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

NW 70th

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

3.5W 1.0S OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1989 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

SW 30th St.

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

1.0S 0.4E OF TOWANDA, Butler, KS

Built 1989 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

US166 HWY

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

10.28 MI E EJCT K99, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1953 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 2,500

31 Road (RS 882)

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK BEAVER CREEK

12.0S 3.0E BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1971 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 70

LOCAL 11.0N-23.7E

Good

Over: COLEMAN CREEK

3.0S 2.0E OF EUDORA, Douglas, KS

Built 1977 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 160

Road 23

Good

Over: EAST HITCHEN CREEK

0.9S 6.5E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1979 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

SHAWNEE (21-3.8)

Good

Over: APPANOOSE CREEK

5.5N 0.8E OF POMONA, Franklin, KS

Built 1978 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

LOCAL O-29.7

Good

Over: TRIB. TO EAST MARSH CK.

0.5S 1.7E OF FORMOSO, Jewell, KS

Built 1987 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK DRAINAGE

2.89 MI E OF K-112, Jewell, KS

Built 2008 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,110

12TH. AVE.

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5W 1.6N OF LINDSBORG, McPherson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30

ONAGA BYPASS ROAD

Good

Over: HISE CREEK

S.E.EDGE OF ONAGA, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1994 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 80

RS 1540

Good

Over: WAKARUSA RIVER

0.59N OSAGE CO. LINE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2004 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 310

31-S.2 300

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CARTER CREK

2.0S 1.7W OF KIMEO, Washington, KS

Built 1994 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 15

T-9.5 303

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MILL CREEK

2.0E 4.0N OF WASHINGTON, Washington, KS

Built 1979 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 48

24.75-Y.3 247

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COON CREEK

2.3W 3.8S OF BARNES, Washington, KS

Built 1996 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

MINOR 7.0N-23.8E

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CAPTAIN CREEK

6.5E OF VINLAND, Douglas, KS

Built 1972 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 538

Fling

Good

Over: HITCHIN CREEK

1.0N 2.0W OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 15

Toulon Avenue

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

0.8S 1.0E OF MUNJOR, Ellis, KS

Built 1982 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 35

NE 80 AVE Z.0-9.6

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.5S OF DANVILLE, Harper, KS

Built 1985 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 50

114th

Good

Over: French Creek

1.5E 0.5N OF ROCK CREEK, Jefferson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 20

39th

Good

Over: Wild Horse Creek

3.0N 0.8E OF PERRY, Jefferson, KS

Built 2008 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 30

Buck Creek Rd

Good

Over: Little Buck Creek

3.1S 0.1E OF OSKALOOSA, Jefferson, KS

Built 1991 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 40

182nd

Good

Over: Crooked Creek

3.0S 3.0E OF NORTONVILLE, Jefferson, KS

Built 2008 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 10

O.9-17 LOCAL

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S 1.5E OF LINSEY, Ottawa, KS

Built 1968 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 10

143rd

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

143rdE, 0.9 N of 85thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1983 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 45

T-19.99 171

Good

Over: COON CREEK

2.0W 0.1N OF GREENLEAF, Washington, KS

Built 1994 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 35

24-V.7 244

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COON CREEK

0.6E 4.0S OF GREENLEAF, Washington, KS

Built 1993 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 25

NE 20 Ave

Good

Over: CHEYENNE BOTTOMS INLET

2.0E 4.8S OF HOISINGTON, Barton, KS

Built 1991 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 50

SW 240th

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

6.0S 1.5E OF ROSE HILL, Butler, KS

Built 1986 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 35

NW Shumway Rd

Good

Over: DIAMOND CREEK

3.7N 4.0E OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1991 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 35

Plum Rd

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5S 0.1W OF RICE, Cloud, KS

Built 1953 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 30

Wagon Rd

Good

Over: LITTLE UPTON CREEK

0.5S 1.5E OF HOLLIS, Cloud, KS

Built 1988 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 80

RS 1277

Good

Over: BRANCH OF COAL CREEK

0.6E OF VINLAND, Douglas, KS

Built 1962 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,304

LOCAL 1.5N-16.58E

Good

Over: EAST FORK TAUY CREEK

SW OUTSKIRTS BALDWIN CITY, Douglas, KS

Built 1977 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 136

DD ROAD (RS 861)

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

11.5N 0.1E OF NICODEMUS, Graham, KS

Built 1989 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 80

340 AVE (NORTH)

Good

Over: BOW CREEK

6.2S 1.3E OF DENSMORE, Graham, KS

Built 1982 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 30

390 AVE (NORTH)

Good

Over: BOW CREEK

10.9N OF NICODEMUS, Graham, KS

Built 1982 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 35

14-J.5 LOCAL

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

2.0E 3.5N OF HALSTEAD, Harvey, KS

Built 1975 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 20

RS 1469 15th Rd

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

11.5W 1.3S OF WESTFALL, Lincoln, KS

Built 1989 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 30

15TH RD. 14.0-X.2

Good

Over: CORNDODGER CREEK

6.4W 2.6S OF FRANKFORT, Marshall, KS

Built 1996 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 10

DAKOTA RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY TURKEY CK.

2.1E 4.5S OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 1976 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 30

20TH. & MOCCASIN

Good

Over: TRIB. TO TURKEY CREEK

0.5N 1.0W OF GALVA, McPherson, KS

Built 1972 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 65

RS 5019

Good

Over: Gill Creek

SOUTH EDGE OF BELOIT, Mitchell, KS

Built 1967 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,055

LOCAL RD. D3a

Good

Over: WEST ASHER CREEK

2.8W 1.0S OF SCOTTSVILLE, Mitchell, KS

Built 1979 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 30

LOCAL RD. J6a

Good

Over: WEST ASHER CREEK

5.5E 1.0S OF BELOIT, Mitchell, KS

Built 1980 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 40

63rd LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

63rdS, 0.1 E of 199thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1987 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 50

I-70 HWY WB (KTA)

Good

Over: URB0353, 134TH ST T)

1.00 MI E LV COLINE, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1956 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 16,300

I-70 HWY EB (KTA)

Good

Over: URB0353, 134TH ST T)

1.01 MI E LV COLINE, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1956 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 16,300

LOCAL RD. K-21.6

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

3.7W OF JCT. K-7, Atchison, KS

Built 1998 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,675

SW Tawakoni Rd

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

3.0W 1.9S OF DOUGLASS, Butler, KS

Built 1961 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 35

Showing 14,051-14,100 of 23,867 bridges

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