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
I335 (KTA)EL-WL
FairOver: SIXMILE CREEK
5.19 MI NE OSAGE CO LINE, Shawnee, KS
Built 1955 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 5,650
Greenwich Rd.
FairOver: TRIB. TO SLATE CREEK
2.0W 5.4S OF OXFORD, Sumner, KS
Built 1999 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 15
RS 81
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.1E OF DERBY, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1987 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 840
M ROAD (RS 250)
FairOver: TRIB. TO PLUM CREEK
6.0S 9.0W OF GOVE, Gove, KS
Built 1934 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 20
Old US 81 Hwy
FairOver: WEST EMMA CREEK
2.4W 1.5N OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS
Built 2003 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 920
STATE LINE RD
FairOver: MASSEY CREEK
2.2E 1.7S OF STILLWELL, Johnson, KS
Built 1992 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 50
K67 HWY
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
00.63 MI N JT U36, Norton, KS
Built 1969 Load: 59.5 t ADT: 350
183RD ST
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.3E 3.5N OF SPRING HILL, Johnson, KS
Built 1987 Load: 59.7 t ADT: 390
SWITZER RD.
FairOver: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB
2600' N. of 151st St., Johnson, KS
Built 2009 Load: 59.7 t ADT: 8,400
203TH ST.
FairOver: STREAM
2.9N 3.3E OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS
Built 1925 Load: 59.7 t ADT: 20
LOST TRAIL ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO LOST CREEK
2.5N 0.5E OF BELVUE, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1940 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 10
Hargis Road
FairOver: SALTY CREEK
0.8S 2.6E OF HAZELTON, Barber, KS
Built 2009 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 25
K20 HWY
FairOver: GRASSHOPPER CREEK
9.18 MI E US75, Brown, KS
Built 1987 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,598
Airport Frontage
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
NORTON W.A., Norton, KS
Built 1945 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 10
Upland Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO ARKANSAS RIVER
2.4E 1.4S OF FORD, Ford, KS
Built 1988 Load: 60.2 t ADT: 20
FRONTIER (26.9-G.0
FairOver: N. FK. BLACK VERMILLION
3.0N 2.0W OF AXTELL, Marshall, KS
Built 1991 Load: 60.2 t ADT: 50
. S6X
FairOver: TRIB. TO N. FOURTH CREEK
3.0E 10.5S OF BELOIT, Mitchell, KS
Built 1938 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 20
SW 170 S. O.5-24.0
FairOver: STREAM
3.0S 2.0W OF SPIVEY, Kingman, KS
Built 2002 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 10
LOCAL 46-35-3
FairOver: WEST SHOO FLY CREEK
1.0N 3.3E OF CORBIN, Sumner, KS
Built 2000 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 30
US-400 HWY
FairOver: UP RAILROAD
5.58 MI E FORD COLN, Kiowa, KS
Built 1958 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 2,370
FOSTER ST.
FairOver: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB
900' S. OF 129TH ST., Johnson, KS
Built 1998 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 4,500
US56 HWY
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
7.44 MI N US77 SJCT, Marion, KS
Built 1986 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,440
130TH ST.
FairOver: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB
800' W. OF METCALF, Johnson, KS
Built 1998 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 2,500
Zane Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO CROOKED CREEK
18.0S 7.3W OF DODGE CITY, Ford, KS
Built 1979 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 75
RD 270 (N.7-270)
FairOver: STREAM
3.0N 8.0E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS
Built 1988 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 30
AVE. C
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1.6E 1.4S OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS
Built 1999 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 35
21ST. RD. 63
FairOver: TRIB. WEST HICKORY CK.
4.5N 2.1W OF NEW STRAWN, Coffey, KS
Built 1986 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 50
RS 990 SW 60 RD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
4.0N 2.0W OF WALDRON, Harper, KS
Built 1991 Load: 61.3 t ADT: 40
203 ST.
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N 3.3E OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS
Built 1925 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 20
US36 HWY
FairOver: MILL CREEK DRAINAGE
2.41MI EEJCTK15 15W, Washington, KS
Built 1936 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,610
Rd 120
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
3.7S 5.4W OF FORD, Ford, KS
Built 1983 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 40
4100 RD Mile 10
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.5S 5.0W OF LIBERTY, Montgomery, KS
Built 1990 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 35
LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO CIMARRON RIVER
1.0W 14.5N PLEASANT VLY, Seward, KS
Built 1973 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 50
3RD RD (2.0-G.1)
FairOver: TRIB. TO MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.9N 1.0E OF BREMEN, Marshall, KS
Built 1991 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 10
US24 HWY
FairOver: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK
0.02 MI E SHAWNEE COLN, Jefferson, KS
Built 1958 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 3,865
LOCAL RD. 218
FairOver: TRIB. TO TOWN CREEK
0.5S OF CHETOPA, Labette, KS
Built 1981 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 75
R Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO PAWNEE RIVER
5.0N 13.7W OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1980 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 30
LOCAL 238 J1
FairOver: TRIB. TO ELK CREEK
2.0S OF CIRCLEVILLE, Jackson, KS
Built 1990 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 35
SW 130 S. P.6-20.0
FairOver: WILD HORSE CREEK
1.0N 1.0W OF SPIVEY, Kingman, KS
Built 1989 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 50
Road 245
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.5S 1.0E OF ELK FALLS, Elk, KS
Built 1980 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 15
202ND ST.
FairOver: BLUE STEM CREEK
2.0S OF LUCAS, Russell, KS
Built 1936 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 15
187TH RD.
FairOver: FOSSIL CREEK
5.0S 2.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS
Built 1950 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 25
70 Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO COON CREEK
1.5S 2.5W OF KINSLEY, Edwards, KS
Built 1957 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 40
US36 HWY
FairOver: WEST LIMESTONE CREEK
3.45 MI E SMITH COLN, Jewell, KS
Built 1930 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,040
K-14 HIGHWAY
FairOver: CHIKASKIA RIVER
4.23 MI N HARPER COLN, Kingman, KS
Built 2004 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 835
FAU 6400
FairOver: TRIB. TO FOUR MILE CREEK
3.0E OF WICHITA, Sedgwick, KS
Built 2003 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 9,190
US56 HWY
FairOver: WEST FORK TAUY CREEK DRG
10.30 MI E OSAGE COLN, Douglas, KS
Built 1933 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 2,610
LOCAL 206 B7
FairOver: BIG CROSS CREEK
8.0S 2.2W OF SOLDIER, Jackson, KS
Built 1955 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 20
18TH ST A.55-1.50
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
18TH S OF DAKOTA, Leavenworth, KS
Built 1950 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 880
Rd. Y
FairOver: TRIB. TO ELK CREEK
1.0W 3.0N OF LENORA, Norton, KS
Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 30
Showing 10,501-10,550 of 23,867 bridges
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