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

SE 170 St

Good

Over: BRANCH MUDDY CREEK

7.0S 1.0W OF LEON, Butler, KS

Built 1950 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 120

W Quaker

Good

Over: TRIB. TO FLY CREEK

1.0S 2.0E OF FAULKNER, Cherokee, KS

Built 1966 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 50

28 Road (RS 116)

Good

Over: TRIB LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

8.5S BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1959 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 35

Avenue A

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MULE CREEK

8.0N 2.9E OF COLDWATER, Comanche, KS

Built 1967 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 60

RS 307 SW 125th St

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.6E SEDGWICK, Harvey, KS

Built 1962 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 1,310

13th

Good

Over: Buck Creek

2.2E OF WILLIAMSTOWN, Jefferson, KS

Built 1965 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 200

A-58 211TH STREET

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

1.8N OF JARBALO, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1977 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 81

150 RD.

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

3.5S 0.8E OF MARION, Marion, KS

Built 1984 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 45

US-50 HWY

Good

Over: DOYLE CREEK DRAINAGE

5.36 MI E UP RR (PEABODY), Marion, KS

Built 1998 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 4,500

RS 444 1ST. AVE

Good

Over: SOUTH SHARPS CREEK

5.8N OF WINDOM, McPherson, KS

Built 1984 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 30

Road 16

Good

Over: CREEK

2.3W 6.1S OF MEADE, Meade, KS

Built 1977 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 50

RD DD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WALNUT CREEK

2.0S OF BAZINE, Ness, KS

Built 1958 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 155

Poplar St.

Good

Over: Trib. To Arkansas River

Poplar at Wabash, Reno, KS

Built 1967 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 1,225

LOCAL RD. T-15.3

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

6.0S 1.7W OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS

Built 1988 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 10

26TH STREET NORTH

Good

Over: CENTER DRAIN TRIBUTARY

26TH ST N. AT MEAD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1972 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 1,050

RS 1562

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CIMARRON RIVER

11.0S.SW. OF SATANTA, Seward, KS

Built 1968 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 85

SW Oak Pkwy.

Good

Over: S. Shunganunga Cr.

192.02m SSE of SW Twiligh, Shawnee, KS

Built 1958 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 2,598

LOCAL 2-47-7

Good

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

1.0S 0.2W OF PECK, Sumner, KS

Built 1982 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 30

200th Ave

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

3.2S 5.0W OF WAKEENEY, Trego, KS

Built 1968 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 20

NW 110 Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

3.6W 0.1N OF OLMITZ, Barton, KS

Built 1974 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 40

NE 40 Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0E 2.5N OF GREAT BEND, Barton, KS

Built 1973 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 50

SW 210th St

Good

Over: CHIGGER CREEK

0.8E OF SMILEYBERG, Butler, KS

Built 1967 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 160

NE Flinthills Rd

Good

Over: DURECHAN CREEK

1.0E 3.8S OF CASSODAY, Butler, KS

Built 1939 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 25

RS 1526 RD 7

Good

Over: TRIB. TO EAST BRIDGE CK.

9.0N 5.0E OF COOLIDGE, Hamilton, KS

Built 1956 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 5

RS 2213 RD J

Good

Over: TRIB. TO E. BRIDGE CREEK

7.0N 6.0W OF SYRACUSE, Hamilton, KS

Built 1967 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 20

S Meridian Rd

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SAND CREEK

1.5W 3.3S OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1975 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 35

RS 1043

Good

Over: CREEK

3.8W 1.0N OF DELPHOS, Ottawa, KS

Built 1978 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 90

BUHLER RD 27.76

Good

Over: Trib Little Arkansas Riv

0.3 S OF BUHLER, Reno, KS

Built 1966 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 2,893

W Arlington Rd

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6W OF ARLINGTON, Reno, KS

Built 1958 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 363

192TH ST. RS 47

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

1.0W 7.0N OF BUNKER HILL, Russell, KS

Built 1964 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 115

188TH RD.

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK

7.0N 3.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1983 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 90

13th N

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

13thN, 0.8 E of 359thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1989 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 50

LOCAL 25-12-5

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SLATE CREEK

3.0E 0.5S CONWAY SPRINGS, Sumner, KS

Built 1981 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 44-41-4

Good

Over: MIDDLE SHOO FLY CREEK

2.1W OF ROME, Sumner, KS

Built 1982 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 69-28-1

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.5W OF OXFORD, Sumner, KS

Built 1982 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 25

Co Rd F (RS 624)

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SALINE RIVER

5.0S 0.4E OF MINGO, Thomas, KS

Built 1965 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 85

NW Butler Rd

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERCOURSE

0.5E 2.0S OF WHITEWATER, Butler, KS

Built 1959 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 755

RS 121 Rd 20

Good

Over: CASINO CREEK

1.5N OF ASHLAND, Clark, KS

Built 1956 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 10

Camp Rd

Good

Over: YOCKEY CREEK

1.0S 6.3E OF GLASCO, Cloud, KS

Built 1982 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 30

K-47 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: 1ST COW CR TRIB

5.62 MI E K-7 HIGHWAY, Crawford, KS

Built 2001 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 3,740

S Spencer Rd

Good

Over: GOOSEBERRY CREEK

1.5E 9.1S OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1975 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 20

RS 1443 BSN 630

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

3.5S 0.1E OF IONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1954 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 45

137TH ST.

Good

Over: TOMAHAWK CREEK TRIB

0.1 MI W OF QUIVIRA RD, Johnson, KS

Built 2017 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 1,000

RS 1069 OVERLAND

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

3.4N 2.8W OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1983 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 75

ARROWHEAD RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BLAZE FORK

2.1W 2.0N OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 35

7TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BLAZE FORK CK.

2.7S 1.0W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50

LOCAL RD. W85E

Good

Over: BACON CREEK

0.2W 1.0N OF HUNTER, Mitchell, KS

Built 1974 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 30

RS 1247 11.0-11.5

Good

Over: POPCORN CREEK

0.5E 4.0S OF SCRANTON, Osage, KS

Built 1954 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 100

RS 1540 3.5-8.0

Good

Over: HUNDRED & TEN MILE CREEK

6.0W OF CARBONDALE, Osage, KS

Built 1955 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 70

CARNAHAN ROAD

Good

Over: CARNAHAN CREEK

6.0S OF OLSBURG, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1966 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 310

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