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

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

10.83 MI SE 56/400 S JCT, Ford, KS

Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,530

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

12.52 MI SE 56/400 S JCT, Ford, KS

Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,530

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

12.96 MI SE 56/400 S JCT, Ford, KS

Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,530

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

3.39 MI SE-ARK RIV BR, Ford, KS

Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,690

I70 HWY, EB, WB

Good

Over: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE

5.87MI E JT K211, Gove, KS

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,600

US283 HWY

Good

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

0.28 MI N JT U24, Graham, KS

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,870

K25 HWY

Good

Over: N F CIMARRON RIVER DRN

3.28 MI S US160, Grant, KS

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,810

US160 HWY

Good

Over: DRY LAKE DRAINAGE

6.05 MI E K25, Grant, KS

Built 1941 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,270

K23 HWY

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK DRAINAGE

3.47 MI N MEADE COLN, Gray, KS

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 695

US50/US400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

6.82 MI E FINNEY COLN, Gray, KS

Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,410

US50/US400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

3.87 MI W K23, Gray, KS

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,600

US50/US400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

3.20 MI E K23, Gray, KS

Built 1937 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,550

K27 HWY

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

9.21 MI N US50, Hamilton, KS

Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 870

US50 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

10.03MI E COLO. STATE LN, Hamilton, KS

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,420

US50 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

1.04 MI E K27, Hamilton, KS

Built 1933 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,640

K2 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK DRAINAGE

0.11 MI N K44, Harper, KS

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,320

US160 HWY

Good

Over: MID BR BLUFF CR DRG

11.51 MI E BARBER COLN, Harper, KS

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,470

NW 72nd St.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO EMMA CREEK

1.0S 3.3W OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20

N Mission Rd

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

2.0W 1.9N OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10

I-135 HWY WL-EL

Good

Over: JESTER CREEK DRAINAGE

1.61 MI. N OF K-196 JCT, Harvey, KS

Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 12,250

RS 949 (RD D)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SAWLOG CREEK

1.0W 11.0S OF HANSTON, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 60

K62 HWY

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK DRAINAGE

6.31 MI N K16, Jackson, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 160

RS 340 BSN 360

Good

Over: WHITE ROCK CREEK

7.8N OF MANKATO, Jewell, KS

Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 127

RS 5020 BSN 890

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WHITE ROCK CK.

3.3E OF BURR OAK, Jewell, KS

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 55

LOCAL V.5 9.8

Good

Over: Burr Oak Creek

0.5N 1.2W of Burr Oak, Jewell, KS

Built 2002 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25

LOCAL C.2-17.0

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BROWNS CREEK

2.8S 8.0W OF RANDALL, Jewell, KS

Built 2016 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

LOCAL V-18.8

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LOVEWELL RES.

7.8E OF BURR OAK, Jewell, KS

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20

K128 HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK DRAINAGE

0.74 MI N MITCHELL COLN, Jewell, KS

Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 505

KNOX DR.

Good

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 5

100' E OF CONNELL, Johnson, KS

Built 1967 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 400

RS 988 SW 50 AVE

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

2.5W OF SPIVEY, Kingman, KS

Built 1971 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 310

500 WEST G. STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

500 WEST G. STREET, Kingman, KS

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 65

US54/US400 HWY

Good

Over: S F NINNESCAH RIV DRG

2.37 MI E of K-11, Kingman, KS

Built 1924 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,070

US54/US400 HWY

Good

Over: S F NINNESCAH RIV DRG

1.45 MI E WJCT K14, Kingman, KS

Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,940

US 166 HWY

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2.43 MI E K101, Labette, KS

Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,330

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER DRAINAGE

6.88 MI E US59, Labette, KS

Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,510

A-36 4-H ROAD

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

1.5S 2.3E OF SPRINGDALE, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 59

LOCAL RD. 27

Good

Over: TRIB. NORTH SUGAR CREEK

1.5N 1.5E OF CENTERVILLE, Linn, KS

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. 4A

Good

Over: TRIB TO MIDDLE CREEK

2.0N 1.3E OF PARKER, Linn, KS

Built 1990 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20

Local Road 67AA

Good

Over: Trib. to Indian Creek

1.0N 1.8E of Prescott, Linn, KS

Built 1999 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40

K31, K52 HWY

Good

Over: S F LITTLE SUGAR CR

6.40 MI E OF K-3, Linn, KS

Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 665

K52 HWY

Good

Over: MINE CREEK DRAINAGE

1.76 MI W S JCT US-69, Linn, KS

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,260

K152 HWY

Good

Over: ELM CREEK DRAINAGE

5.59 MI E OF K-7, Linn, KS

Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,230

US50 HWY

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIV DRAIN

0.44 MI WEST OF I-35 JCT, Lyon, KS

Built 1947 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 12,900

PAWNEE RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. SPRING BRANCH

1.9S 2.0E OF CANADA, Marion, KS

Built 1975 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 45

K150 HWY

Good

Over: MARTIN CREEK

2.83 MI E US56, Marion, KS

Built 1941 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,030

K9 HWY

Good

Over: BLACK VERMILLION OVFL

0.92 MI E K87, Marshall, KS

Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 685

US77 HWY

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER DRAINAGE

6.56 MI N EJCT K9, Marshall, KS

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,140

US77 HWY

Good

Over: DEER CREEK DRAINAGE

9.59 MI N WJCT US36, Marshall, KS

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,370

SIDEROAD LEFT

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER DRAIN

2.99 MI E K175,SDRD NORTH, McPherson, KS

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

K23 HWY

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK DRAINAGE

3.17 MI S US54, Meade, KS

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 715

Showing 12,551-12,600 of 23,867 bridges

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