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 RD. E-10

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.0N OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS

Built 1998 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 10

W. 160th St. S.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO FALL CREEK

1.5N 0.5E OF CALDWELL, Sumner, KS

Built 2000 Load: 83.8 t ADT: 25

15th S LOCAL RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LAKE AFTON

0.0W OF GARDEN PLAIN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2007 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 2,403

54/400 HWY NL-SL

Fair

Over: POLECAT CREEK

5.64 MI E K251, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1969 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 4,760

RS 1137

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER

4.0W 0.5N OF STRAUSS, Labette, KS

Built 1976 Load: 85.6 t ADT: 145

K-96 HWY WB RAMP

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC ST

RP-E-N OVER HYDRAUL 96, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 14,123

LOCAL 246 N2

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELK CREEK

2.0N 2.3W OF HOLTON, Jackson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 35

133RD ST.

Fair

Over: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB

1000' E. OF ANTIOCH, Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 7,700

RIVER FRONT RD.

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

.1 E. SHERMAN RD., Atchison, KS

Built 1980 Load: 87.9 t ADT: 665

Foxtail Rd.

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

3.4E 1.2S OF FAIRVIEW, Brown, KS

Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 45

LOCAL J 109

Fair

Over: DUTCH CREEK

5.2E 0.5N OF DELIA, Jackson, KS

Built 1989 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 15

LOCAL O-265

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO STRAIGHT CREEK

1.5W 4.4N OF HOLTON, Jackson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 20

280 RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MUD CREEK

0.5N 2.6W OF PILSEN, Marion, KS

Built 2003 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 104 T.0-860

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.1N OF COUNCIL GROVE, Morris, KS

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 80

LOCAL RD. U-16

Fair

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

1.0S 2.2E OF BANCROFT, Nemaha, KS

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10

W. PRAIRIE RD (31)

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO DEER CREEK

1.5S OF PRAIRIE VIEW, Phillips, KS

Built 1930 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 30

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

4.54MI E GRAHAM CO LINE, Rooks, KS

Built 1959 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 490

I35 HWY (KTA)NB SB

Fair

Over: GYPSUM CREEK

4.10 MI N K15, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1955 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,000

I35 HWY (KTA)NB SB

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.50 MI NE US54, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1955 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,100

I 70 (KTA)NL-SL

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

2.26 MI E TECUMSEH OVRP, Shawnee, KS

Built 1955 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 21,250

I470 (KTA)NL-SL

Fair

Over: BUTCHER CREEK

0.91 MI NE TOPEKA AVE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1955 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,650

375th ST

Fair

Over: Elm Creek

12.0S 0.3W OF LOUISBURG, Miami, KS

Built 2009 Load: 90.0 t ADT: 8

QUIVIRA RD.

Fair

Over: INDIAN CK N BRANCH

400' S OF I-435, Johnson, KS

Built 1974 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 43,000

GARDNER H.0-16.6

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB.

1.7N OF K-10, Johnson, KS

Built 1982 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 215

HEMLOCK ST.

Fair

Over: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB

200' S. OF 133RD ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 7,500

NALL AVE.

Fair

Over: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB

188' S OF 121ST ST, Johnson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 25,400

14TH RD (RS 1234)

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CORNDODGER CRK.

5.5S 4.0W OF WINIFRED, Marshall, KS

Built 1991 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 52

LOCAL RD. H-3

Fair

Over: GRASSHOPPER CREEK

1.5N 7.0E OF ONEIDA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1989 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 10

SW 60 Rd

Fair

Over: WILD CAT CREEK

1.0N 2.5E OF SPRING, Harper, KS

Built 1945 Load: 90.6 t ADT: 5

(RD 234) RD.os 67

Fair

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

4.9N 6.0E OF HANSTON, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1975 Load: 90.6 t ADT: 35

LOCAL 22-11-7

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

3.7E 3.0N OF ARGONIA, Sumner, KS

Built 1970 Load: 90.6 t ADT: 15

Local Rd 22-A.8

Fair

Over: Trib to Rose Creek

5.2 mi N of Munden, Republic, KS

Built 2013 Load: 93.4 t ADT: 20

95TH ST.

Fair

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 1

500' W. OF ROE, Johnson, KS

Built 1980 Load: 94.3 t ADT: 17,300

I ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PLUM CREEK

10.0S 2.6W OF GOVE, Gove, KS

Built 1968 Load: 95.3 t ADT: 30

LOCAL 777-448.8

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.2N 3.0W OF SHIPTON, Saline, KS

Built 1971 Load: 99.8 t ADT: 12

Parallel Rd.

Good

Over: SCRIBNER CREEK

0.8W OF VINING, Clay, KS

Built 1972 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 10

X-7.2 LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

1.8N OF SAFFORDVILLE, Chase, KS

Built 1977 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 45

SW 30th

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

3.0W 2.3N OF CRAVENSVILLE, Cherokee, KS

Built 1962 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 25

Plum Rd

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

1.5W 2.2S OF CONCORDIA, Cloud, KS

Built 1965 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 60

RS 1404 | 260th Rd

Good

Over: CHAPMAN CREEK

S. EDGE OF MILTONVALE, Cloud, KS

Built 1968 Load: 3.7 t ADT: 155

NW 170th

Good

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

5.4E 1.0N OF ELBING, Butler, KS

Built 1983 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 50

RS 567

Good

Over: NORTH FORK MILL CREEK

3.2E 4.0N OF CUBA, Republic, KS

Built 1976 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 26

Currie Lane

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.0E OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1968 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 470

DIXIE STREET

Good

Over: EAST SIDE DRAIN

DIXIE ST. & E.S.D., Reno, KS

Built 1974 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 150

BAKER ST.

Good

Over: EAST SIDE DRAIN

BAKER ST. @ 16TH. AVE., Reno, KS

Built 1974 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 200

O`DANIEL ST.

Good

Over: EAST SIDE DRAIN

O`DANIEL ST. & E.S.D., Reno, KS

Built 1974 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 200

Bronco Rd RS 809

Good

Over: W HICKORY CREEK

1.0S 3.2E OF CHAUTAUQUA, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1988 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 60

Key Rd

Good

Over: EAST WOLF CREEK

6.0S 3.5W OF CONCORDIA, Cloud, KS

Built 1956 Load: 4.4 t ADT: 50

155th Rd

Good

Over: STREAM

10.5W 1.0S OF MILTONVALE, Cloud, KS

Built 1959 Load: 4.4 t ADT: 20

E Blackjack

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

2.5N 3.5W BAXTER SPRINGS, Cherokee, KS

Built 1967 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50

Showing 10,601-10,650 of 23,867 bridges

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