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Kansas bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Kansas — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

23,867
Public bridges
50.2%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition
5.2%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

5.2%

1,253 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 17.5%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Kansas (FHWA NBI)

Kansas50.190639795533585%40.9016633845896%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Kansas on the same metric.

53

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

18

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630
Selected

20

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

56

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

16

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

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

Structurally Deficient

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

HAMILTON (8-8.8)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE CREEK

1.8E OF HOMEWOOD, Franklin, KS

Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 75

LOCAL 22.5-13.2

Good

Over: WEST FORK TAUY CREEK

5.0E OF CENTROPOLIS, Franklin, KS

Built 1985 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

II Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CROOKED CREEK

6.0S 7.6E OF MONTEZUMA, Gray, KS

Built 1991 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 15

NW 60th St.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WEST EMMA CREEK

2.0S 2.9W OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1980 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 45

EVENING STAR RD

Good

Over: KANSAS RIVER TRIBUTARY

2.0W 1.7N CLEARVIEW CITY, Johnson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

Rd J

Good

Over: TRIB. TO RATTLESNAKE CK.

1.0N 4.3E OF MULLINVILLE, Kiowa, KS

Built 1978 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

BUCKSKIN RD.

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.0S 4.6W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1989 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35

CIMARRON RD.

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK CREEK

2.0E 3.0N OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1986 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 10

CHEROKEE RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

7.0E OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

20TH. AVE.

Good

Over: RUNNING TURKEY CREEK

4.5S 1.0W OF GALVA, McPherson, KS

Built 1981 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35

CHISHOLM RD.

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

4.0N 4.8E OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1976 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

RS 343

Good

Over: EAST ASHER CREEK

3.2N OF ASHERVILLE, Mitchell, KS

Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 60

RS 1033

Good

Over: SOLOMON RIVER

2.5S 1.1E OF BELOIT, Mitchell, KS

Built 1994 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 185

LOCAL RD. O-5

Good

Over: S. FORK BIG NEMAHA RIV.

3.0N 4.0W OF GOFF, Nemaha, KS

Built 1993 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. O-3

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0N 3.3W OF GOFF, Nemaha, KS

Built 1993 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 10

CC.5-2 LOCAL

Good

Over: CHAPMAN

9.3E 2.5N OF LAMAR, Ottawa, KS

Built 1999 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

RS 2031 5563640

Good

Over: DRAIN

3.0W OF BUHLER, Reno, KS

Built 1982 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 2,415

LOCAL RD. 25-N.8

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MILL CREEK

1.2N 1.0W OF CUBA, Republic, KS

Built 2018 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

47th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

47thS, 0.5 E of 167thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

S.E. 2ND. ST. 253

Good

Over: TECUMSEH CREEK

2.5E OF TOPEKA 0.5N US40, Shawnee, KS

Built 1972 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,450

NW Forestry Dump R

Good

Over: Ward -Martin Cr.

371m E of I-70 & MacVicar, Shawnee, KS

Built 1961 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 125

210th Ave

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

11.4S 4.0W TREGO CENTER, Trego, KS

Built 1970 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

X-4.9 47

Good

Over: TRIB LITTLE BLUE RIVER

2.4S 3.0E OF HOLLENBERG, Washington, KS

Built 1993 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40

RS 1131 TURKEY RD

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

027 3.2S 4.0W OF PIQUA, Woodson, KS

Built 1999 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 100

I35 HWY, SB

Good

Over: TURKEY CR, MILL STREET

1.02 MI NE US69, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1961 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 46,300

US77 HWY

Good

Over: W BR WALNUT RIV/PED PASS

0.65 MI. N OF US-54 N JCT, Butler, KS

Built 1935 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 13,100

Rd L

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

1.7W K-34,8.0NUS-160, Clark, KS

Built 1993 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 40

Rd 115

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ARKANSAS RIVER

4.2E 6.0S OF DODGE CITY, Ford, KS

Built 1978 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 25

NB I-35 HWY

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

8.44 MI NE US59, NB, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 9,300

Old US-59 Hwy

Good

Over: W Fork Tauy Crk Drainage

.86 MI S-OF-N COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1981 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 2,640

US-283 HWY

Good

Over: BOW CREEK DRAINAGE

12.56 MI N JCT U24, Graham, KS

Built 2004 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 945

K92 HWY

Good

Over: FISHPOND CREEK

6.83 MI E K4, Jefferson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 1,650

RS 1443 BSN 570

Good

Over: WEST LIMESTONE CREEK

1.0E 8.8S OF ESBON, Jewell, KS

Built 1980 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 40

County Road L

Good

Over: Coal Creek

3.9N of Olpe, Lyon, KS

Built 2011 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 50

LIMESTONE(21.1-M.0

Good

Over: SNIPE CREEK

2.5S 0.6E OF BEATTIE, Marshall, KS

Built 1993 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 10

RS 748

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5N 1.5W OF BENNINGTON, Ottawa, KS

Built 1955 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 780

RS 621 185

Good

Over: HALFDAY CREEK

0.5S OF ELMONT, Shawnee, KS

Built 1966 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 2,100

RS 1756 BB-13.2

Good

Over: STREAM

4.0S 8.8W OF ESKRIDGE, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1962 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 51

I35 HWY, NB

Good

Over: TURKEY CR, MILL STREET

1.01 MI NE US69SL, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1961 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 46,300

SW 80TH AVE

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

4.21 MI NE PN COLN,SDRD N, Barton, KS

Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 39

K156 HWY

Good

Over: CHEYENNE BOTTOMS DR

3.26 MI NE US56, Barton, KS

Built 1938 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,400

K156 HWY

Good

Over: CHEYENNE BOTTOMS DR

5.27 MI NE US56, Barton, KS

Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,400

SE Grant Rd

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK

1.5S 3.3W OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1992 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 40

K66 HWY EB

Good

Over: SPRING RIVER

0.50 MI E US 69 ALT, Cherokee, KS

Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,100

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

5.01 MI E LABETTE COLN, Cherokee, KS

Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,710

Rd DD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

1.3W US283 AT ENGLEWOOD, Clark, KS

Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 40

RS 1408

Good

Over: FIVE CREEK

1.0S 1.5E OF IDANA, Clay, KS

Built 1984 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 115

LOCAL 16.5-E.9

Good

Over: PINKERTON BRANCH 5 CREEK

1.0S 0.7W OF IDANA, Clay, KS

Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10

LOCAL R.0-28.1

Good

Over: TRIB TO QUIMBLY CREEK

2.5S 2.0W OF WAKEFIELD, Clay, KS

Built 1910 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10

US77 HWY

Good

Over: POSEY CREEK

7.91 MI N US166, Cowley, KS

Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,550

Showing 14,451-14,500 of 23,867 bridges

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