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
K-7.1 LOCAL
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.0E 4.1S OF DELPHOS, Ottawa, KS
Built 1984 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 30
9 ROAD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
1.2N 9.5W OF STOCKTON, Rooks, KS
Built 1945 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 30
MAIZE ROAD
FairOver: CALFSKIN CREEK
MAIZE S. of hidden valley, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1985 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 17,400
I-435 Hwy, SB
FairOver: UP RAILROAD
0.37 MI N/E K5, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1985 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 14,900
SW Haverhill Rd
FairOver: CHIGGER CREEK
0.9S OF SMILEYBERG, Butler, KS
Built 1953 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 410
Horseshoe Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO COON CREEK
2.5S 3.0W OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 1996 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 20
FLORIDA (14.4-5)
FairOver: KELSEY CREEK
1.5E 0.5S OF POMONA, Franklin, KS
Built 1991 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 35
VIRG TR (2.6-23.5)
FairOver: TRIB. POTTAWATOMIE CK.
1.0S.E. OF LANE, Franklin, KS
Built 1991 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 30
SYENSK RD.
FairOver: EAST KENTUCKY CREEK
4.2E 0.5S OF LINDSBORG, McPherson, KS
Built 1980 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 40
DAKOTA RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO WEST EMMA CK.
5.5S OF CANTON, McPherson, KS
Built 1983 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 30
IRON HORSE RD.
FairOver: WEST EMMA CREEK
2.6S 1.4E OF CANTON, McPherson, KS
Built 1988 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 45
GROVE LANE
FairOver: EAST FORK ADAMS CREEK
2.0S 6.0E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1997 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 10
AA ROAD
FairOver: PARADISE CREEK
0.2S 0.6E OF CODELL, Rooks, KS
Built 1971 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 25
Tyler Rd
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
3.0E 1.8N OF CLEARWATER, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1988 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 255
E. 100th Ave. N.
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1.0N 7.6W OF BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS
Built 1982 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 30
J-10.9 89
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.0N 1.5W OF MORROWVILLE, Washington, KS
Built 1997 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 40
SE 80th
FairOver: TRIB. TO SPRING RIVER
3.0E 1.0S BAXTER SPRINGS, Cherokee, KS
Built 1977 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 30
RS 1521 (GARNETT)
FairOver: TRIB TO COON CREEK
1.5E 1.5S OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 1987 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 90
Saddle Side Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO ARKANSAS RIVER
1.7E OF FORD, Ford, KS
Built 1986 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 45
PFLUMM ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK TRIB.
350' SO. BLACKFISH PARK, Johnson, KS
Built 1994 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,500
DD-24.5 LOCAL
FairOver: BUCKEYE CREEK
4.0E 0.5S OF NILES, Ottawa, KS
Built 1993 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 30
135thW RS 604
FairOver: DRY CREEK
135thW, 0.4 N of 55thN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 2014 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,746
E 117th
FairOver: TRIB. TO WILDCAT CREEK
117thN, 0.9 E of 111thE, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1988 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 65
RS 160 71-32-2
FairOver: TRIB. TO ARKANSAS RIVER
2.2S OF OXFORD, Sumner, KS
Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 765
2800 RD Mile 1
FairOver: BEE CREEK
4.7W 1.0S OF WAYSIDE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1986 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 10
RS 1052
FairOver: CREEK
1.0E 5.0N OF NILES, Ottawa, KS
Built 1940 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 50
1st RD
FairOver: SALT CREEK
EDGE OF GEUDA SPRINGS, Cowley, KS
Built 1986 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10
141st RD
FairOver: TRIB TO GROUSE CREEK
0.8N 0.8E OF SILVERDALE, Cowley, KS
Built 1930 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20
US83 HWY
FairOver: N FK PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
5.10 MI N SHERIDAN CL, Decatur, KS
Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,480
60 Road
FairOver: COON CREEK
3.7S 3.5W OF KINSLEY, Edwards, KS
Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 35
240th Rd
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
2.0W 3.8S OF SHADY BEND, Lincoln, KS
Built 1935 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 35
K99 HWY
FairOver: DOW CREEK
0.38 MI E/KTA, Lyon, KS
Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 595
LOCAL RD. I-9
FairOver: STREAM
7.0W 2.7S OF SENECA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1987 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10
I70 HWY, WB
FairOver: K143 HWY
JCT K143/I70 WB, Saline, KS
Built 1962 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,600
I70 HWY, EB
FairOver: K143 HWY
JCT K143/I70 EB, Saline, KS
Built 1962 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,600
S.W. 53RD. ST. 304
FairOver: COLLY CREEK
4.0N 3.9E OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS
Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 500
I-635 SB HIGHWAY
FairOver: DOUGLAS AVENUE
1.88 MILES N I-35, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 33,950
I-635 NB HIGHWAY
FairOver: DOUGLAS AVENUE
1.87 MILES N I-35, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 33,950
16 Road
FairOver: TRIB. SALT FK. ARK. RIV.
3.0E OF BUTTERMILK, Comanche, KS
Built 1955 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 20
700 Ave (D31-E65)
FairOver: TRIB. TO HOLLAND CREEK
465 700 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1978 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 35
RS 1521 (GARNETT)
FairOver: TRIB TO COON CREEK
1.6E 1.5S OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 1987 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 90
Wildfire Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO CROOKED CREEK
10.7W 14.0S DODGE CITY, Ford, KS
Built 1986 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 20
Wilburn Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO CROOKED CREEK
10.7W 13.0S OF DODGE CITY, Ford, KS
Built 1986 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 45
GREEN VALLEY ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO BIG BLUE RIVER
1.0N 5.0W OF ST. GEORGE, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1984 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 6,314
Primrose Rd
FairOver: Trib to Arkansas River
4.0S 1.3E of Dodge City, Ford, KS
Built 1996 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 20
LOCAL RD. R-14
FairOver: VERMILLION CREEK
2.5S 1.0W OF CORNING, Nemaha, KS
Built 1998 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 10
US-283 HWY
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
1.29 MI S US-36, Norton, KS
Built 1992 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 1,290
WALDO RD.
FairOver: EAST FORK WOLF CREEK
3.5N 0.4W OF LUCAS, Russell, KS
Built 1988 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 20
MINOR COL (30)
FairOver: LITTLE MULE CREEK
5.0W 9.5N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS
Built 1947 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 80
Bethel Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO LITTLE SANDY CR
1.0S 3.2W Of Sharon, Barber, KS
Built 1999 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40
Showing 10,001-10,050 of 23,867 bridges
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