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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

SMOKY VALLEY RD

Good

Over: CROSSROAD DRAINAGE

4.2E OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 30

LOCAL RD. I-5

Good

Over: WEYER CREEK

3.0N 5.0W OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1991 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 10

Local Rd. H-4

Good

Over: STREAM

1.0S OF Sabetha, Nemaha, KS

Built 2001 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 10

LOCAL 454-759.8

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

1.0S 1.2W OF GLENDALE, Saline, KS

Built 2002 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 18

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

RIDGE AND 34TH NORTH, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1990 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 9,105

W. 30th St. S.

Good

Over: TRIB TO BEAVER CREEK

3.1W 1S OF MAYFIELD, Sumner, KS

Built 2004 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 25

MINOR COL 18

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.5E 0.5S OF MCFARLAND, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 2008 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 40

K-4 HWY

Good

Over: LAKE WABAUNSEE SPILL WAY

5.05 MI E WJCT K-99, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1992 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 425

C-11.9 64

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MILL CREEK

0.9S 1.5W OF HADDAM, Washington, KS

Built 2011 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 10

US 169

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

3.65 MI S OF ALLEN NCOLN, Allen, KS

Built 2000 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 3,970

Painted Post Road

Good

Over: MULE CREEK

1.7W 2.5N OF AETNA, Barber, KS

Built 2000 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 25

US 50 HWY

Good

Over: DIAMOND CREEK

2.79 MI NE K150 HWY, Chase, KS

Built 1975 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 5,180

Dalton Rd RS 96

Good

Over: CANEY RIVER

1.4E OF HEWINS, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1989 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 20

US-166 HWY

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK DRAINAGE

10.65 MI E US-77, Cowley, KS

Built 1996 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,310

1800 Ave (C20-E35)

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

330 1800 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 30

SE 50th RD

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

0.5N 1.0E OF BLUFF CITY, Harper, KS

Built 2018 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 30

COLLEGE BLVD. #70

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK TRIB.

0.5 E OF K7, Johnson, KS

Built 2003 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 7,110

S. 270th AVE.

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK

1.1S 2.0E OF NATOMA, Osborne, KS

Built 1989 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 30

HARRY STREET

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

HARRY AT OLIVER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1957 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 21,200

55TH STREET SOUTH

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH SOUTH

55TH ST S AT MEAD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2000 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 3,500

SE 15th

Good

Over: Shunganunga Cr.

48m W. of 15th & Adams., Shawnee, KS

Built 1971 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 8,595

RS0652, K30 HWY

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.56 MI N I70, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1995 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,050

55TH STREET

Good

Over: BNSF RAILROAD YARD

55TH ST OVER SANTA FE RR, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1993 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 12,460

NW 60th

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

3.5S 0.7E OF WHITEWATER, Butler, KS

Built 1976 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 70

E Coal Valley

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.0N 1.9E OF WEIR, Cherokee, KS

Built 1987 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 40

Oat Rd

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.0N 4.0W OF ST. JOSEPH, Cloud, KS

Built 2010 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 20

Plum Rd

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2.0S 1.1W OF AMES, Cloud, KS

Built 1980 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 30

RS 124 T22-S9

Good

Over: CARY CREEK

1510 Rain Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 2022 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 250

K-99 HWY

Good

Over: FALL RIVER

2.30 MI. S. US-54 W. JCT., Greenwood, KS

Built 2023 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,180

3-O.2 RS 305

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

6.2N OF BURRTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2015 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 379

NB US-69 HWY

Good

Over: E 1100 ROAD

1.76 MI N SJCT K-52 HWY, Linn, KS

Built 2007 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,870

SB US-69 HWY

Good

Over: E 1100TH ROAD

1.7KM S K52 IC TO 0.5KM, Linn, KS

Built 2007 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,870

Road F

Good

Over: OVER COTTONBELT RAILROAD

1.0N 3.6E OF FOWLER, Meade, KS

Built 1992 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 20

Spring Valley Rd

Good

Over: NORTH WEA CREEK

2.2N 2.0W OF LOUISBURG, Miami, KS

Built 2019 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 81

US24 HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1.95 MI E K 128, Mitchell, KS

Built 2014 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,170

K-181 HWY

Good

Over: CARR CREEK DRAINAGE

11.93 MI NW LINCOLN CO LN, Mitchell, KS

Built 2004 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 395

RS 489 KO-1

Good

Over: TRIB. TO NEMAHA RIVER

0.5W OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 1990 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 166

LOCAL RD. H-32

Good

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

0.1M N US36 ON E CO. LN., Nemaha, KS

Built 1990 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 40

80 Road

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

3.5N 3.0E OF LARNED, Pawnee, KS

Built 2018 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 35

AVE. O

Good

Over: LONE TREE CREEK

1.4E 5.5S OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS

Built 1995 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 35

LOCAL 446-811.8

Good

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

1.9N 2.2W OF SOLOMON, Saline, KS

Built 1974 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 26

61st NORTH

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CHISHOLM CREEK

61st N, 0.4E of OLIVER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2017 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,085

I-35 HWY SB (KTA)

Good

Over: ROCK ROAD

4.23 MI NE K-15, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1956 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 8,000

I-35 HWY NB (KTA)

Good

Over: ROCK ROAD

4.22 MI NE K-15, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1956 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 8,000

BROADWAY,BNSF RR

Good

Over: I-235 HWY

JCT BROADWAY/I235SB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2022 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 28,750

S.W. 85TH. ST. 161

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

3.5E OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS

Built 2011 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 200

K-9 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

8.14MI E PHILLIPS CO LIN, Smith, KS

Built 2021 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 445

K4 HWY

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH MISSION CR

3.93 MI NE OF K-99 E JCT, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 2011 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 810

AA-21.4 251

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

0.2S 0.5W OF BARNES, Washington, KS

Built 2021 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. C-16.8

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.0S 1.6W OF CUMMINGS, Atchison, KS

Built 2020 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 20

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