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
11TH RD (10.0-H.2)
FairOver: SCOTCH CREEK
5.0S 1.0W OF OKETO, Marshall, KS
Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
County Rd 7
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK SAPPA CREEK
8.0N 4.0W OF LEVANT, Thomas, KS
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
N Washington Rd
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
0.5N OF GREAT BEND, Barton, KS
Built 1951 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,049
LOCAL T-16-1
FairOver: STRIKER BRANCH
0.4S 1.0W OF SPARKS, Doniphan, KS
Built 1960 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
K10 HWY, WB
FairOver: CAMP CREEK, FRONT RD
8.15MI E DGLS CO LN, Johnson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 18,260
FRONTIER RD.
FairOver: RUNNING TURKEY CREEK
0.2E 3.5S OF GALVA, McPherson, KS
Built 1966 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
LOCAL RD. DH-1
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 2.5W OF BERWICK, Nemaha, KS
Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
LOCAL RD. P-21
FairOver: WOLFLEY CREEK
1.1N 5.0W OF GRANADA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10
BRODERICK ROAD
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
4.0E 2.6S OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10
ROLLING PRAIRIE RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO MILL CREEK
2.8W 0.3S OF ONAGA, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
RS 507 7212865
FairOver: PEACE CREEK
0.5 S 9.0 W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS
Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 138
LOCAL SCRK2770
FairOver: SALT CREEK
5.8W 1.0N OF HUTCHINSON, Reno, KS
Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 22
LOCAL SCRK9935
FairOver: SALT CREEK
5.5W 0.7N OF HUTCHINSON, Reno, KS
Built 1986 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 17
WINTERSET RD.
FairOver: SELLENS CREEK
10.0S 3.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS
Built 1959 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 25
N Seneca Rd
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.2N 2.0E OF WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS
Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20
LOCAL 18-65-9
FairOver: TRIB TO NENNESCAH
3.0 S 4.0 E BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS
Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10
DAKOTA RD.
FairOver: WEST EMMA CREEK
0.8E 5.6S OF CANTON, McPherson, KS
Built 1966 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 35
Rd. W12
FairOver: SAPPA CREEK
10.0N 1.0W OF REAGER, Norton, KS
Built 1980 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 25
I-35 HWY SB (KTA)
FairOver: LOCAL ROAD
1.08 MI N US-166, Sumner, KS
Built 1956 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 9,350
Union Chappel
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
1.4S 1.0W OF QUAKER, Cherokee, KS
Built 1981 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 35
1ST. RD. 161
FairOver: TRIB. TO LOSS CREEK
3.0S 2.9E OF LEROY, Coffey, KS
Built 1988 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 15
Hawk Rd (J24-S60)
FairOver: WEST TURKEY CREEK
1340 Hawk Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1983 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 30
260th Avenue
FairOver: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY
4.0S 1.5E OF HAYS, Ellis, KS
Built 1940 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 35
91ST ST
FairOver: CAPTAIN CREEK
0.1E OF DOUGLAS CO. LINE, Johnson, KS
Built 1967 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 70
191ST ST
FairOver: LITTLE BULL CREEK
2.0N 2.9W OF SPRING HILL, Johnson, KS
Built 1990 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 70
32nd St., FAU 4401
FairOver: Little Labette Creek
32nd St. & S. of Southern, Labette, KS
Built 1981 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,339
LOCAL RD. M-6
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 4.0W OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS
Built 2010 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 10
9TH RD.
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.0E 0.9N OF CHASE, Rice, KS
Built 1992 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 35
LEAVENWORTH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
13400 LEAVENWORTH ROAD, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1960 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,765
Rattlesnake Trail
FairOver: TRIB. LONE TREE CANYON
3.0E 2.2N OF KIOWA, Barber, KS
Built 1983 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 35
MINOR 1.3-Q.4
FairOver: WOLFPEN CREEK
3.4S 4.7W OF UNIONTOWN, Bourbon, KS
Built 1976 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 25
US36 HWY
FairOver: LOCAL RD
.51 MI W US73, Brown, KS
Built 1979 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,470
BB Road
FairOver: HENKLE CANYON
14.0N 1.0W OF BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS
Built 1985 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20
Z Road
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.3S 2.4E OF ACRES, Clark, KS
Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 60
K9 HWY
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.81 MI SW K28, Cloud, KS
Built 1949 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 580
112th RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.0W OF BURDEN, Cowley, KS
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 765
Y LANE
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.9S 2.7W OF TRAER, Decatur, KS
Built 1932 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15
US77 HWY
FairOver: UP RAILROAD
0.87 MI N K4, Dickinson, KS
Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,720
I70 HWY, EB/WB
FairOver: RS0801, (OLD)
7.04 MI E K232, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,500
I70 HWY, WB
FairOver: US40 BUS,K57HWYS
JCT K57/I70, WB, Geary, KS
Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,800
US54 HWY
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
1.62 MI E EJCT K99, Greenwood, KS
Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,430
K99 HWY
FairOver: KELLY BRANCH
1.21 MI S LYON COLN, Greenwood, KS
Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 790
LOCAL 286 S7
FairOver: TRIB. TO STRAIGHT CREEK
1.5S 3.7W OF WHITING, Jackson, KS
Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 25
K10 HWY, WB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK ROAD
9.23MI E DGLS CO LN, Johnson, KS
Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18,260
URB2724,SMPWYWB
FairOver: S BND TO E BND RAMP D
3.64 MI E K7 HWY, Johnson, KS
Built 1979 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 14,431
K14 HWY
FairOver: S. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER
0.61 MI N 8TH ST(KINGMAN), Kingman, KS
Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,260
US40 HWY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.76MI NE WALLACE COLN, Logan, KS
Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 930
I-35 HWY NB
FairOver: NEOSHO RIVER
3.69 MI EAST OF K-99, Lyon, KS
Built 1976 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,350
AVENUE A.
FairOver: DRY TURKEY CREEK
700 FT. E. OF PARK AVE., McPherson, KS
Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,880
I135 US81 SB
FairOver: KO RAILWAY
0.76 MI N US56, SB, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,271
Showing 9,501-9,550 of 23,867 bridges
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