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

RS 334 BSN 150

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WHITE ROCK CK.

2.0N 7.3E OF BURR OAK, Jewell, KS

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 73

RS 344 BSN 480

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

6.5N OF RANDALL, Jewell, KS

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 76

LOCAL Z-17.9

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

7.5W OF WEBBER, Jewell, KS

Built 2000 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 35

LOCAL E.5-21.0

Good

Over: WEST BUFFALO CREEK

0.5S 4.0W OF RANDALL, Jewell, KS

Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 25

151ST ST

Good

Over: NEGRO CK

1500' W OF KENNETH RD, Johnson, KS

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,300

I435 HWY WB

Good

Over: METCALF

JCT METCALF/I435 WB, Johnson, KS

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 68,000

US50 HWY

Good

Over: SAND CREEK DRAINAGE

12.22 MI E HAMILTON COLN, Kearny, KS

Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,160

SIDEROAD RIGHT

Good

Over: S F NINNESCAH RIV DRG

11.00 MI E PR COLN,SDRD S, Kingman, KS

Built 1942 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 28

54/400 HWY EB-WB

Good

Over: SMOOTS CREEK DRAINAGE

1.31 MI E K17, Kingman, KS

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,510

54/400 HWY EB-WB

Good

Over: NESTER CREEK

4.78 MI E K17, Kingman, KS

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,510

US54/US400 HWY

Good

Over: SMOOTS CREEK DRAINAGE

9.92 MI E EJCT US54/K14, Kingman, KS

Built 1974 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,345

US59 HWY

Good

Over: LABETTE CREEK DRAINAGE

0.62 MI N WJCT US166, Labette, KS

Built 1932 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,710

LOCAL RD. 50A

Good

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE SUGAR CR

4.8W OF MOUND CITY, Linn, KS

Built 1996 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20

RD 245 941.1-504.4

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5N 3.0E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 1996 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10

US56 HWY

Good

Over: SALT CREEK DRAINAGE

.33 MI WEST OF OSAGE CL, Lyon, KS

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 580

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

8W US77 KANSAS SL, Marshall, KS

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10

STATE LINE 0.9-A.0

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

7.0N OF BREMEN, Marshall, KS

Built 1991 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10

EISENHOWER RD.

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

4.6S 1.3E OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1982 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

I135 US81 NB-SB

Good

Over: DRY TURKEY CR DRAIN

2.02 MI N US56, McPherson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,271

I135 US81 NB-SB

Good

Over: DRY TURKEY CR DRAIN

5.20 MI N US56, McPherson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 9,300

223RD ST

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.0S 4.2E OF SPRING HILL, Miami, KS

Built 1969 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,342

NEW LANCASTER

Good

Over: TRIB. MARAIS DES CYGNES

2.0W OF JINGO, Miami, KS

Built 1983 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 115

Baptiste Dr 1027

Good

Over: Trib to South Wea Creek

.4 N of 311th on Baptiste, Miami, KS

Built 2003 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,585

383rd Street

Good

Over: HUSHPUCKNEY CREEK

2.8E 1.0N OF BEAGLE, Miami, KS

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 89

Lackman Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO TEN MILE CREEK

3.5N OF CHILES, Miami, KS

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 162

K4 HWY

Good

Over: LEVEL CREEK

11.46 MI E US77, Morris, KS

Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 260

K63 HWY

Good

Over: NEMAHA RIVER DRAINAGE

0.17 MI N OF US-36 WJCT, Nemaha, KS

Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,080

50-11.2 LOCAL

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

0.3N 8.5E OF ERIE, Neosho, KS

Built 1977 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 40

K96 HWY

Good

Over: S F WALNUT CR DRAINAG

5.85 MI EAST OF LANE CL, Ness, KS

Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 850

RS 1971 (Rd. W4)

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

8.5N 4.0W OF NORTON, Norton, KS

Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20

S 210th AVE_RS 863

Good

Over: TRIB SOUTH FORK SOLOMON

2.2N 3.8E OF ALTON, Osborne, KS

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 70

W. 20th DR.

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

2.0N 2.9W OF DOWNS, Osborne, KS

Built 1977 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10

US24 HWY

Good

Over: S F SOLOMON R DRAIN

7.30 MI E ROOKS CO LINE, Osborne, KS

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 770

US24 HWY

Good

Over: S F SOLOMON R DRAIN

0.62MI W SJCT U281, Osborne, KS

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,420

SIDEROAD RIGHT

Good

Over: U24 DRAINAGE

4.04MI E NJCT U281,SDRD S, Osborne, KS

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 17

M Road

Good

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

0.5W OF LARNED, Pawnee, KS

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 300

X ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BEAVER CREEK

0.5S 0.6E OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS

Built 1984 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 25

US50 HWY

Good

Over: N. F NINNESCAH RIV DRG

3.84 MI E OLD US50, Reno, KS

Built 1969 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,370

K4 HWY

Good

Over: CALF CREEK DRAINAGE

1.00 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 1946 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,060

K4 HWY

Good

Over: LITTLE ARK RIVER DRG

4.07 MI E K14, Rice, KS

Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 905

R ROAD (RS 912)

Good

Over: ELM CREEK TRIBUTARY

6.0N 2.2E OF PLAINVILLE, Rooks, KS

Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 65

R ROAD (RS 912)

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

8.0S 1.9E OF STOCKTON, Rooks, KS

Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 65

15 ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

2.4S 3.6W OF STOCKTON, Rooks, KS

Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 25

S ROAD

Good

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

10.1S 2.1W OF WOODSTON, Rooks, KS

Built 1982 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 35

K96 HWY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

12.68 MI E NESS COLN, Rush, KS

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,470

K96 HWY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

13.87 MI E NESS COLN, Rush, KS

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,470

K18 HWY

Good

Over: COON CREEK DRAINAGE

0.81MI E EJCT U281, Russell, KS

Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 685

SCHILLING ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL

0.4 W OF I-135, Saline, KS

Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 8,000

K140 HWY

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK DRAINAGE

11.59 MI E ELLSWORTH COLN, Saline, KS

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,680

US83 HWY

Good

Over: LION CREEK

2.34 MI. SOUTH OF K-96, Scott, KS

Built 1934 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,150

Showing 13,151-13,200 of 23,867 bridges

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