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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

US24 HWY

Good

Over: COON CREEK DRAINAGE

3.20 MI E JT U283, Graham, KS

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,080

US283 HWY

Good

Over: SALINE R DRAINAGE

1.91 MI N TREGO CO L, Graham, KS

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,290

LOCAL 238 E7

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

4.0S 0.8E OF SOLDIER, Jackson, KS

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 25

RS 1443 BSN 930

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

4mi S & 1.2mi W of Jewell, Jewell, KS

Built 2002 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 70

103RD ST

Good

Over: INDIAN CK N BRANCH TRIB

750' E OF QUIVIRA, Johnson, KS

Built 1977 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,000

ANTIOCH RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY CK TRIB

300' N OF 78TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,000

METCALF AVENUE

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

100' N OF 103RD ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2008 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 41,000

I35 HWY, WL-EL

Good

Over: OLATHE LAKE DRAINAGE

12.69 MI NE MI COLN, Johnson, KS

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20,650

US69 HWY, SB

Good

Over: RS0347, 199TH ST

2.01 MI N MIAMI COLN, SB, Johnson, KS

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,400

US69 HWY, SB

Good

Over: 191ST ST

3.01 MI N MIAMI COLN, SB, Johnson, KS

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,900

US69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: 191ST ST

3.02 MI N MIAMI COLN, NB, Johnson, KS

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,900

US69 HWY, SB

Good

Over: W 179TH ST

4.53 MI N MIAMI COLN, SB, Johnson, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,900

US69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: W 179TH ST

4.52 MI N MIAMI COLN, NB, Johnson, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,900

US69 HWY, SB

Good

Over: 151ST ST

8.05 MI N MIAMI COLN SB, Johnson, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,850

US69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: RS1774, 151ST ST

8.06 MI N MIAMI COLN, NB, Johnson, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,850

US69 HWY NB

Good

Over: COLLEGE BLVD

0.67MI S I435, Johnson, KS

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 44,100

RS 371

Good

Over: BACHELOR CREEK

2.0S OF PARSONS, Labette, KS

Built 1985 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,020

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: DEER CREEK DRAINAGE

0.82 MI W OF US 59 W JCT, Labette, KS

Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,020

T-77 TONGANOXIE

Good

Over: TONGANOXIE CREEK

CENTRAL TONGANOXIE, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,550

E-34 ROE ROAD

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

0.5W 4.5N OF EASTON, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1985 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 43

ST-49 198TH STREET

Good

Over: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK

6.7N OF LINWOOD, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 59

HP-40 183rd St.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LITTLE STRANGER

3.5W 1.9N OF JARBALO, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1988 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 46

K99 HWY

Good

Over: HILL CREEK

3.70 MI N OF KTA N JCT, Lyon, KS

Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 655

K99 HWY

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER

0.31 MI N I35, Lyon, KS

Built 1985 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,680

K68 HWY

Good

Over: NORTH WEA CREEK

3.15 MI E OF US-169, Miami, KS

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,580

US 69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: RS0359

5.86 MI N LINN COLN 9, Miami, KS

Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,950

US69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

6.15 MI S OF K-68, Miami, KS

Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,375

US69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: 303rd Street

3.06 MI S OF K-68, Miami, KS

Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,570

LOCAL RD. W1M

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.0N 7.1E OF HUNTER, Mitchell, KS

Built 2011 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 25

K96 HWY

Good

Over: N F WALNUT CR DRAINAG

3.87 MI EAST OF LANE CL, Ness, KS

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 850

Rd. W9

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

3.0E 4.0N OF NEW ALMELO, Norton, KS

Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 30

US-283 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3.56 MI N US-36 HIGHWAY, Norton, KS

Built 2002 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 725

K383 HWY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CR DRAINAGE

04.56 MI NE DECATUR COLN, Norton, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,480

US75 HWY

Good

Over: OPOSSUM CREEK

3.81 MI N K31/K268, Osage, KS

Built 1954 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,890

US 75 HWY

Good

Over: RS0510 (OLD)

3.02 MI N COFFEY COLN, Osage, KS

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,480

OLD US 24 ALIN

Good

Over: SOLOMON RIVER DR

11.15MI E ROOKS CO LINE, Osborne, KS

Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t

P.7-7 LOCAL

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

2.7E 6.0N OF MINNEAPOLIS, Ottawa, KS

Built 2016 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40

RS 524 350 AVE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PAWNEE RIVER

0.5W 1.0N OF BURDETT, Pawnee, KS

Built 1930 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 300

60 Road

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

4.0N 5.0E OF LARNED, Pawnee, KS

Built 2010 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 60

W. 200 RD. (114)

Good

Over: N. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

3.0E OF SPEED, Phillips, KS

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 30

US36 HWY

Good

Over: PLOTNER CREEK

0.61 MI W WJCT U183, Phillips, KS

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,400

US56 HWY

Good

Over: OWL CREEK

1.35 MI E K14, Rice, KS

Built 1933 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,650

US56 HWY

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIV DRN

1.57 MI E K46, Rice, KS

Built 1929 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,110

K18 HWY

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK DRAINAGE

5.25MI W OSBORNE CO LINE, Rooks, KS

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 685

I70 HWY, EB-WB

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER DRAIN

7.23 MI E JT U281, Russell, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,150

I135 US81, SB

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.69 MI N SJCT US81, SB, Saline, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,950

I135 US81, NB

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.70 MI N SJCT US81, NB, Saline, KS

Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,950

I135 HWY SB

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD & STREAM

3.23MI N MAGNOLIA ST, Saline, KS

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10,350

I135 HWY NB

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD & STREAM

3.22MI N MAGNOLIA ST, Saline, KS

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10,350

RS 309

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

115thE, 0.01 N of 71stS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,080

Showing 17,001-17,050 of 23,867 bridges

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