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

Daisy Rd (D24-S95)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO HOLLAND CREEK

1305 Daisy Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 2002 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 35

IRR RS 719 K 135

Good

Over: TRIB. TO JAMES CREEK

3.0S 7.0W OF MAYETTA, Jackson, KS

Built 1983 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 404

21st

Good

Over: Muddy Creek

7.4S 0.9E OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 25

R-3 DEHOFF ROAD

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

2.9S 2.0W OF TONGANOXIE, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1981 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 71

R-75 ALEXANDER RD

Good

Over: KENT CREEK

1.0S 5.5W OF LINWOOD, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1986 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 26

LOCAL ROAD 30

Good

Over: STREAM

4.0 S 2.5 W OF OLPE, Lyon, KS

Built 2011 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 30

230 RD.

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

3.5N 1.5W OF MARION, Marion, KS

Built 1991 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 40

Road L

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0N 6.0W OF MEADE, Meade, KS

Built 1981 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 20

RS 236

Good

Over: CARR CREEK

6.0S 1.1W OF CAWKER CITY, Mitchell, KS

Built 1969 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 355

P.1-7.7 LOCAL

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

5.2N 2.0E OF MINNEAPOLIS, Ottawa, KS

Built 1996 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 40

OLD FARM ROAD

Good

Over: ADAMS CREEK

1.5N 3.0E OF LOUISVILLE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1979 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 40

RS 1035

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.5S 0.5W OF REPUBLIC, Republic, KS

Built 1981 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 19

SW Wanamaker

Good

Over: Shunganunga Cr.

670m S. of 29th & Wanamak, Shawnee, KS

Built 1977 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 10,006

E. 70th St. S.

Good

Over: TRIB TO SLATE CREEK

6.0 S .6W OF DALTON, Sumner, KS

Built 2006 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 20

K25 HWY

Good

Over: WHITE WOMAN CREEK

14.97 MI NW KEARNY COLN, Wichita, KS

Built 1990 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 940

Road 83 P.5

Good

Over: STREAM

2.0 N and 3.6 E of Olpe, Lyon, KS

Built 2009 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 30

RD Y 967.0-546.8

Good

Over: STREAM

7.0S 1.0W OF HARTFORD, Lyon, KS

Built 1990 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 20

LOCAL RD. Q-10

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

9.0S OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1992 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. 27-J.7

Good

Over: NORTH FORK MILL CREEK

1.0E 5.3N OF CUBA, Republic, KS

Built 1983 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 40

15TH RD.

Good

Over: COW CREEK

1.2S 0.5W OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 2008 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 25

18TH RD.

Good

Over: COW CREEK

3.5S 2.0E OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 1986 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 35

LOCAL 771-470.3

Good

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK

2.3S 2.4W OF BAVARIA, Saline, KS

Built 1989 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 100

SOUTH BROADWAY(NB)

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

SOUTH BROADWAY AT CARP ST, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1995 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 6,300

370 AVE (RS 1747)

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

6.6S 12.0E TREGO CENTER, Trego, KS

Built 1978 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 40

RS 67 320th St.

Good

Over: NOHARTS CREEK

0.2S 4.7E OF RESERVE, Brown, KS

Built 2016 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 188

NE Satchell Crk Rd

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HARRISON CREEK

2.0W 1.7N OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1982 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 30

27TH. RD. 7

Good

Over: Coal Creek

1.5N 2.6W OF WAVERLY, Coffey, KS

Built 2001 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 25

RS 226 (RD 228)

Good

Over: BUCKNER CREEK

_0.5S OF HANSTON, Hodgeman, KS

Built 2015 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 420

127TH ST. EB #90

Good

Over: I-35, BNSF RR, ROGERS RD

0.4 MI W OF MUR-LEN RD, Johnson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 7,965

INDIAN CREEK PKWY

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.25 MI E. OF ROE AVE., Johnson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 4,000

RD J 941.1-504.9

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ALLEN CREEK

3.0E 0.1N OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 2001 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 50

RD 260 947.4-502.0

Good

Over: STREAM

2.0N 6.5E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 2012 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 30

RD 270 949.1-500.0

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0 N & 7.0 E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 1997 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 30

RD 10 (T.3-10.0)

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

6.0S 5.8E OF OLPE, Lyon, KS

Built 2003 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 35

RD Y (Y.0-159.8)

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

1.0 E 1.0 N NEOSHO RAPIDS, Lyon, KS

Built 2002 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 50

330 RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO N. COTTONWOOD

4.5N 5.9W OF DURHAM, Marion, KS

Built 1981 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 120

LOCAL RD. K-2

Good

Over: TENNESSEE CREEK

4.0N 0.5E OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 1984 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10

K-9 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

10.24 MI E DECATUR COLN, Norton, KS

Built 2001 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 545

K-9 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

2.36 MI E JCT US-283, Norton, KS

Built 2001 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 375

ADMANTHA ROAD

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

3.5N OF FLUSH, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1984 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 20

MINOR 809.5-446.6

Good

Over: SOLOMON RIVER

1.4N 3.5W OF SOLOMON, Saline, KS

Built 1985 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 28

RS 1254 140

Good

Over: MESSHOSS CREEK

1.5N 4.8E OF SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2005 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 750

E. 120th Ave.

Good

Over: TURNER CREEK

3.0N 3.2E OF BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS

Built 2004 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 15

7.3-V.8 124

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MILL CREEK

1.0N 4.3W OF HANOVER, Washington, KS

Built 2016 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 40

Quail Rd

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

1.0S 6.6W OF AMES, Cloud, KS

Built 1995 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 40

MINOR T-35-3

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WOLF RIVER

1.7W OF SEVERENCE, Doniphan, KS

Built 1990 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 45

HASKELL (9.0-23.1)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MOSQUITO CREEK

2.0S 1.0E OF RANTOUL, Franklin, KS

Built 1984 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 40

I-70 HWY EB (KTA)

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

9.57 MI E K-32, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1956 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 16,300

I-70 HWY WB (KTA)

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

9.58 MI E K-32, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1956 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 16,300

CTY RD M (M.0-348)

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5N 1.0E OF ALLEN, Lyon, KS

Built 2007 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 10

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