State profile · Below national median SD

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

Sage Rd (U21-S35)

Good

Over: STREAM

1665 Sage Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 35

RS 339 BSN 330

Good

Over: WHITE ROCK CREEK

2.7N OF ESBON, Jewell, KS

Built 1962 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 150

RS 1064 SHAWNEE

Good

Over: SHARPS CREEK

2.3S 3.5E OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS

Built 1975 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 300

RS 1230 E-18

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BRONAUGH CREEK

2.0N 2.8W OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS

Built 1998 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 99

Rd. E10

Good

Over: CACTUS CREEK

0.5E 9.0S OF ALMENA, Norton, KS

Built 2004 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 25

Enterprise Drive

Good

Over: GVI Drainage System

Enterprise Dr. over GVI, Reno, KS

Built 2006 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 200

AVE. N.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LITTLE COW CK.

S.W. EDGE OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 1989 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 170

FAU 3832

Good

Over: Stream

Pheasant Hill Rd., Riley, KS

Built 2003 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,500

RS 645 42-41-0

Good

Over: MIDDLE SHOO FLY CREEK

0.3S 3.7E OF PERTH, Sumner, KS

Built 1988 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 180

LOCAL 33-52-7

Good

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

2E 2.7S OF CORBIN, Sumner, KS

Built 2005 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 10

K-254 HWY EB

Good

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

7.69 MI E OF SEDWICK CL, Butler, KS

Built 1998 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 5,900

150th Rd

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5S 6.4W OF AURORA, Cloud, KS

Built 1984 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 30

Lark Rd

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0N 2.9E OF AURORA, Cloud, KS

Built 1984 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 60

VERDURE RD B357

Good

Over: Trib. to Crooked Creek

2.2 N & 1.0 W Aliceville, Coffey, KS

Built 2004 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 25

Old Highway 40

Good

Over: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.2N 3.0W OF HAYS, Ellis, KS

Built 1951 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 1,500

K152 HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

2.91 MI W JCT US 69, Linn, KS

Built 1978 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 2,650

PIONEER RD.

Good

Over: SHARPS CREEK

5.5N 0.8E OF WINDOM, McPherson, KS

Built 1981 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 25

PUEBLO RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SHARPS CREEK

3.4E 5.5S OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS

Built 1985 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 40

K47 HWY

Good

Over: O'GEESE CREEK

0.77 MI E US59, Neosho, KS

Built 1939 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 1,880

LORRAINE STREET

Good

Over: EAST SIDE DRAIN

LORRAINE ST. & E.S.D., Reno, KS

Built 1930 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 470

WALDO RD.

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK

1.0W OF PARADISE, Russell, KS

Built 1982 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 40

NE Silver Rd. 224

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MUDDY CREEK

5.0N.E. OF ELMONT, Shawnee, KS

Built 1932 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 11-34-3

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CHIKASKIA RIVER

3.0E 3.3S OF ARGONIA, Sumner, KS

Built 1982 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 10

LOCAL 2-63-2

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

0.5S 0.2E OF MULVANE, Sumner, KS

Built 1982 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 20

RS 64 Dewberry Rd.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PONY CREEK

2.3N OF MORRILL, Brown, KS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 202

SE Flint Hills Rd

Good

Over: DE HAAS CREEK

3.7S OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 545

K-254 HWY WB

Good

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

7.70 MI E OF SEDWICK CL, Butler, KS

Built 1998 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,900

RS 197 V13-S5-E15

Good

Over: CREEK

2215 2450 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 2018 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 75

2600 Ave (L12-E80)

Good

Over: CREEK

1280 2600 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 2004 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 1.01N-4.00E

Good

Over: TRIB. TO EIGHT MILE CK.

2.0S 1.5W OF GLOBE, Douglas, KS

Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 27

E 1750 ROAD

Good

Over: K-23 AND K-10 RAMPS

4.55 MI E OF US-59 HWY, Douglas, KS

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,901

LOCAL 270 T1

Good

Over: TRIB. TO STRAIGHT CREEK

4.0N 3.6E OF HOLTON, Jackson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 35

199TH ST

Good

Over: BIG BULL CREEK

1.0 E OF EDGERTON, Johnson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,400

WB US54/US400 HWY

Good

Over: K&O RAILROAD

3.03 MI E OF PRATT COLN, Kingman, KS

Built 2009 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,485

RD C 929-504.9

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0W 0.1N OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 1990 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5

RD 300 (E.1-10.0)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WRIGHT CREEK

6.0N 0.9W OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 1992 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 35

1420 RD Mile 21

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER

2.1S OF COFFEYVILLE, Montgomery, KS

Built 1988 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. Q-6

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

9.0S 4.0W OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1998 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 10

W. 290 DR.

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

3.0S 5.8E OF NATOMA, Osborne, KS

Built 2023 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 20

EMMETT ROAD

Good

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

9.0N 2.0W OF BELVUE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1984 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 61

WB K-18 HWY

Good

Over: UP RR & SEVEN MILE CREEK

2.59 MI NE GEARY COLN, Riley, KS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 10,450

RS 2059

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

2.0E 1.0N OF DERBY, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2007 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,559

N279th W LOCAL RD

Good

Over: TRIB. S. FORK BIG SLOUGH

279thW, 0.2 N of 45thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

LOCAL RD. 6.4-N.2

Good

Over: TRIB. TO GRASSHOPPER CK.

4.2N 3.0E OF MUSCOTAH, Atchison, KS

Built 1999 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 15

8TH RD C2003

Good

Over: BOWMANS BRANCH CREEK

4.4E 4.0N OF LEROY, Coffey, KS

Built 2000 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 30

LOCAL 20.0N-15.8E

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MUD CREEK

1.8E OF MIDLAND, Douglas, KS

Built 1988 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 90

RD. 80 941.4-538

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

1.0N 1.7W OF OLPE, Lyon, KS

Built 1940 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 10

I-35 HWY SB

Good

Over: RS1643, K130 HWY

JCT I35&K130, Lyon, KS

Built 1975 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 7,377

220 RD.

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.2N 0.6E OF MARION, Marion, KS

Built 2002 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 10

S VALENCIA RD 63

Good

Over: SWITZLER CREEK

1.5W 2.3N OF BURLINGAME, Osage, KS

Built 1983 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 50

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