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
13TH ST(WB)
FairOver: WICHITA DRAINAGE CANAL
13TH ST N AT I-135, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1971 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 8,250
13TH STREET (EB)
FairOver: WICHITA DRAINAGE CANAL
13TH ST AT I-135, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1975 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 8,250
Deer RD.
FairOver: SMALL STREAM
3.0E OF TORONTO, Woodson, KS
Built 1998 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 5
US69 HWY
FairOver: MISSOURI RVR, UP RR
1.75 MI N K5, SB, Wyandotte, KS
Built 2016 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 11,954
I-435 SB HIGHWAY
FairOver: SWARTZ ROAD
1.29 MILES N K-32, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1981 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 29,900
17TH. RD. 64
FairOver: SCHOOL CREEK
2.2E OF SHARPE, Coffey, KS
Built 1979 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 45
OLD HWY 18 RS 2121
FairOver: DEADMAN CREEK
0.7S 15.0E JUNCTION CITY, Geary, KS
Built 1990 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 56
(RD 235) RD.os 77
FairOver: WHITEWOMAN CREEK
10.9S 17.0E OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1990 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 40
LURAY LANE
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5W OF LURAY, Russell, KS
Built 1981 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 30
150 N
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
14.5N 9.7W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 1995 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 30
E 110th Ave N
FairOver: NINNESCAH RIVER
3.5W 2.0N OF BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS
Built 1982 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 50
Rd 128
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
5.0S 3.8W OF BUCKLIN, Ford, KS
Built 1986 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 30
1830 Rd S.5-18.3
FairOver: POTTAWATOMIE CREEK
1.0 E OF 1830-OSAGE, Anderson, KS
Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25
US159 HWY
FairOver: LITTLE STRANGER CREEK
4.07 MI N WJCT K116, Atchison, KS
Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 380
Lasswell Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO HACKBERRY CREEK
3.6N 9.5E OF AETNA, Barber, KS
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40
K177 HWY
FairOver: DURECHEN CREEK
7.75 MI N OF US-54 HWY, Butler, KS
Built 1979 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 505
270th Avenue
FairOver: BIG CREEK
3.6S 2.5E OF HAYS, Ellis, KS
Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 160
7th Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO PLUM CREEK
2.3E 2.8S OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS
Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 30
K140 HWY
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.01 MI E K111, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,150
K28 HWY
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.88 MI E SJCT K14, Jewell, KS
Built 1981 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 405
83RD. ST. M.9-16.2
FairOver: MILL CK. AT & SF. R.R.
5.4W OF I-35, Johnson, KS
Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 21,137
LOWELL AVE.
FairOver: NEGRO CK
1500' S. OF 151ST ST., Johnson, KS
Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,000
107TH ST
FairOver: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 2
1200' E OF METCALF AVE., Johnson, KS
Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,400
US24 HWY & US40 HW
FairOver: NINE MILE CREEK
4.41 MI N OF DOUGLAS CO, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,560
RS 2036 Iron Dr
FairOver: TABLE ROCK CREEK
2.0S 1.8E OF BEVERLY, Lincoln, KS
Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 35
K99 HWY
FairOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.49 MI S US50, Lyon, KS
Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,850
311th Street
FairOver: DORSEY BR. OF S. WEA
0.6S 1.7E OF PAOLA, Miami, KS
Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,804
LOCAL RD. H-9
FairOver: GREGG CREEK
0.5N 4.5E OF ONEIDA, Nemaha, KS
Built 2017 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10
W 1300 Rd (RS 530)
FairOver: TRIB. N. FORK SOLOMON
0.2S OF LOGAN, Phillips, KS
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 245
LOCAL RD. 2-L.5
FairOver: COURTLAND CANAL
4.5N 1.0W OF COURTLAND, Republic, KS
Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10
S CO LINE RS 585
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
13 S, 0.75 W of Gorham, Russell, KS
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 75
K4 HWY
FairOver: SMOKY HILL RIVER
2.24 MI E K104, Saline, KS
Built 1981 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,050
US81 HWY, SB
FairOver: LOCAL RD & DRGE CHANNEL
0.75 MI N I70, SB, Saline, KS
Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,185
I135 HWY NB
FairOver: OKT RR, HYDRAULIC AVE
1.19 MI N 21ST ST, NB, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 35,644
I35 HWY, SB
FairOver: SW BLVD RR I35 SB RMP
1.22 MI NE US 69, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 36,350
I35 HWY, NB
FairOver: SW BLVD RR I35 SB RMP
1.23 MI NE US 69, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 36,350
I-70 WB HWY (KTA
FairOver: 57TH&BRENNER HGTS CR
1.61 MILES E TURNER DIAG, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 36,450
NE 96th St
FairOver: TRIB. TO SAND CREEK
7.0N 1.5E OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS
Built 1982 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 30
Rd M
FairOver: TRIB. TO RATTLESNAKE CK.
3.3S 4.2W OF GREENSBURG, Kiowa, KS
Built 1982 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 30
23rd LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO CALFSKIN CREEK
2.1W WICHITA CITY LIMITS, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,901
FIRST STREET
FairOver: MUD CREEK
704 W 1st St Abilene, Dickinson, KS
Built 1982 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 2,400
5500 RD Mile 10
FairOver: POTATO CREEK
1.5S 2.0E OF LIBERTY, Montgomery, KS
Built 1979 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 30
RS 397
FairOver: FIRST CREEK
0.4W 0.5N OF ADA, Ottawa, KS
Built 1985 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 170
I70 HWY, WB
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
7.35 MI E LINCOLN COLN,WB, Saline, KS
Built 1964 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 7,950
I70 HWY, EB
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
7.36 MI E LINCOLN COLN,EB, Saline, KS
Built 1964 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 7,950
69th St LOCAL RD.
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH
69thN, 0.3 E of 279thW, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1988 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 35
W 61st LOCAL RD.
FairOver: COWSKIN CREEK
61stN, 0.6 E of 199thW, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1989 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 77
111th
FairOver: TRIB. TO DOG CREEK
1.8E OF MULVANE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1970 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 350
E 1019 th St N
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
109thN, 0.4 E of 143rdE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1984 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 33
SE 6th St.
FairOver: BNSFRR
367m W. of 6th & Branner., Shawnee, KS
Built 1982 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 9,565
Showing 9,851-9,900 of 23,867 bridges
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