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

DONOHOO STREET

Good

Over: CONNOR CREEK

10500 DONAHOO, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,230

59th Street

Good

Over: Brenner Heights Creek

59th St North of Parallel, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,930

71ST ST

Good

Over: STREAM

71ST. ST. N. OF GIBBS, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

OAK GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

OAK GROVE RD W OF 59TH ST, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,020

8TH TO 9TH ST

Good

Over: JERSEY CREEK

8-9TH ST AT JERSEY CK, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,105

13TH STREET

Good

Over: JERSEY CREEK

13TH ST AT JERSEY CREEK, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,100

Hollingsworth Rd.

Good

Over: Honey Creek

Hollingsworth Rd., Wyandotte, KS

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 845

HOLLIDAY DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

7150 HOLLIDAY DRIVE, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,725

115th Street

Good

Over: Connor Creek

115th St. N. of Leav. Rd, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 485

POLFER ROAD

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

POLFER W. OF 115TH. ST., Wyandotte, KS

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 485

PARKVIEW

Good

Over: STREAM

CANAAN CREEK SUBDIVISION, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

55th STREET

Good

Over: NEARMAN CREEK

4030 N. 55TH. ST., Wyandotte, KS

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 819

55th STREET

Good

Over: NEARMAN CREEK

4115 N. 55TH. ST., Wyandotte, KS

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 786

W. 24th Place

Good

Over: Inverness Tributary

275ft W 24th Pl&Crossgate, Douglas, KS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,800

Arkansas Street

Good

Over: Centennial Tributary

Arkansas just W Mem Hosp, Douglas, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

13th Street

Good

Over: Burroughs Creek

13th St ovr Burroughs Crk, Douglas, KS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,875

W LV TRW D.45-1.45

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

SE OF CO. HIGHWAY 5, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,550

85TH TERRACE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DYKES BRANCH

85TH TERR AT HIGH DRIVE, Johnson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500

133RD STREET

Good

Over: Storm Drainage

At High Dr., Johnson, KS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500

84th St.

Good

Over: Storm Drainage

At Stateline, Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Juniper Street

Good

Over: Storm Drainage

550 ft N of 143rd St, Johnson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

86th TERRACE

Good

Over: DYKES BRANCH TRIB.

86th TERR E of LEE BLVD, Johnson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

KNOX AVE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

700FT NORTH OF W 53RD ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

70th Terrace

Good

Over: Meyer Creek

160 S. of 70th Street, Johnson, KS

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

NALL AVE.

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

40 FT. N. OF MARTWAY, Johnson, KS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,016

MARTWAY

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

400 FT. E. OF NALL AVE., Johnson, KS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000

ROELAND DR.

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

100 FT. S. OF MARTWAY, Johnson, KS

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,600

JOHNSON DR.

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

INT OF JOHNSON & ROELAND, Johnson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,095

W CHESTNUT ST

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL

CHESTNUT ST. AT JAMES ST., Ness, KS

Built 1901 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 184

N COURT ST

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL

COURT ST. N. OF CEDAR ST., Ness, KS

Built 1901 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 184

Anderson Avenue

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SAND CR.

0.5S OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 910

Meridian

Good

Over: SandCreekTrib.

Meridian N of 24th, Harvey, KS

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

COLLEGE WAY #20

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.2E OF CLAIRBORNE, Johnson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,280

146TH. STREET #27

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.2E OF MUR-LEN, Johnson, KS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 800

LOULA STREET #30

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1E OF WATER ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,920

RIDGEVIEW ROAD #34

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2S OF 111TH. STREET, Johnson, KS

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,055

119TH ST. #35

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.9 MI W OF K-7, Johnson, KS

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

NORTHGATE #43

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1N OF HAROLD ST., Johnson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,775

BLACKBOB RD. #45

Good

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

0.3N OF 127TH. ST., Johnson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,215

CEDAR CRK PKY #47

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.4S OF K-10, Johnson, KS

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,855

119TH ST #48

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

1.5 MI W OF K-7, Johnson, KS

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

MUR-LEN RD. #55

Good

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

0.2N OF SANTA FE, Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,955

NELSON RD. #60

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB.

0.4 S OF NORTHGATE, Johnson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,420

CEDAR ST. #62

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB.

0.3 S OF 135TH ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700

RIDGEVIEW RD. #63

Good

Over: MILL CREED TRIB.

0.5 S OF 119TH ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,640

COLLEGE BLVD. #80

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB

0.25 E OF WOODLAND RD., Johnson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,300

AVALON ST. #96

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.15 MI N OF 163RD ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

159TH ST. #97

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.24 MI E OF RIDGEVIEW RD, Johnson, KS

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,300

BROUGHAM DR. #99

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.40 MI N. OF 151ST ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,700

BLUESTEM PKWY #102

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.08 MI S OF 103RD ST., Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Showing 17,101-17,150 of 24,894 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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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.