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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

K-32 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BETTS CREEK

0.83 MILES W I-435, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,200

69 HWY (18TH ST)

Good

Over: KCT RAILWAY

0.39 MILES S OLD K132, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 14,800

I-435 Hwy SB

Good

Over: STATE AVENUE

JCT. STATE AVE & I435, SB, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1984 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 30,500

14.5-Y.5 LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: JACOB CREEK

5.5S 1.5E SAFFORDVILLE, Chase, KS

Built 1977 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 45

LOCAL T-37-1

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WOLF RIVER

1.0S 2.2W OF SEVERENCE, Doniphan, KS

Built 2003 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 10

390th Avenue

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

1.0E 4.8S OF WALKER, Ellis, KS

Built 1985 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 30

THOMAS (23-2.1)

Good

Over: APPANOOSE CREEK

0.6N 5.9W OF CENTROPOLIS, Franklin, KS

Built 1988 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 30

NW Topeka Blvd.

Good

Over: Kaw River

NWTopekaBlvd./Kaw,etal;58, Shawnee, KS

Built 1938 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 17,325

NW 50th

Good

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

1.2W 3.0S OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50

22ND. RD. 115

Good

Over: TRIB. HICKORY CREEK

4.0S 4.8E LEBO, Coffey, KS

Built 1991 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 460

151ST ST EB #88

Good

Over: BNSF RAILROAD

0.4 E OF I-35, Johnson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 17,800

119TH ST

Good

Over: INDIAN CK

1300' E OF QUIVIRA, Johnson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 18,500

RS 1505 E.8-35.0

Good

Over: STREAM

2.0S 5.5W OF OLPE, Lyon, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50

I-335 HWY (KTA) SB

Good

Over: TROUBLESOME CREEK

3.00 MI NE US-50, Lyon, KS

Built 1956 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 5,450

I-335 HWY (KTA) NB

Good

Over: TROUBLESOME CREEK

3.01 MI NE US-50, Lyon, KS

Built 1956 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 5,450

LOCAL RD. M5H

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.0W 7.0S OF GLEN ELDER, Mitchell, KS

Built 1982 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

W 189TH ST 107

Good

Over: School Ck.

3.0S 1.6W OF SCRANTON, Osage, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

LANGDON RD 16.23

Good

Over: N. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

0.8 S 1.0 W OF PLEVNA, Reno, KS

Built 2009 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 225

LOCAL RD. N-2.7

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BEAVER CREEK

3.0N 0.3W OF COURTLAND, Republic, KS

Built 1986 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 10

EISENHOWER AP PKWY

Good

Over: HARRY STREET

EISENHWR AP PKWY @ HARRY, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1980 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 8,810

US54/US400 HWY WB

Good

Over: MERIDIAN AVE

0.14 MI E K-42, WB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 48,082

US54/US400 HWY EB

Good

Over: MERIDIAN AVE

0.13 MI E K-42, EB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 48,082

W. 140th St. S.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO FALL CREEK

3.5N 3.6W OF CALDWELL, Sumner, KS

Built 2004 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 10

LOCAL 46-29-3

Good

Over: RODGERS BRANCH

1.0N OF CORBIN, Sumner, KS

Built 2016 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25

WB I70 TO 57TH RP

Good

Over: BRENNER HEIGHTS CREEK

1.63 MI E US40 ON RAMP C, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1986 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 7,660

Road 29

Good

Over: LITTLE CANEY CREEK

2.0N OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1982 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 30

US-166 HWY

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

US-166 HWY, Cherokee, KS

Built 2023 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 8,850

LOCAL 6.0-F.5

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

5.0S 1.5E OF VINING, Clay, KS

Built 2017 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 10

DOBBIN RD. 105

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

8.0W OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 25

16th LN B349

Good

Over: Jacobs Creek

0.2N 7.7E OF New Strawn, Coffey, KS

Built 2002 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 30

1100 Ave (E27-E30)

Good

Over: HOLLAND CREEK

530 1100 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1980 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 40

Ave F

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

4.4W 4.7N OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 30

GREENWOOD ST. #64

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK TRIB.

0.5 S OF 127TH ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 2,200

HP-47 199th St.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK

1.5E 0.1N OF JARBALO, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1989 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 55

290 RD.

Good

Over: NORTH COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.5N 7.0W OF DURHAM, Marion, KS

Built 1975 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 41

3200 RD Mile 16

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

6.0S 1.6E OF INDEPENDENCE, Montgomery, KS

Built 2009 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 40

S. 200th AVE.

Good

Over: KILL CREEK

6.9N 2.7W OF COVERT., Osborne, KS

Built 1976 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 30

RS 33 - SW 50 Ave

Good

Over: S. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

4.9N OF COATS, Pratt, KS

Built 1999 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 195

NB K-61 HWY, NB

Good

Over: EAST 56TH AVE

6.6 MI N EJCT US50, NB, Reno, KS

Built 2009 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,370

SB K-61 HWY

Good

Over: EAST 56TH AVE

6.6 MI N EJCT US50, SB, Reno, KS

Built 2009 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,370

LOCAL RD. T-2.3

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MARSH CREEK

3mi S .7m W of Courtland, Republic, KS

Built 2014 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 20

K-4 HWY

Good

Over: KS RIV/RR/CALHOLN BLUF

2.80 MI N OF US-40/K4 JCT, Shawnee, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 8,415

150 S

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

14.5S 1.1W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 2015 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 25

LOCAL 21-34-8

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CHIKASKIA RIVER

2.8S 3.0E OF MILAN, Sumner, KS

Built 1999 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 25

K49 HWY

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH SLATE CREEK

10.30 MI N WJCT US160, Sumner, KS

Built 1964 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 2,310

US75 HWY

Good

Over: CHETOPA CREEK

5.22 MI S K47 JCT, Wilson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,830

I35 HWY, SB

Good

Over: ROE BLVD

0.30 MI NE US69, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1959 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 46,300

I35 HWY, NB

Good

Over: ROE BLVD

0.31 MI NE US69, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1959 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 46,300

21ST. RD. 322

Good

Over: TRIB. JORDAN CREEK

5.5S 1.0W OF LEBO, Coffey, KS

Built 1992 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 20

K16 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

5.76 MI SE JACKSON COLN, Jefferson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 920

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