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

I-70 HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK DRG

2.02 MI EAST OF US-24, Thomas, KS

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,350

FAU 2724 (SM PKWY)

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.5 MILES WEST OF I-35, Johnson, KS

Built 1936 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 42,800

410th ROAD

Fair

Over: SALINE RIVER

6.3N 15.0E OF WAKEENY, Trego, KS

Built 2007 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 40

ANTIOCH RD.

Fair

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 5

600' S OF 104TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 1967 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 21,000

I-35 HWY SB (KTA)

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

8.50 MI NE CHASE CO LINE, Lyon, KS

Built 1956 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 8,600

Rd. W8

Fair

Over: SAPPA CREEK

10.8N 8.0W OF NORTON, Norton, KS

Built 1982 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 75

Killdeer

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.3S 3.2W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1978 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 25

RS 258 (RD 132)

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

3.0S 0.5E OF WINDHORST, Ford, KS

Built 1966 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 80

Marshall Rd-RS 796

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ARKANSAS RIVER

6.2W OF DODGE CITY, Ford, KS

Built 2004 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 250

MASTIN ST. NB

Fair

Over: INDIAN CK N BRANCH

600' N OF COLLEGE BLVD, Johnson, KS

Built 1999 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 4,000

LOCAL RD. AE-1

Fair

Over: NEGRO CREEK

5.0N 1.0W OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS

Built 1945 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 10

SECOND AVENUE

Fair

Over: HARSHA CANAL

2ND. AVE. @ HARSHA CANAL, Reno, KS

Built 1988 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 1,405

S. Clearwater Rd.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO E. PRAIRIE CRK.

2.0E 1.5S OF MAYFIELD, Sumner, KS

Built 1981 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50

SW Access Rd.

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

N SIDE OF BENTON, Butler, KS

Built 1997 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 50

BERRYTON RD. 216

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LAKE SHAWNEE

3.0E US75 3.9S US40, Shawnee, KS

Built 1937 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 750

260 ROAD

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

0.5S 2.5W OF GAYLORD, Smith, KS

Built 1994 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 25

Clinton Parkway

Fair

Over: Atchison Tributary

.78 mi. w us59, Douglas, KS

Built 1980 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 22,560

2600 RD Mile 6

Fair

Over: CHEYENNE CREEK

4.6E OF HAVANA, Montgomery, KS

Built 1977 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 92

LOCAL 85 X.0-1470

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.5S 3.3E OF WILSEY, Morris, KS

Built 1930 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 10

53RD.

Fair

Over: MAIN BR. CHISHOLM CREEK

2.2E 3.0S VALLEY CENTER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2006 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 7,894

K-9 HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: PARSONS CREEK

7.40 MI. W. OF K-15, Clay, KS

Built 1984 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 540

RS 1647 17.5-7.0

Fair

Over: APPANOOSE CREEK

2.5N OF RICHTER, Franklin, KS

Built 1998 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 575

SHAWNEE RD.

Fair

Over: SOUTH GYPSUM CREEK

0.2W 9.4N OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 35

LOCAL RD. 77th

Fair

Over: MAIN BR. CHISHOLM CREEK

4.1E 1.0S VALLEY CENTER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1998 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 378

I235 HWY, SB

Fair

Over: GOLD ST

0.39 MI NW MACARTH RD, SB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1961 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 29,050

CTY RD 70 (33-V.1)

Fair

Over: FALL RIVER

6.0N 6.9W OF FALL RIVER, Greenwood, KS

Built 1987 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 44

12 ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SAPPA CREEK

12.9S 8.5W OF ATWOOD, Rawlins, KS

Built 1994 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 20

WILDWOOD

Fair

Over: MERIDIAN DITCH

WILDWOOD AT MERIDIAN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1959 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 950

RS 645 42-27-8

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH PRAIRIE CK.

3.0N OF CORBIN, Sumner, KS

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 245

Foxtail Rd.

Fair

Over: PONY CREEK

1.8E 3.2N OF MORRILL, Brown, KS

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 40

K99 HWY

Fair

Over: BERNARD CREEK

5.02 MI N EJCT US54, Greenwood, KS

Built 1931 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 880

K16 HWY

Fair

Over: CROSS CREEK

0.93 MI E PT COLN, Jackson, KS

Built 1935 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 865

LOCAL S-28.8

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO EAST MARSH CK.

2.5S 0.3E OF LOVEWELL, Jewell, KS

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 35

US36 HWY

Fair

Over: MIDDLE LIMESTONE CR DRG.

1.29 MI E K112, Jewell, KS

Built 1958 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,110

79TH ST

Fair

Over: TURKEY CK TRIB

250' W OF MASTIN, Johnson, KS

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,800

U RD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PAWNEE RIVER

6.0N 1.0W OF BURDETT, Pawnee, KS

Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30

K148 HWY

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

8.47 MI NE US81, Republic, KS

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 240

K-96 HWY

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

11.83 MI E NESS COLN, Rush, KS

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,470

N 143rd E

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

143rdE, 0.4 N of 109thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 65

I70 HWY, EB

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

4.36MI E JT K147, EB, Trego, KS

Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,850

US40 HWY

Fair

Over: UNION PACIFIC RR

7.13MI E EJCT K27, Wallace, KS

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 915

Rd 114

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ARKANSAS RIVER

5.4S 1.0W FT DODGE, Ford, KS

Built 1998 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 25

230 AVE (NORTH)

Fair

Over: BOW CREEK

3.5W 10.8N OF HILL CITY, Graham, KS

Built 1982 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. C.5-29.7

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MISSOURI RIVER

1.5N.W. OF OAK MILLS, Atchison, KS

Built 1991 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 30

US54 HWY

Fair

Over: WALNUT RIVER

O.55 MI. E US-77 N JCT, Butler, KS

Built 1956 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 6,590

Rd 129

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COON CREEK

3.5E 6.6N OF FORD, Ford, KS

Built 1982 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 35

RS 1004 220th Rd

Fair

Over: EAST ELKHORN CREEK

4.5W 0.8N OF WESTFALL, Lincoln, KS

Built 1990 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 35

J ROAD

Fair

Over: JIM CREEK

1.1S 4.7W OF WOODSTON, Rooks, KS

Built 1935 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 30

183rd LOCAL RD.

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.0W 2.6N OF GODDARD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1997 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 50

S. 240th AVE.

Fair

Over: KILL CREEK

9.2N 4.0E OF NATOMA, Osborne, KS

Built 1975 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 15

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