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

SW Butler Rd.

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK

3.1S OF ROSE HILL, Butler, KS

Built 1963 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,800

BEAVER AVENUE

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK TRIBUTARY

BEAVER AVE. IN OBERLIN, Decatur, KS

Built 1978 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 120

LOCAL 2.0N-12.0E

Good

Over: WEST TAUY CREEK

3.0E 1.0S OF WORDEN, Douglas, KS

Built 1980 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 68

RS 259 7.0-9.5

Good

Over: PAYNE CREEK

3.4W OF PRINCETON, Franklin, KS

Built 1984 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 580

ROCK CK (11-4.6)

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

3.0N OF RANSOMVILLE, Franklin, KS

Built 1979 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 35

FLORIDA RD (12-5)

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

4.0N OF RANSOMVILLE, Franklin, KS

Built 1975 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 25

RS 393 - Elk Dr.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BRUSH CREEK

3.0W OF WESTFALL, Lincoln, KS

Built 1981 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 90

RS 2043

Good

Over: TRIB. DRY TURKEY CREEK

1.8NW OF ELYRIA, McPherson, KS

Built 1932 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,000

CHISHOLM RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. LITTLE ARK. RIVER

2.0N 5.6W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1981 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 30

LIMESTONE RD.

Good

Over: CROSS ROAD DRAINAGE

0.5N OF CONWAY, McPherson, KS

Built 1992 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 25

MOCCASIN RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BLAZE FORK

11.0N 0.1W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 30

SMOKY VALLEY RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.

0.4S 3.1E OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS

Built 1977 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 45

12TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.

1.5S 1.5W OF LINDSBORG, McPherson, KS

Built 1980 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50

NAVAHO RD.

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

3.5N 1.8W OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 1972 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 45

MOHAWK RD.

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

2.5N 1.8W OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 1993 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 60

NAVAHO RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BULL CREEK

3.5N 1.9W OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 1976 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 45

13TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BULL CREEK

1.0W 2.2N OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 30

SIOUX RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.

0.6E 2.5S OF LINDSBORG, McPherson, KS

Built 1950 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 35

BUCKSKIN RD.

Good

Over: BLACK KETTLE CREEK

0.3E 1.0N OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1978 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 60

CHEYENNE RD.

Good

Over: BLACK KETTLE CREEK

3.0N 1.9E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50

25TH. AVE.

Good

Over: RUNNING TURKEY

0.0N 1.9W OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50

25TH. AVE.

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

3.0E 2.7N OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 30

RAINBOW RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BATTLE CREEK

1.4W 8.4N OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1977 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50

WHEATRIDGE RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO GYPSUM CREEK

1.5E 14.4N OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1977 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 25

ARAPAHO RD.

Good

Over: MIDDLE EMMA CREEK

1.0S 6.5E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 30

29TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. N. COTTONWOOD RIV.

2.0E 2.2N OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1976 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 40

ARAPAHO RD.

Good

Over: MIDDLE EMMA CREEK

1.0S 7.3E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 35

APACHE RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE EMMA

2.0S 7.3E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1989 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 30

RS 1685

Good

Over: TRIB TO WALNUT CREEK

1.4N 7.0E OF TIPTON, Mitchell, KS

Built 1960 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 95

LOCAL RD. L3b

Good

Over: ASHER CREEK

0.2W OF ASHERVILLE, Mitchell, KS

Built 1974 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 45

LOCAL RD. O-13

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 1999 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 10

LOCAL ENTE3325

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

0.3W 3.0N OF ABBYVILLE, Reno, KS

Built 1953 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 23

MINOR 7272420

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

4.8S 6.0W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1979 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 42

LOCAL ENTE5150

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

4.6N OF ABBYVILLE, Reno, KS

Built 1957 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 24

KENT RD 15.50

Good

Over: DEVILS DITCH

3.0N 2.0W OF HAVEN, Reno, KS

Built 1962 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 23

WORTHINGTON 19.30

Good

Over: KISIWA CREEK

3.0E 6.8N OF HAVEN, Reno, KS

Built 1953 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 87

LOCAL RD. F-28.7

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

2.0S 0.6E OF NARKA, Republic, KS

Built 2018 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 30

55th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK

55thS, 0.2 E of 135thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1988 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50

W 63rd

Good

Over: GUNZELMAN CHANNEL

63rdS, 0.9 E of Meridian, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1988 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,761

SW Seabrook

Good

Over: Martin Creek

40m S. of SW12th & Seabro, Shawnee, KS

Built 1979 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 600

SE 70 St

Good

Over: N. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

7.5S 1.1W OF STAFFORD, Stafford, KS

Built 1994 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 15

NW 75th Street

Good

Over: TRIB. W. BR. WALNUT RIV.

0.2W 3.5S OF DEGRAFF, Butler, KS

Built 1960 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 45

800 Ave (R30-E50)

Good

Over: W. BRANCH LYON CREEK

1850 800 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1991 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 30

Saline River Road

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

15.5N 2.9E OF HAYS, Ellis, KS

Built 1975 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 280

83RD ST. H.3-16.5

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.9E OF DESOTO, Johnson, KS

Built 1992 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 4,245

RS 251 Road 26

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

5.8N OF FOWLER, Meade, KS

Built 1965 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 195

US169

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

9.56 MI N ALLEN CO LN, Anderson, KS

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,740

River Road

Good

Over: TRIB. MED. LODGE RIVER

3.0N 5.5W MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1996 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 450

Hawkins Road

Good

Over: Trib. to Little Mule Ck

3.3E 3.5N of Hardtner, Barber, KS

Built 2013 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 25

K4 HWY

Good

Over: COW CREEK DRAINAGE

13.60 MI E EJCT US281, Barton, KS

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,360

Showing 13,301-13,350 of 23,867 bridges

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