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

Total Bridges

23,867

Public highway bridges in Kansas

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

Kansas52.1%42.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kansas (FHWA NBI)

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

IN

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630
Selected

KS

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742

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

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY BEAVER CREEK

2.6S 2.3E OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS

Built 1963 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 15

LOCAL MEDF230

Poor

Over: PEACE CREEK

2.0N 8.2W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1950 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 25

LOCAL G-2.5

Poor

Over: EAST OAK CREEK

4.0N 1.5E OF DISPATCH, Jewell, KS

Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1

LOCAL Y-12.5

Poor

Over: 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)

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO POLE CREEK

3.0E OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

80 E

Poor

Over: S. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

0.4N 8.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30

All Bridges in Kansas

LOCAL 56-15-6

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO FALL CREEK

2.5N 3.4W OF CALDWELL, Sumner, KS

Built 2002 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 10

K39 HWY

Fair

Over: SNAKE CREEK

7.12 MI E OF US400/39 JCT, Wilson, KS

Built 1949 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 990

NE 150 Ave

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHEYENNE CREEK

5.5S 2.0E OF CLAFLIN, Barton, KS

Built 1989 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 30

MINOR T-143-1

Fair

Over: COLD RYAN BRANCH

TRIB N.BR. INDEPENDENCE, Doniphan, KS

Built 1993 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 30

RS 1435 (WRANGLER)

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CROOKED CREEK

2.0N 14.4W OF BLOOM, Ford, KS

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 170

MISSION RD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BIG BLUE RIVER

1.2E 2.8N OF STILLWELL, Johnson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,600

190 RD.

Fair

Over: SOUTH COTTONWOOD RIVER

3.0W OF MARION, Marion, KS

Built 1980 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,140

Rd. S

Fair

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK

2.3W 7.0N OF DENSMORE, Norton, KS

Built 1993 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 35

LINCOLN RD.

Fair

Over: SELLENS CREEK

7.0S 4.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1982 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 20

21ST STREET NORTH

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BRANCH GYPSUM CR.

21 ST. AT REDBRUSH, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1987 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 14,000

I-70 HWY EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK BEAVER CREEK

1.68 MI E OF CO STLINE, Sherman, KS

Built 1969 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5,354

Yucca Road

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

4.2S 4.8W OF BUCKLIN, Ford, KS

Built 2003 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 20

RS 1443 BSN 620

Fair

Over: TRIB. W. LIMESTONE CK.

3.5S 1.5W OF IONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1991 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 49

E 181ST ST 126

Fair

Over: VALLEY BROOK CREEK

2.5S 0.9W OF OVERBROOK, Osage, KS

Built 1987 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 15

LOCAL RD. E-5.3

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO REPUBLIC RIVER

1.0N 1.8W OF REPUBLIC, Republic, KS

Built 1994 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 10

11TH STREET NORTH

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

11TH ST N AT N RIVER BLVD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1914 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 250

E Dutch Ave

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SAND CREEK

6.5E OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1983 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 40

(RD 229) RD.os 58

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.0N 1.0E OF HANSTON, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1990 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 30

2100 RD Mile 5

Fair

Over: CHEYENNE CREEK

1.0N 3.0W OF TYRO, Montgomery, KS

Built 1983 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 40

RS 1757 N-13

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ILLINOIS CREEK

4.0E N.E. OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1987 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 72

I-70 HWY WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: S FK BEAVER CR DRAIN

7.30 MI E OF CO STLINE, Sherman, KS

Built 1969 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 5,354

Nail Rd (P31-S40)

Fair

Over: MISSOURI PACIFIC R. R.

660 Nail Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 1955 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

RS 944 MARSHALL RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ARKANSAS RIVER

10.5 W OF DODGE CITY, Ford, KS

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 210

RS 259 7.0-11.5

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE CREEK

1.5W OF PRINCETON, Franklin, KS

Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 580

PAWNEE (17-21.9)

Fair

Over: HICKORY CREEK

6.0N OF RANTOUL, Franklin, KS

Built 1975 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 25

LOCAL Q.2-14.0

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.8W 3.0N OF ANTHONY, Harper, KS

Built 1912 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10

G.7-11.8 LOCAL

Fair

Over: BLACK KETTLE CREEK

AT PARK AT HALSTEAD, Harvey, KS

Built 1955 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 40

US-56 HWY

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

1.55 MI E KTA, Lyon, KS

Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 580

3700 RD Mile 7

Fair

Over: BLUFF RUN

2.0S 2.0E OF JEFFERSON, Montgomery, KS

Built 1986 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 30

LOCAL RD. N-7

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.6W 1.5N OF CORNING, Nemaha, KS

Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. N-11

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.8W 4.6N OF CORNING, Nemaha, KS

Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. L-4

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.5S 1.5E OF WOODLAWN, Nemaha, KS

Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10

ANDRE RD.1.65

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

3.3E 7.3S OF LANGDON, Reno, KS

Built 1982 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 13

US24 HWY, EB

Fair

Over: SOLDIER CR NEW CHAN

1.95 MI E TOPEKA AVE, EB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1958 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,800

LOCAL 28.7-47-9

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

S.E. SIDE OF WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS

Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

Iowa Rd 3.3-N.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.0N 2.0W OF HUMBOLDT, Allen, KS

Built 1918 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 5

Sage Rd U26

Fair

Over: CREEK

1200 Sage Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 15

Rd 111

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

5.1N OF DODGE CITY, Ford, KS

Built 1983 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 20

RS 260 16.8-3.0

Fair

Over: KELSEY CREEK

1.4N OF POMONA, Franklin, KS

Built 1992 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 290

RS 395 Pike Dr

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH CREEK

IN DENMARK, Lincoln, KS

Built 1940 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 70

RS 1249 2.0-21.6

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

4.0N 0.6E OF OVERBROOK, Osage, KS

Built 1935 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 190

LOCAL RD. P-14.0

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

2.0S 3.0W OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS

Built 1985 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 10

LOCAL 69-4-1

Fair

Over: BITTER CREEK

2.1S 3.0E OF MULVANE, Sumner, KS

Built 2007 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 5

190th Rd

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

2.3W 2.5N OF AURORA, Cloud, KS

Built 1956 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 50

RD 290

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.0S CO LINE 2.5W US-283, Ness, KS

Built 1996 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 40

NINTH STREET

Fair

Over: WICHITA DRAINAGE CANAL

9TH ST AT I-135, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1971 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 8,500

DOUGLAS RD. 30

Fair

Over: POST CREEK

0.1S OF WILLARD, Shawnee, KS

Built 1970 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 200

Minor 18.0-Y.0

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.8S 1.8E OF PAWNEE STA., Bourbon, KS

Built 1920 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35

Valleyview Rd.

Fair

Over: TRIB TO W FANCY CREEK

1.0N 1.0E OF GREEN, Clay, KS

Built 1945 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

RS 1646 13.0-19.2

Fair

Over: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER

0.2S OF PEORIA, Franklin, KS

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 42

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