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

QUAIL RD(23.9-R.0)

Good

Over: ACKERMAN BRANCH CREEK

3.0N 1.0W OF VLIETS, Marshall, KS

Built 2000 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10

BUCKSKIN RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

1.0S 5.2W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1992 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 30

7TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BLAZE FORK CK.

1.0W 3.8N OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1979 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 45

BUFFALO TRAIL

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.2E 0.2S OF LINDSBURG, McPherson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 40

ARAPAHO RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE EMMA CK.

1.0S 6.1E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 40

BUCKSKIN RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE EMMA

1.0N 6.3E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 35

LOCAL RD. B1J2

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

0.4W 3.4N OF GLEN ELDER, Mitchell, KS

Built 1978 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. S6d

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

5.5S 0.5W OF SIMPSON, Mitchell, KS

Built 1980 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20

5050 RD Mile 9

Good

Over: RACKET CREEK

0.8N 3.3W OF LEHUNT, Montgomery, KS

Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 100

US-166 HWY, WB

Good

Over: U.P. RR. 1 track S2

14.2 MI E SJCT US75, NL, Montgomery, KS

Built 2008 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,560

RS 6 32-2.65

Good

Over: PECAN CREEK

0.3N 6.0W OF STARK, Neosho, KS

Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 140

Hodge Rd 25.70

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

3.3S 6.0W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1979 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 34

Hodge Rd 25.15

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

4.3S 6.0W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1979 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 40

GREENFIELD.19.35

Good

Over: DRAIN

2.0N 2.0E OF ARLINGTON, Reno, KS

Built 1982 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 17

PRETTY PR RD 38.25

Good

Over: DRAIN

8.0S OF HAVEN, Reno, KS

Built 1981 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 36

AVE Q. | RS 981

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER OVERFLOW

3.5W OF RAYMOND, Rice, KS

Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 235

RS 1761 3

Good

Over: KANSAS RIVER

0.3N OF 39TH. ST., Shawnee, KS

Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 850

NE 90 Ave

Good

Over: TRIB. TO RATTLESNAKE CR.

1.0E 8.0N OF STAFFORD, Stafford, KS

Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20

US166 HWY

Good

Over: BITTER CREEK

2.88 MI E I35 KTA, Sumner, KS

Built 1978 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,010

42ND STREET

Good

Over: BNSF RAILROAD YARDS

42ND ST OVER SANTA FE RR, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1948 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,190

NE 20 St

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

6.0E 2.5N OF ELDORADO, Butler, KS

Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 50

RS 90

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

2.3N 7.6W OF ELMDALE, Chase, KS

Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 30

X.5-13.1 Road 25

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0N OF PERU, Chautauqua, KS

Built 2012 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 10

US36 HWY

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

0.37 MI E WJCT K27, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1936 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,390

NATIVE RD. 136

Good

Over: NORTH BIG CREEK

5.0W 0.8N OF LEROY, Coffey, KS

Built 1983 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 35

LOCAL T-419-1

Good

Over: WOLF RIVER

1.7N OF SPARKS, Doniphan, KS

Built 1986 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20

RS 1161 13.0-9.8

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.0S 2.2W OF OTTAWA, Franklin, KS

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,096

Rd. E2

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

4.3N 1.5W OF EDMOND, Norton, KS

Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20

80 N

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

7.5N 7.4W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1992 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 30

E 50th Ave N

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

2.5S 4.1E OF ANSON, Sumner, KS

Built 2005 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 30

US54 HWY

Good

Over: ELM CREEK DRAINAGE

2.47 MI. W. US-59, Allen, KS

Built 1967 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,680

1700 Rd R.9-17.0

Good

Over: S. FK. POTTAWATOMIE CK.

0.5 E 1700-OSAGE, Anderson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20

River Road

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.5E OF LAKE CITY, Barber, KS

Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 160

US281 HWY

Good

Over: SELLENS CREEK

6.83 MI N WJCT K4, Barton, KS

Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,610

RANGE RD RS 53

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MILL CREEK

0.1W OF DEVON, Bourbon, KS

Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 107

FERN RD. RS 1193

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

1.8N 2.8E OF HIATTVILLE, Bourbon, KS

Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

Local 22.1-Y.0

Good

Over: W. FORK DRY WOOD CREEK

3.5W 3.0S OF GARLAND, Bourbon, KS

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

230th St.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WOLF RIVER

0.7S 7.5E OF HIAWATHA, Brown, KS

Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 35

SE 150th

Good

Over: BRANCH OF FOUR MILE CK.

3.0N 5.7E OF ROSEHILL, Butler, KS

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 780

K900 PARKS ROUTE

Good

Over: RAILROAD

EL DORADO STATE PARK, Butler, KS

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 161

US166 HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CANEY CR DRN

0.40 MI E EJCT K99, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1988 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,780

US166 HWY

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

7.33 MI E EJCT K99, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1987 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,418

NE 30th

Good

Over: LITTLE SHAWNEE CREEK

2.4S OF WEIR, Cherokee, KS

Built 2010 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

10 Road (RS 881)

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

13.3S 4.0W ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1994 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25

R Road

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

3.0N 0.5W OF ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 70

RS 125

Good

Over: TRIB TO WEST FANCY CREEK

1.5N OF GREEN, Clay, KS

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 265

RS 125

Good

Over: TRIB TO WEST FANCY CREEK

3.0N OF GREEN, Clay, KS

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 225

RS 794

Good

Over: TRIB TO CHAPMAN CREEK

2.0W OF INDUSTRY, Clay, KS

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150

RS 1335

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF MORGANVILLE, Clay, KS

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 195

MINOR B.0-15.2

Good

Over: FIVE CREEK

4.5W 0.2N OF IDANA, Clay, KS

Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

Showing 13,851-13,900 of 23,867 bridges

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