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

RS 1154

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DEER CREEK

2.9N 0.5W JCT US54&169, Allen, KS

Built 1962 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 130

RS 1154

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DEER CREEK

3.0N 0.7W JCT US54&169, Allen, KS

Built 1962 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 130

RS 1492 3400 St.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELM CREEK

3.0W 1.4S OF JCT US-59&54, Allen, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 60

RS 1492 3400 St.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELM CREEK

3.0W 1.3S OF JCT-US 59&54, Allen, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 60

RS 1492 3400 St.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELM CREEK

3.0W 0.2S OF JCT US-59&54, Allen, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 60

RS 1492 3400 St

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ELM CREEK

3.0W 0.5N OF JCT US-59&54, Allen, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 86

Vermont W.0-14.7

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SALINE CREEK

0.3 S OF VERMONT-1500, Anderson, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 41

RS 1592

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5W 0.3S OF MUSCOTAH, Atchison, KS

Built 1917 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 62

Sun City Road

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

3.0S OF SUN CITY, Barber, KS

Built 1981 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 245

245TH ST. RS 1741

Fair

Over: LITTLE OSAGE RIVER

3.0E 0.2S OF FULTON, Bourbon, KS

Built 1969 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 62

QUAIL RD. RS 1200

Fair

Over: SHILOH CREEK

2.0S 3.8E OF HAMMOND, Bourbon, KS

Built 1952 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 80

E Star

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING RIVER

S.W. EDGE BAXTER SPRINGS, Cherokee, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 320

R Clem

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BRUSH CREEK

2.3N 0.9E OF NEUTRAL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 910

SW 50th

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.9N 2.0E OF MELROSE, Cherokee, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 70

SE 20th

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO WILLOW CREEK

4.0S OF NEUTRAL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1945 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 50

L Road

Fair

Over: E. BRANCH NESCATUNGA CRK

3.0S 7.3E OF COLDWATER, Comanche, KS

Built 1957 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 25

211th RD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.0W 1.3N OF BURDEN, Cowley, KS

Built 1932 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 485

RS 1273

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

2.5S 3.0W OF CLINTON, Douglas, KS

Built 1962 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 365

RS 226 J Road

Fair

Over: LITTLE COON CREEK

4.5N 1.5E OF OFFERLE, Edwards, KS

Built 1941 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 35

RS 1491 20 Road

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

3.5S OF OFFERLE, Edwards, KS

Built 1952 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 80

RS 220 S Road

Fair

Over: S. WILD HORSE CREEK

8.0S 2.3E OF LEWIS, Edwards, KS

Built 1979 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 90

Dove

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELK RIVER

1.5S 0.5W OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1956 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 105

Native Rd

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELK RIVER

2.5N 5.8W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1934 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 65

Limestone

Fair

Over: WEST HUTCHIN CREEK

0.5N 4.1E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 200

Limestone

Fair

Over: EAST HUTCHIN CREEK

0.5N 7.4E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1934 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 55

Road 9

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

1.4S 6.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 40

Road 14

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PAW PAW CREEK

3.5N 1.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 25

Rock

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PAW PAW CREEK

6.5N 0.2W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 85

Ave L

Fair

Over: TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER

1.3S 1.8E OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1957 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 815

Ave D

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

5.1E OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1963 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 35

RS 380 (BYLER RD)

Fair

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

6.3N OF KALVESTA, Finney, KS

Built 1961 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 55

RS 206 22.5-9.0

Fair

Over: MINNEOLA CREEK

1.0E OF CENTROPOLIS, Franklin, KS

Built 1971 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 47

RS 1727 1.0-9.9

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SAC CREEK

3.6W OF RICHMOND, Franklin, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 71

RS 1727 1.0-10.4

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SAC CREEK

3.1W OF RICHMOND, Franklin, KS

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 71

DAVIS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF DAVIS CREEK

2.5S 7.3E OF WREFORD, Geary, KS

Built 1945 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 241

L Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO WHITE WOMAN CK.

5.0N 0.9E OF TRIBUNE, Greeley, KS

Built 1955 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 55

Effingham Rd

Fair

Over: Walnut Creek

3.0E 3.5N OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS

Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 330

Effingham Rd

Fair

Over: North Fork Walnut Creek

2.6E 4.5N OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS

Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 395

Wellman Rd

Fair

Over: Mud Creek

8.0E 2.0S OF PERRY, Jefferson, KS

Built 1936 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,365

Wellman Rd

Fair

Over: Mud Creek

2.5W 5.5S OF MCLOUTH, Jefferson, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,365

Wellman Rd.

Fair

Over: Big Slough Creek

2.5W 1.0N OF MCLOUTH, Jefferson, KS

Built 1947 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 695

Fairview Rd.

Fair

Over: Big Slough Creek

0.5E 1.0N OF OSKALOOSA, Jefferson, KS

Built 1933 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 570

Meriden Rd.

Fair

Over: Rock Creek

5.9N OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS

Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 305

Union Rd.

Fair

Over: Nine Mile Creek

1.9S OF MCLOUTH, Jefferson, KS

Built 1953 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 160

RS 368

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SNOW CREEK

1.9S OF VALEDA, Labette, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 160

RS 368

Fair

Over: SNOW CREEK

1.5S OF VALEDA, Labette, KS

Built 1973 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 160

RS 368

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DEER CREEK

2.5N OF VALEDA, Labette, KS

Built 1934 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 97

RS 371

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.2S OF ALTAMONT, Labette, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,025

RS 376

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

4.0N 2.7W MOUND VALLEY, Labette, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 305

RS 378

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PUMPKIN CREEK

2.0W OF ANGOLA, Labette, KS

Built 1936 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 210

Showing 1,701-1,750 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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