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
2500 Ave (L13-E35)
FairOver: CREEK
1235 2500 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1988 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 20
2ND RD. 0.9-X.0
FairOver: COON CREEK
1.5S 2.0W OF WATERVILLE, Marshall, KS
Built 1990 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 10
RS 137
FairOver: FOURTH CREEK
3.0W 1.3S OF SIMPSON, Mitchell, KS
Built 1947 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 95
RD BB
FairOver: CREEK
2.0W 3.3N OF BAZINE, Ness, KS
Built 1950 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 40
Rd. W11
FairOver: ELK CREEK
1.2E 4.0N OF NEW ALMELO, Norton, KS
Built 1994 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 35
NE 20 RD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
2.6E 2.0N OF ANTHONY, Harper, KS
Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 10
LOCAL RD.
FairOver: BIG ARKANSAS RIVER
MacArther 0.9 E Hydraulic, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1975 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 10,103
29TH ST. NORTH
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH CREEK
29TH AND RIDGE ROAD, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1990 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,500
N. Kansas Ave.
FairOver: Soldier Cr. Cut-off
526m S. of NW Menninger &, Shawnee, KS
Built 1957 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,670
E Mill Street
FairOver: VERDIGRIS RIVER
S.E. COR. OF NEODESHA, Wilson, KS
Built 1986 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 40
I-635 NB HIGHWAY
FairOver: 38TH STREET
1.80 MILES N US-24, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1970 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 24,400
RS 1919 (GARNETT)
FairOver: COON CREEK
1.7S 10.2E OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 1983 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 60
RS 1436 (RD 202)
FairOver: SAND CREEK
16.0W 1.0S OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1994 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25
RD 150 963.5-524.0
FairOver: DRY CREEK
N. EDGE OF NEOSHO RAPIDS, Lyon, KS
Built 1988 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20
5100 RD Mile 17
FairOver: DRUM CREEK
5.0N OF LIBERTY, Montgomery, KS
Built 1978 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80
CR 210
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
7.4S 3.0E OF NEKOMA, Rush, KS
Built 1941 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40
SE 110 Ave
FairOver: N. FK. NINNESCAH RIVER
3.0E and 4.1S of Stafford, Stafford, KS
Built 2015 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25
K7 HWY-10TH ST
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
0.03 MI N US59, Atchison, KS
Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,830
Local 26.0-Y.1
FairOver: WEST FORK DRY WOOD CREEK
0.3E 3.1S OF GARLAND, Bourbon, KS
Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40
US-54 HWY, SB
FairOver: CAVE SPRINGS CREEK
3.66 MI. N U-400 E JCT, Butler, KS
Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,345
MINOR 5.0-S.2
FairOver: TRIB TO W. FANCY CREEK
3.0S OF FACT, Clay, KS
Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50
82nd RD
FairOver: WALNUT RIVER
4.5E 2.0S OF UDALL, Cowley, KS
Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 250
241st RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO GROUSE CREEK
N. EDGE OF DEXTER, Cowley, KS
Built 1920 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 35
3S ROAD (RS 899)
FairOver: NORTH FORK SAPPA CREEK
2.5S 5.8W OF OBERLIN, Decatur, KS
Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 75
I70 HWY, WB-EB
FairOver: NAIL ROAD
1.12 MI E K43, Dickinson, KS
Built 1959 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,700
RS 825
FairOver: UPRR (Abandon)
1.0S of Troy old K7, Doniphan, KS
Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 870
J Road
FairOver: LITTLE COON CREEK
2.0N 0.5W OF KINSLEY, Edwards, KS
Built 1984 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 35
7th Road
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
2.3E 3.0S OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 30
I35 HWY, SB
FairOver: MAR DES CYG RIV, PD PASS
2.93 MI NE US59, SB, Franklin, KS
Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,300
I35 HWY, NB
FairOver: MAR DES CYG RIV, PD PASS
2.92 MI NE US59, NB, Franklin, KS
Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,300
RS 1259 T 170
FairOver: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK
1.0N 2.0E OF MAYETTA, Jackson, KS
Built 1983 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 166
US36 HWY
FairOver: PORCUPINE CREEK DRAINAGE
1.52 MI E SMITH COLN, Jewell, KS
Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 880
148TH ST.
FairOver: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB
300' W. OF SWITZER, Johnson, KS
Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 600
K10 HWY, EB
FairOver: KILL CREEK
5.12 MI E DOUGLAS COL EB, Johnson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,050
K10 HWY, WB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
8.53MI E DGLS CO LN, Johnson, KS
Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 18,260
K10 HWY, EB
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
8.54MI E DGLS CO LN, Johnson, KS
Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 18,260
K10 HWY, WB
FairOver: LOCAL RD
3.45 MI E DG-JO C0 LINE, Johnson, KS
Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,950
US183 HWY
FairOver: MULE CREEK
3.06 MI N COMANCHE COLN, Kiowa, KS
Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 915
US59 HWY
FairOver: UP RAILROAD
1.1 MI N US 400, Labette, KS
Built 1937 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,630
US-73 NB HIGHWAY
FairOver: NINE MILE CREEK
1.78 MILES N WY CO/LN, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,600
US 75 HWY
FairOver: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
6.54 MI N COFFEY COLN, Osage, KS
Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,690
W. ZENITH (4)
FairOver: TRIB. N. FORK SOLOMON
1.5S 2.5W of Logan, Phillips, KS
Built 2015 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40
K61 HWY
FairOver: BNSF RAILROAD
1.70 MI N EJCT US50, Reno, KS
Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,200
K14 HWY
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
0.78 MI N RENO CO. LINE, Rice, KS
Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,100
K232 HWY
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.25MI S JT K18, Russell, KS
Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 840
US54/US400 HWY EB
FairOver: HILLSIDE AVE
0.80 MI E JCT I135/US54, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1977 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 51,000
K254 HWY, WB
FairOver: HILLSIDE AVE
JCT HILLSIDE AVE/K254, WB, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,900
K254 HWY, EB
FairOver: HILLSIDE AVE
JCT HILLSIDE AVE/K254, EB, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,900
RS 619 80
FairOver: W. BRANCH WAKARUSA RIVER
2.5W OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS
Built 1979 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,525
US24 HWY, EB
FairOver: GOODYEAR PLANT ENTRANCE
1.25 MI E JCT US75 EB, Shawnee, KS
Built 1956 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,900
Showing 9,701-9,750 of 23,867 bridges
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