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
AVE. N
FairOver: LITTLE COW CREEK
1.0S 1.7W OF LYONS, Rice, KS
Built 1978 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 40
Cedar Hills
FairOver: TRIB W BR. LITTLE SANDY
1.2N 2.1W OF SHARON, Barber, KS
Built 1925 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30
RS 174
FairOver: TRIB. TO LITTLE COW CK.
3.0E OF PITTSBURG, Crawford, KS
Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,545
I-70 HIGHWAY
FairOver: SOUTH FORK SAPPA CREEK
0.38 MI E. OF SH CO. L, Thomas, KS
Built 1967 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,200
K47 HWY
FairOver: SECOND COW CR DRN
3.54 MI E K7, Crawford, KS
Built 1923 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 4,090
Rd H
FairOver: TRIB.RATTLESNAKE CREEK
0.3N,1.0E, HAVILAND, Kiowa, KS
Built 1989 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 30
E-67 MEAGHER RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK
2.0E 1.2S OF EASTON, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1985 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 23
I-435 HIGHWAY, SB
FairOver: 98TH ST
2.28 MILES N K-32, SB-, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1984 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 32,048
2800 RD Mile 1
FairOver: BEE CREEK
4.7W 1.0S OF WAYSIDE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1986 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 10
LIMESTONE(28.3-M.0
FairOver: TRIB NFB VERMILLION RIV.
3.0S 0.7W OF AXTELL, Marshall, KS
Built 1940 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 10
180TH RD.
FairOver: SALINE RIVER
7.5S 1.0W OF PARADISE, Russell, KS
Built 1985 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 20
K39 HWY
FairOver: PRONG CREEK
5.53 MI E NEOSHO COLN, Bourbon, KS
Built 1932 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,050
LOCAL RD. 88
FairOver: LIGHTNING CREEK
1.0N 3.3W OF GIRARD, Crawford, KS
Built 1983 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30
Kettle Rd
FairOver: COON CREEK
5.5S OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS
Built 1987 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30
SW 110 S. P.4-18.0
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
2.0N 0.6W OF SPIVEY, Kingman, KS
Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10
RS 1969 (Rd. R)
FairOver: STREAM
8.0N 3.7E OF DENSMORE, Norton, KS
Built 1993 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 25
4300 RD Mile 25
FairOver: PRYOR CREEK
2.8S 1.8E US75-CO. LINE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1981 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 20
12TH LN. C9701
FairOver: TRIB TO NEOSHO RIVER
1.0N 1.25E OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS
Built 1997 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 10
US24 HWY
FairOver: STONE HOUSE CREEK
7.71 MI E K237, Jefferson, KS
Built 1952 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 4,180
K-99 HWY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
2.82 MI N US24, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1990 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 2,000
LOCAL 41-46-1
FairOver: TRIB MIDDLE SHOO FLY CRK
5.9N 2.0W OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS
Built 1994 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 10
LOCAL L-18.0
FairOver: LOCAL TRIB.
3.9S 1.0E OF MANKATO, Jewell, KS
Built 1960 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 35
22-13.9 MINOR
FairOver: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER
2.4S 5.5W OF ERIE, Neosho, KS
Built 1979 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 50
MID. CON. DR. (SB)
FairOver: Walking Trail
MID. CONT. RD.@ Trail, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1981 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 8,250
KENNEBEC STREET
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
IN BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS
Built 1950 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 200
Lake City Road
FairOver: PUMP CREEK
0.4E 7.4S OF LAKE CITY, Barber, KS
Built 1950 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 55
S.5-28.0 OFF SYST.
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E OF MANCHESTER OKLA., Harper, KS
Built 2009 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 50
LOCAL 326 R4
FairOver: TRIB. TO MUDDY CREEK
2.0N 1.5E OF NETAWAKA, Jackson, KS
Built 1926 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10
LOCAL 318 V7
FairOver: TRIB. TO DELAWARE RIVER
2.0N 0.6W OF WHITING, Jackson, KS
Built 1989 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 25
US36 HWY
FairOver: SOUTH FORK DRAINAGE
04.26 MI E EJCT K383, Norton, KS
Built 1956 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 895
I70 HWY, NL-SL
FairOver: FOSSIL CREEK DRAINAGE
0.95MI E JT U281, Russell, KS
Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,550
SB RMP-135-CNTRL
FairOver: HWY R/W ONLY
1.17 MI N OF US54, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1976 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,575
RS 655 26-E.4
FairOver: TRIB. TO PARSONS CREEK
5.0N 0.6W OF CLIFTON, Washington, KS
Built 1980 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 47
3350 RD Mile 8
FairOver: TRIB. TO OHIO CREEK
4.0N 5.0W OF COFFEYVILLE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1987 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 20
LOCAL RD. Q-11
FairOver: STREAM
7.0S 2.5W OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1992 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 10
350th Ave
FairOver: SALINE RIVER
5.7N 9.0E OF WAKEENEY, Trego, KS
Built 2008 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 15
LOCAL 63-42-9
FairOver: BADGER CREEK
5.1N OF ASHTON, Sumner, KS
Built 2001 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 10
RS 5038 16.2-10.0
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1.4N 4.0W OF LYNDON, Osage, KS
Built 1992 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 85
Morgan Ave.
FairOver: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK
2.0N 2.7W OF PARTRIDGE, Reno, KS
Built 1997 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 8
CLOUD STREET
FairOver: DRY CREEK
0.1 E OF I-135, Saline, KS
Built 2000 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 5,600
LOCAL 9-50-5
FairOver: FALL CREEK
2.6N 3.1E OF METCALF, Sumner, KS
Built 1997 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 5
LOCAL 60-49-1
FairOver: TRIB. TO MERIDIAN CREEK
1.0S OF US166 1.4W OF I35, Sumner, KS
Built 1975 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 20
DEER TRL(27.1-E.0)
FairOver: TRIB. TO CLEAR CREEK
5.0N 2.0W OF AXTELL, Marshall, KS
Built 1987 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 10
Vincent Avenue
FairOver: N. FORK BIG CREEK TRIB.
3.0S 1.7E OF VICTORIA, Ellis, KS
Built 1940 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 45
9TH RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK
1.0E OF CHASE, Rice, KS
Built 1978 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 35
4th N
FairOver: N. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER
2.0S OF CHENEY RESERVOIR, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1985 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 50
2300 Road
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.3E 2.4N OF ROPER, Wilson, KS
Built 2004 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 30
K-32 HWY EB
FairOver: KAW DRIVE & UP RR
32/TURNR DIAG/KAW DR INT, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1959 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 7,650
I-35 HWY, NB
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
.62 MI NE US-59 HWY, NB, Franklin, KS
Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,950
MINOR COL 78
FairOver: DRAGOON CREEK
2.0S 3.0E OF ESKRIDGE, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1960 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 50
Showing 10,401-10,450 of 23,867 bridges
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