TO PARSONS CREEK
0.2W 4.0N OF CLIFTON, Washington, KS
Built 1965 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 45
RS 1372
FairOver: BRANCH OF BALDWIN CREEK
0.5W OF LAWRENCE, Douglas, KS
Built 1970 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,039
HP-49 DEMPSEY RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK
0.5N 2.0W OF FAIRMOUNT, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 63
RS 413 X.6 - 480
FairOver: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER
3.2S 2.5E COUNCIL GROVE, Morris, KS
Built 1999 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 350
LOCAL RD. 108
FairOver: 110 MILE CREEK
4.8N 0.8E OF BURLINGAME, Osage, KS
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 40
1-F.8 MINOR
FairOver: TRIB. TO VERDIGRIS RIV.
3.0N 2.3E OF COYVILLE, Wilson, KS
Built 1920 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 10
US-59 HWY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK DRAINAGE
4.66 MI NE JEFFERSON COLN, Atchison, KS
Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,390
US-59 HWY
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
8.30 MI NE K-116, Atchison, KS
Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,710
US159 HWY
FairOver: LITTLE GRASSHOPPER CREEK
10.71 MI NW EJCT K9, Atchison, KS
Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 445
260th St.
FairOver: TRIB. TO WALNUT CREEK
2.1W 1.6N OF HIAWATHA, Brown, KS
Built 1920 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 55
K177 HWY
FairOver: BNSF R.R.
8.17 MI N OF US-54 HWY, Butler, KS
Built 1979 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 505
RS 130
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.4E 2.5S OF CLAY CENTER, Clay, KS
Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,350
CONTOUR RD. 187
FairOver: TRIB. TO DINNER CREEK
2.0W 2.0S OF GRIDLEY, Coffey, KS
Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25
141st RD
FairOver: EM. SPLWY. TIMBER CRK.LK
2.2N NEW SALEM, Cowley, KS
Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,085
K18 HWY
FairOver: CHAPMAN CREEK
4.85 MI E EJCT K15, Dickinson, KS
Built 1934 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 745
9th Road
FairOver: TRIB TO TURKEY CREEK
1.0W 7.1N OF LORRAINE, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 20
US56 HWY
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE
3.04 MI W SJCT US283, Ford, KS
Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,030
K57 HWY
FairOver: DRY CREEK DRAINAGE
7.65 MI SE I70, Geary, KS
Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 215
US77 HWY
FairOver: SMOKY HILL RIVER
1.47 MI S I70, Geary, KS
Built 1953 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,680
US-50 WESTBOUND
FairOver: K15 HWY, KANSAS AVE
JCT U50 / K15, Harvey, KS
Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,600
Local RD. R
FairOver: SOUTHSIDE DITCH
2.7W 3.0S OF LAKIN, Kearny, KS
Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25
FALCON RD.
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
2.5W 3.1N OF HILLSBORO, Marion, KS
Built 1999 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 35
I135 US81 NB
FairOver: WEST KENTUCKY CREEK
8.26 MI N US56, NB, McPherson, KS
Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,300
US36 HWY
FairOver: N F BLACK VERMILLION RIV
1.06 MI E MARSHALL COLN, Nemaha, KS
Built 1959 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,700
Showing 9,401-9,450 of 23,867 bridges
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