State profile · Below median Poor share

Kansas bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Kansas.

24,894
Public bridges
52.5%
Good condition
5.3%
Poor condition

Kansas holds 24,894 public highway bridges (#5 of 52 by inventory) with a 5.26% Poor share (#31 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 5.3% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 22 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

24,894

Public highway bridges in Kansas

Good Condition

52.5%

13,060 bridges rated 7-9

2.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.3%

1,310 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.3pp vs national avg 7.5%

Kansas vs national bridge condition

Kansas - Good condition share 52.5%
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 7.5%.

Kansas in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Kansas has 24,894 bridges and a 5.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Kansas has 24,894 bridges and a 5.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Kansas vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

24,894 5th of 54 higher than 49 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Kansas

The highlighted point is Kansas: 24,894 bridges and 5.26% in Poor condition, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Kansas on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor
  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor
  • Arkansas: 12,974 bridges · 5.43% Poor
  • Washington: 8,474 bridges · 5.45% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Kansas

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 24,894 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Kansas’s inventory

State agency holds 22.2% of the 24,894 public highway bridges filed under Kansas in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Kansas’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 21.5% of the 24,894 bridges with a recorded original year in Kansas. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Kansas52.5%42.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kansas (FHWA NBI)

Counties (105)

Allen 227 Anderson 144 Atchison 197 Barber 241 Barton 449 Bourbon 206 Brown 256 Butler 591 Chase 189 Chautauqua 130 Cherokee 317 Cheyenne 100 Clark 102 Clay 231 Cloud 314 Coffey 305 Comanche 110 Cowley 337 Crawford 297 Decatur 159 Dickinson 375 Doniphan 129 Douglas 314 Edwards 69 Elk 154 Ellis 275 Ellsworth 259 Finney 78 Ford 223 Franklin 332 Geary 140 Gove 109 Graham 142 Grant 16 Gray 66 Greeley 33 Greenwood 235 Hamilton 68 Harper 372 Harvey 372 Haskell 18 Hodgeman 109 Jackson 246 Jefferson 194 Jewell 307 Johnson 781 Kearny 72 Kingman 391 Kiowa 90 Labette 349 Lane 25 Leavenworth 241 Lincoln 225 Linn 257 Logan 55 Lyon 492 Marion 324 Marshall 402 McPherson 586 Meade 84 Miami 326 Mitchell 260 Montgomery 326 Morris 179 Morton 17 Nemaha 359 Neosho 241 Ness 167 Norton 244 Osage 304 Osborne 244 Ottawa 295 Pawnee 164 Phillips 249 Pottawatomie 303 Pratt 118 Rawlins 103 Reno 573 Republic 266 Rice 262 Riley 224 Rooks 169 Rush 170 Russell 261 Saline 369 Scott 22 Sedgwick 1333 Seward 14 Shawnee 563 Sheridan 116 Sherman 105 Smith 281 Stafford 119 Stanton 21 Stevens 3 Sumner 659 Thomas 82 Trego 166 Wabaunsee 242 Wallace 44 Washington 335 Wichita 22 Wilson 205 Woodson 143 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.

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495
Selected

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894

AR

Arkansas

5.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,974

WA

Washington

5.45% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,474

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.

RS 302 NW 50TH AVE

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Harper, KS

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

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

All Bridges in Kansas

Timber Creek St.

Good

Over: Trib. to Spring Cr.

.5 mi. E of Rock Rd., Sedgwick, KS

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

63rd St. S.

Good

Over: Dry Creek

63rd St S. at Woodlawn, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,110

WEST PARK ST.

Good

Over: NORTHWEST DRAIN CANAL

0.6W OF 14TH. ST., Ford, KS

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 720

WYATT EARP BLVD

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

0.04 MI E GARDNER(DODGE), Ford, KS

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,965

WYATT EARP BLVD

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

0.04 MI E AVE J(DODGE CY), Ford, KS

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,265

HAVERHILL ROAD

Good

Over: CONSTANT CREEK

N. OF K-54/Central Ave, Butler, KS

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,380

10th St

Good

Over: Eudora Middle Trib.

200W of 14/Arrowood In, Douglas, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

167TH ST H.1-6.0

Good

Over: GARDNER LAKE TRIBUTARY

0.05 E OF CENTER ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,820

INDIAN TRAIL

Good

Over: CHETOLAH CREEK

INDIAN TRAIL IN HAYS, Ellis, KS

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,445

COMMERCE PARKWAY

Good

Over: BIG CREEK TRIB.

COMMERCE PARKWAY, Ellis, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,015

SEVERANCE STREET

Good

Over: COW CREEK

SEVERANCE ST OVER COW CK., Reno, KS

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 890

N. COTTONWOOD ST.

Good

Over: COON CREEK

04 COTTONWOOD/ CARPENTER, Allen, KS

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,700

Clinton Parkway

Good

Over: Quail Creek

1.23 mi. w us 59, Douglas, KS

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,502

Clinton Parkway

Good

Over: Inverness Tributary

1.61 mi. w us59, Douglas, KS

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,502

15th Street

Good

Over: Burroughs Creek

15th St ovr Burroughs Crk, Douglas, KS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,710

N. Michigan

Good

Over: Hallmark Tributary

N. Michigan & Wood creek, Douglas, KS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,390

27th& Crossgate Dr

Good

Over: Atchison Tributary

27th&Cgate/ Atchison Trib, Douglas, KS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,570

Haskell Avenue

Good

Over: Burroughs Creek

Haskell ovr Burroughs Crk, Douglas, KS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,075

CO HWY 5 D.39-1.45

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

N. OF W LEAVENWORTH TFWY, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,285

FAU 3530 A.98-2.34

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH 3 MILE CK.

SHAWNEE E OF 11TH, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,450

83RD STREET

Good

Over: DYKES BRANCH

200 FT E OF WENONGA ROAD, Johnson, KS

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,610

STATE LINE RD

Good

Over: PARKING LOT ACCESS RD

430ft S of 86th TERR, Johnson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,375

FAU 3814 CITY 7015

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WILDCAT CREEK

ANDERSON AVE., Riley, KS

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,642

FAU 3833

Good

Over: Brookfield Ditch

Casement RD at Brookfield, Riley, KS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

Switzer Rd.

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

100FT S OF 70TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,800

ROE AVE.

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

200 FT. S. OF JOHNSON DR., Johnson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,170

DENNIS AVENUE #23

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK TRIB.

0.4E OF PARKER, Johnson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,085

VALLEY PARKWAY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

.60 MI E OF CEDAR CR PKWY, Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

PARK STREET #14

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

AT PARK AND HARRISON, Johnson, KS

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000

EB 119TH ST #75

Good

Over: BNSF RR AND KC ROAD

0.1 MI WEST OF I-35, Johnson, KS

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,400

HAROLD STREET #3

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2W OF WOODLAND, Johnson, KS

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,185

KANSAS CITY RD #10

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB.

0.2N.E. OF NELSON, Johnson, KS

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,405

MUR-LEN ROAD #17

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.3S OF SANTA FE, Johnson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,450

BLUE VALLEY PKWY

Good

Over: TOMAHAWK CK TRIB

250 S. OF 121ST ST., Johnson, KS

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,400

99TH ST

Good

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 3

200 E OF MARTY, Johnson, KS

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400

LOWELL AVE.

Good

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 4

0.30 MI N OF 103RD ST., Johnson, KS

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,300

North Bouldvard

Good

Over: Labette Creek

On North Blvd. W of 59, Labette, KS

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,018

75TH STREET & NALL

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

INTERSEC. OF 75TH & NALL, Johnson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,930

CENTENNIAL ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL

4.8 S OF I-70, Saline, KS

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,100

LACKMAN RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

0.04S OF MIDLAND DRIVE, Johnson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,015

JOHNSON DR.

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB.

0.3 MI W OF I-435, Johnson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,270

BLACKFISH PKWY.

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CK TRIB

0.2 M. W. OF PFLUMM RD., Johnson, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,040

NE Sardou

Good

Over: Kaw River

NE Sardou over Kansas Riv, Shawnee, KS

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,080

MILL ST. BR. 5

Good

Over: HARGIS CREEK

320 FT E OF AT&SF RR, Sumner, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

Glenmoor Street

Good

Over: Spring Creek Trib.

at Glenmoor Ct, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

Glenmoor Court

Good

Over: Spring Creek Trib

at Glenmoor St, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

Camden Chase

Good

Over: Trib to Fourmile Creek

East of 127th East, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

Driveway

Good

Over: East Fork Chisholm Creek

0.25 mi. E. of N. Oliver, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

Woodlawn

Good

Over: Trib. to Chisholm Cr

Woodlawn South of K-96, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,000

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH NORTH TRIB.

RIDGE RD S. OF REFLECT RD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,180

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Kansas Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.