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
I135 US81 NB
FairOver: KO RAILWAY
0.77 MI N US56, NB, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,271
Plum Creek Rd
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
1.6S OF BEAGLE, Miami, KS
Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,285
367th ST
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1.0E OF 69 HWY ON 367 ST, Miami, KS
Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18
US 56 HWY
FairOver: BIG JOHN CREEK
1.93 MI E EJCT K177, Morris, KS
Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,670
US 75 HWY
FairOver: LOCAL RD
2.14 MI N COFFEY COLN, Osage, KS
Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,480
K106 HWY
FairOver: SALT CREEK
5.97 MI N K18, Ottawa, KS
Built 1940 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 385
W. 500 RD. (98)
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
0.5N OF WOODRUFF, Phillips, KS
Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30
K16 HWY
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
0.43 MI E K259, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 930
12 ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK TRIB
2.0S 1.3E OF BEARDSLEY, Rawlins, KS
Built 1936 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20
US54/US400 HWY WB
FairOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.25 MI E TOPEKA ST, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 57,000
K96 HWY, EB
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH CREEK
8.23 MI E RENO COLN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,750
NB K15 TO I135 RMP
FairOver: GYPSUM CREEK
1.18 MI. N. I-35(KTA), Sedgwick, KS
Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,009
BERRYTON RD. 220
FairOver: WAKARUSA RIVER
4.0S OF FORBES FIELD, Shawnee, KS
Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 150
US40 HWY
FairOver: TECUMSEH CREEK
2.02 MI E CROCO ROAD, Shawnee, KS
Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,404
I-70 HWY EASTBOUND
FairOver: K-267
1.36 MI E OF CO STLINE, Sherman, KS
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,354
255 ROAD
FairOver: MEDICINE CREEK
1.0S OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS
Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30
I-70 HIGHWAY
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
1.36 MI E. OF K-184, Thomas, KS
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,650
I-70 HIGHWAY
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CR DRAIN
1.13 MI WEST OF K-25, Thomas, KS
Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,350
US40 HWY
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
9.73MI E COLORADO LINE, Wallace, KS
Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,070
K148 HWY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
7.73 MI N K9, Washington, KS
Built 1956 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 835
KANSAS HIGHWAY 105
FairOver: TORONTO L VERDIGRIS R
6 MI SE OF TORONTO, Woodson, KS
Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 70
K-32 WB HIGHWAY
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
2.31 MI E K7, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,200
K-32 EB HIGHWAY
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
2.32 MI E K7, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,200
RS 22
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.0N 1.0E OF SHANNON, Atchison, KS
Built 1971 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 267
SE 200th
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
0.4E OF LATHAM, Butler, KS
Built 1926 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 25
700 Ave (H31)
FairOver: W. HOLLAND CREEK
800 700 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1978 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 15
NE 36th St
FairOver: WEST WHITEWATER CREEK
2.5N 6.9E OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1925 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 15
RS 1471 23.8-17.0
FairOver: STREAM
0.5N OF MELVERN, Osage, KS
Built 1986 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 630
250 ROAD
FairOver: OAK CREEK
11.0S 1.0E OF LEBANON, Smith, KS
Built 1993 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 20
K-9 HWY
FairOver: DELAWARE RIVER
0.48 MI E JACKSON COLN, Atchison, KS
Built 1992 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 335
Munjor Rd
FairOver: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY
2.3E OF MUNJOR, Ellis, KS
Built 1936 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 75
J-27.6 RS 86
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
5.1E OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1980 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 875
K18 HWY
FairOver: SAND CREEK
0.70 MI E JCT RS748, Ottawa, KS
Built 1948 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,530
190TH RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO WOLF CREEK
1.0S 2.0E OF WALDO, Russell, KS
Built 1964 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 60
FAU 6802 Z00 BLVD
FairOver: BIG DITCH FLOODWAY
Zoo Blvd, 0.6 N of 13thN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1973 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 29,450
Vale Rd
FairOver: UPTON CREEK
3.3E 0.5S OF HOLLIS, Cloud, KS
Built 1981 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 50
S County Line Road
FairOver: SMOKY HILL TRIBUTARY
0.7S 2.5W OF PFEIFER, Ellis, KS
Built 1971 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 30
K10 HWY, EB
FairOver: CAMP CREEK, FRONT RD
8.14MI E DGLS CO LN, Johnson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 18,260
N 279th MINOR COL
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH
279thW, 0.9 N of 77thN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1986 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 301
MacArthur Road
FairOver: BIG DITCH FLOODWAY
3.8E OF SCHULTE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1953 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 7,664
SE Branner
FairOver: SE 2nd St.
SE 2nd & Branner. 37'3, Shawnee, KS
Built 1986 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 6,700
I70 HWY, EB
FairOver: RR,ADAMS ST,SHUNG CR
0.42 MI SE 10TH ST, EB, Shawnee, KS
Built 1965 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 20,400
180 AVE (RS 1978)
FairOver: SMOKY HILL RIVER
16.8S OF VODA, Trego, KS
Built 1988 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 10
K9 HWY
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER
13.83 MI E US81, Cloud, KS
Built 1958 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 1,130
C ROAD (EAST)
FairOver: UNNAMMED STREAM
13.4S 2.7E OF BOGUE, Graham, KS
Built 1982 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 40
RS 1365 - Rd Y
FairOver: EAST KIOWA CREEK
14.0S OF MULLINVILLE, Kiowa, KS
Built 1977 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 25
K9 HWY
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.56 MI E EJCT US77, Marshall, KS
Built 1962 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 665
177TH ST. RS 515
FairOver: DRY STREAM
1.0E 1.8N OF GORHAM, Russell, KS
Built 1954 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 275
SE 21st
FairOver: A.T.&S.F.R.R.
355m E. of 21st & Ks. Ave, Shawnee, KS
Built 1978 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 9,820
30-R.2 316
FairOver: CARTER CREEK
3.5S 5.0E OF PALMER, Washington, KS
Built 1980 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 50
Showing 9,551-9,600 of 23,867 bridges
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