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

FOX ROAD

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

2.0N 8.0E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1940 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10

E 100th Ave N

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

1.0N 4.0W BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS

Built 1979 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 20

200 Rd B.5-2.0

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.5 E OF 200 & ARKANSAS, Anderson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

600 RD P.2-6.0

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DEER CREEK

2.0N 0.3E OF LONE ELM, Anderson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

LOCAL RD. L-17.5

Fair

Over: INDEPENDENCE CREEK

0.5N 2.2E OF LANCASTER, Atchison, KS

Built 1910 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. I.5-21.6

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK

1.2S 3.1W OF ATCHISON, Atchison, KS

Built 1918 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 25

Local 16.4-E.0

Fair

Over: TRIB. CLEVER CREEK

2.4E 1.0S OF HARDING, Bourbon, KS

Built 1967 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 30

NW 140th St

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

0.3 6.0N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1922 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

NE 130th

Fair

Over: COLE CREEK

4.8E 2.0N OF DEGRAFF, Butler, KS

Built 1916 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 25

NW 70th

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.5S 2.0W OF WEST MINERAL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1936 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 185

NW 70th

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

1.0N 2.0W WEST MINERAL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 120

W Hallowell Rd.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CHERRY CREEK

8.0W OF COLUMBUS, Cherokee, KS

Built 1922 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 30

SW 30th

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO FLY CREEK

5.0W OF NEUTRAL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 35

14.5 Road (RS 115)

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK REPUBLICAN

1.3N 0.3E ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1962 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 390

30 Road

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

8.0S 1.5E OF BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1975 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 15

RS 124

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

2.0W 3.0N OF WAKEFIELD, Clay, KS

Built 1964 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 300

RS 132

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CHAPMAN CREEK

7.0E OF LONGFORD, Clay, KS

Built 1938 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 140

LOCAL G.0-30.9

Fair

Over: BASKET CREEK

2.2S 3.5E OF LONGFORD, Clay, KS

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

LOCAL 3.0-U.5

Fair

Over: TRIB TO DEADMAN CREEK

1.0S 2.0E OF FACT, Clay, KS

Built 1940 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

17 Road

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SHEELE CREEK

4.0E 3.3S OF BUTTERMILK, Comanche, KS

Built 1940 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 55

F Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO KIOWA CREEK

3.0N 8.9W OF COLDWATER, Comanche, KS

Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

F RD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO KIOWA CREEK

3.0N 6.8W OF COLDWATER, Comanche, KS

Built 1938 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

D Avenue

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MULE CREEK

2.2W OF WILMORE, Comanche, KS

Built 1946 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 70

GROUSE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO GROUSE CREEK

4.5S.W. OF DEXTER, Cowley, KS

Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

322nd RD

Fair

Over: AT & SF RR

2.0S OF ARKANSAS CITY, Cowley, KS

Built 1972 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 75

121st RD

Fair

Over: BIG BADGER CREEK

3.4S 1.0E OF WINFIELD, Cowley, KS

Built 1900 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 15

321st RD

Fair

Over: GROUSE CREEK

6.8N 1.0W GRAND SUMMIT, Cowley, KS

Built 1976 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 5

F STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CANAL

F ST. N. OF TYLER AVE., Cowley, KS

Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 715

LOCAL RD. 204

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO HICKORY CREEK

9.5S 0.2E OF WALNUT, Crawford, KS

Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 8

LOCAL RD. 18

Fair

Over: BONE CREEK

6.8N 1.0W OF ARMA, Crawford, KS

Built 1965 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

2100 ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SAPPA CREEK

8.6N 8.4W OF NORCATUR, Decatur, KS

Built 1956 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 30

300 AVE (D35-E20)

Fair

Over: CREEK

420 300 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1950 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 15

LOCAL MARSH AVE.

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

IN KINSLEY, Edwards, KS

Built 1938 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 400

Road 23

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

3.9S 5.0W OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS

Built 1940 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 45

Blackjack

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.0S 2.7E OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS

Built 1910 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 15

Angus

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

2.0S 2.8E OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS

Built 1900 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

Oxen

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SNAKE CREEK

3.3N 2.3E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1920 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 5

Native

Fair

Over: GAME CREEK

2.3N 3.5E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1920 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

Road 22

Fair

Over: LITTLE HITCHEN CREEK

4.0N 3.5W OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1939 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 1

Road 22

Fair

Over: HITCHIN CREEK

1.7N 3.5W OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1912 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 5

Angus

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PAN CREEK

4.3S 0.2W OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1940 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 5

Road 27

Fair

Over: BLOODY RUN

2.4S 1.5E OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1949 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 15

2850 Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER

0.5W 0.8S OF LANGLEY, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1940 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

2nd Road

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

2.0N 2.7W OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 25

Ave Q

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SKUNK CREEK

0.5W 5.0S OF KANOPOLIS, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 25

Ave M

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.0S 4.0E OF KANOPOLIS, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 25

Ave B

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MULBERRY CREEK

4.7E 9.0N OF CARNEIRO, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1928 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

LOCAL RAVANA RD.

Fair

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

6.6N 4.5E JCT FAP 19 62, Finney, KS

Built 1938 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 13

NW 90 Rd

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

3.0N 1.5W OF ATTICA, Harper, KS

Built 1965 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

SW 20 RD

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.5W 2.0S OF ANTHONY, Harper, KS

Built 1997 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

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