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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

CLEAR CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK

2.1S 2.0W OF WHEATON, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

WHITE EAGLE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1.0N 6.5E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

OVERLAND ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO FRENCH CREEK

1.5N 2.0E OF DULUTH, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

MCDONALD ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE NOXIE CREEK

3.5N 1.0W OF ST. CLERE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

OREGON TRAIL ROAD

Good

Over: WILLARD CREEK

W. EDGE OF ST. MARYS, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

SW 50 St

Good

Over: TRIB. S. FK. NINNESCAH

2.9E 4.0S OF CULLISON, Pratt, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

SE 60 St

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.7W 4.0N OF SAWYER, Pratt, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

SE 40 Ave

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.0E 3.8N OF SAWYER, Pratt, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 38

SE 40 St

Good

Over: PAINTER CREEK

3.8S 7.2E OF PRATT, Pratt, KS

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

W. 17th Ave.

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

5.0S 8.8W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22

Bone Springs Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

6.1N 0.7W OF ABBYVILLE, Reno, KS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4

GREENFIELD 37.30

Good

Over: DRAIN

3.3E 1.0S OF YODER, Reno, KS

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34

VICTORY RD. 20.32

Good

Over: KISIWA CREEK

7.0E 3.0S of Hutchinson, Reno, KS

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

LOCAL RD. E-2.4

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.4N 4.5W OF REPUBLIC, Republic, KS

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

AVE X

Good

Over: WATER STREAM

7.0S 0.5W OF ALEXANDER, Rush, KS

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

MELLARD RD RS 1897

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

3.5S OF LUCAS, Russell, KS

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

201ST RD. RS 1901

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

1.5S 1.0W OF LUCAS, Russell, KS

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

RS 2020 OLD HWY 40

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

0.3W OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 295

RS 2020 OLD HWY 40

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

0.6E OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 390

RS 2020 OLD HWY 40

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

2.2W OF WILSON, Russell, KS

Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 390

RS 2020 OLD HWY 40

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

0.7W OF WILSON, Russell, KS

Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 390

RS 2021 CANYON RD

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

2.2W 2.7N OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

MELLARD LN.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SALINE RIVER

8.0N 3.0W OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

HOMER RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. OF FOSSIL CREEK

1.0S 1.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

I-70 RD.

Good

Over: FOSSIL CREEK

1.0S 1.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

PLYMOUTH RD.

Good

Over: DRY STREAM

4.0S 3.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

GRANT RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

2.0S 1.5E OF BUNKER HILL, Russell, KS

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

STICKNEY RD.

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

9.0S 3.0W OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

PLYMOUTH RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.

1.0S 1.0W OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

GRANT RD., OS 82

Good

Over: STREAM

S. EDGE OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

US-281 HWY

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

5.60 MI N BARTON COLN, Russell, KS

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,750

LOCAL 815-484.8

Good

Over: HOBBS CREEK

3.3S 2.0 E OF GYPSUM, Saline, KS

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 36

W 37th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB.TO COWSKIN CREEK

37thN, 0.9 E of 199thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

31st LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. DRY CREEK

31stS, 0.8 E of 199thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

4th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK

0.9E 2.0N OF GODDARD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 626

183rd LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK

183rdW, 0.2 N of 37thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

167th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

167thW, 0.3 N of 117thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

101st LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. BIG ARKANSAS RIVER

101stN, 0.6 E of 167thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

151st LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

151stW, 0.7 N of 55thS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

119th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

119thW, 0.3 N of 111thS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 182

47th

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK

47thS, 0.8 E of 103rdW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

63rd

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

1.0N 4.3W OF HAYSVILLE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21

55th

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

5.0E 0.3S OF CLEARWATER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

Washington

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK

4.5W OF MULVANE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

E 93rd St N

Good

Over: TRIB. MAIN BR. CHISHOLM

4.4E 1.0N VALLEY CENTER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

LOCAL RD. 117th

Good

Over: TRIB. MAIN BR. CHISHOLM

5.6E 4.0N VALLEY CENTER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

LOCAL RD. WOODLAWN

Good

Over: MAIN BR. CHISHOLM CREEK

1.0E 4.3N OF KECHI, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

LOCAL RD. WOODLAWN

Good

Over: TRIB. CHISHOLM CREEK

4.2N 1.0E OF KECHI, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

N. Webb

Good

Over: FURLEY CREEK

3.0E 5.7N OF KECHI, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

109th

Good

Over: FURLEY CREEK

109thN, 0.4 E of Rock, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 58

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