Total Bridges
23,867
Public highway bridges in Kansas
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
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
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
IN
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
KS
Kansas
5.25% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
5.41% top marginal rate
ID
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY BEAVER CREEK
2.6S 2.3E OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS
Built 1963 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 15
LOCAL MEDF230
PoorOver: PEACE CREEK
2.0N 8.2W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS
Built 1950 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 25
LOCAL G-2.5
PoorOver: EAST OAK CREEK
4.0N 1.5E OF DISPATCH, Jewell, KS
Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1
LOCAL Y-12.5
PoorOver: 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)
PoorOver: TRIB. TO POLE CREEK
3.0E OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS
Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
80 E
PoorOver: S. FORK SOLOMON RIVER
0.4N 8.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30
All Bridges in Kansas
I-35 HWY SB
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.71 MI NE K-7 WL, Johnson, KS
Built 1996 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 25,100
RD 70 953.6-540.0
GoodOver: SOUTH EAGLE CREEK
4.1E OF OLPE, Lyon, KS
Built 2005 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 5
LOCAL RD. P-18
GoodOver: WOLFLEY CREEK
2.1W 3.5S OF GRANADA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1985 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 10
K-63 HWY
GoodOver: LITTLE NOXIE CREEK
11.98 MI N US-24, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 2007 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 725
LOCAL RD. 6-N.6
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
3.0W 1.4N OF SCANDIA, Republic, KS
Built 2018 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 40
LOCAL 56-43-8
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
1.5N OF US81 .2W OF US177, Sumner, KS
Built 2016 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 10
US 283 HWY
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
2.1 MI S I-70/U-283 JCT, Trego, KS
Built 2007 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,990
RS 291 180th RD
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
004 7.2W VERNON&2.9W US75, Woodson, KS
Built 1978 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 140
Ridge Road
GoodOver: STOLP CREEK
7.0S 1.0E OF ISABEL, Barber, KS
Built 1964 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 235
Little Mule Road
GoodOver: LITTLE MULE CREEK
0.7W 8.2N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS
Built 1990 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 35
Paint Rd (R22-S85)
GoodOver: CARY CREEK
1515 Paint Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1986 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 15
1000 Ave (V28-E98)
GoodOver: LYON CREEK
2306 1000 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1981 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 20
Saline River Road
GoodOver: SALINE RIVER
11.5N 1.5E OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS
Built 1987 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 30
WOODSON (24-17.7)
GoodOver: TRIB. E. FORK TAUY CK.
3.0N 1.0W OF LE LOUP, Franklin, KS
Built 1977 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 35
PAWNEE (17-18.5)
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK
4.0S 0.5W OF LE LOUP, Franklin, KS
Built 1978 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 35
EE Road RS 292
GoodOver: TRIB. TO VERDIGRIS RIVER
1.0W 3.3N OF QUINCY, Greenwood, KS
Built 1980 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 55
County Rd 18
GoodOver: Van Horn Branch
6 Mi. E of Climax, Greenwood, KS
Built 2008 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 39
RS 296 SW 90 AVE
GoodOver: STREAM
0.5S OF ZENDA, Kingman, KS
Built 1993 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 280
NE 10 AVE. U.0-2.9
GoodOver: SMOOTS CREEK
4.0N 1.0E OF KINGMAN, Kingman, KS
Built 1994 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 30
W. 95th Ave.
GoodOver: SALT CREEK TRIBUTARY
13.8 N 0.6 W Of Sylvia, Reno, KS
Built 2008 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 468
17th Ave 25.20
GoodOver: SLOUGH CREEK
3.9W OF HUTCHINSON, Reno, KS
Built 1982 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 21
LOCAL 11-64-5
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5S 5.0W OF CALDWELL, Sumner, KS
Built 1992 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 5
LOCAL 54-43-5
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
2.0N 0.5W OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS
Built 2006 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 15
PAINT RD (R8-S75)
GoodOver: TRIB. TO CHAPMAN CREEK
2914 Paint Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1990 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 50
Schoenchen Road
GoodOver: SMOKY HILL RIVER
0.2W OF SCHOENCHEN, Ellis, KS
Built 1986 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 265
RD Z (Z.0-240.7)
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
S. E. EDGE OF READING, Lyon, KS
Built 1997 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 20
US59, K39 HWY
GoodOver: LITTLE CANVILLE CREEK
4.09 MI E WJCT K39, Neosho, KS
Built 1959 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 1,610
RD 110
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK
3.8W 1.3S OF BAZINE, Ness, KS
Built 1987 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 45
15TH RD.
GoodOver: LITTLE COW CREEK
1.0W 4.5N OF LYONS, Rice, KS
Built 1988 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 45
LOCAL 476-781.7
GoodOver: WEST DRY CREEK
1.0S 0.5W OF SMOLAN, Saline, KS
Built 1997 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 35
31ST STREET SOUTH
GoodOver: BIG SLOUGH SOUTH TRIB.
31ST ST S AT GLENN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 2010 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 9,800
K96 HWY, EB
GoodOver: RS 1805
15.81 MI E RENO COLN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1974 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 8,250
D-11.6 71
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.5 SW OF HADDAM, Washington, KS
Built 1998 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 50
N-12.4 103
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.7S 2.5E OF MORROWVILLE, Washington, KS
Built 1995 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 20
RS 1882 70th Rd
GoodOver: SOUTH OWL CREEK
038 4S 3.7E 54-75, Woodson, KS
Built 1986 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 36
Rock Rd
GoodOver: PLUM CREEK
4.7E OF CONCORDIA, Cloud, KS
Built 2007 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 50
JUNEBERRY RD B350
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
0.5S 3.0W OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS
Built 2001 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 30
B.5 Road
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
1.8N 3.5E OF WILMORE, Comanche, KS
Built 1987 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 35
I70 HWY, EB
GoodOver: FRANKS CREEK,FRRD CONCTR
3.12 MI E WJCT 40 BS, EB, Geary, KS
Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 15,900
RS 1443 BSN 640
GoodOver: TRIB TO LIMESTONE CRK
3.5S 0.3E OF IONIA, Jewell, KS
Built 2014 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 45
151ST ST. WB #87
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.4 E OF I-35, Johnson, KS
Built 1994 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 17,800
RS 2036 Iron Dr
GoodOver: OWL CREEK
2.0S OF SHADY BEND, Lincoln, KS
Built 1981 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 25
LOCAL RD (N.5-260)
GoodOver: STREAM
2.0N 7.5E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS
Built 1999 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 20
RD. 190 957.2-516
GoodOver: BADGER CREEK
7.2E 2.0N OF EMPORIA, Lyon, KS
Built 1979 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 50
RS 319 18TH. AVE
GoodOver: TRIB. TO TURKEY CREEK
4.0W 2.2N OF MOUND RIDGE, McPherson, KS
Built 1985 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 245
4900 RD Mile 15
GoodOver: DRUM CREEK
2.0W 1.5S INT US169-K96, Montgomery, KS
Built 1980 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 90
15TH RD.
GoodOver: LITTLE COW CREEK
1.0W 4.3N OF LYONS, Rice, KS
Built 1988 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 45
196TH RD.
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5S 2.0E OF LURAY, Russell, KS
Built 1977 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 70
330th AVE (RS 508)
GoodOver: SHAW CREEK
5.5N OF OGALLAH, Trego, KS
Built 1982 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 100
RS 148 ELK RD
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
003 2.0S OF GRIDLEY, Woodson, KS
Built 1983 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 55
Showing 15,451-15,500 of 23,867 bridges
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