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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

CLOUD (3-5.1)

Good

Over: SAC CREEK

3.0S 3.1E OF WILLIAMSBURG, Franklin, KS

Built 1987 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 30

WOODSON (24-23.3)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK

1.0N OF WELLSVILLE, Franklin, KS

Built 1985 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 25

RS 285 - Road 6.5

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

1.0S OF CHARLESTON, Gray, KS

Built 2022 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 146

MARSHALL DRIVE

Good

Over: B.N. R/R SANTA FE DR.

0.5W OF PFLUMM, Johnson, KS

Built 2001 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 4,010

RAMP SB US-69

Good

Over: RP435 & INDIAN CR & PASS

RAMP SB US-69 TO 119TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2012 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 14,025

US54/US400 HWY

Good

Over: S F NINNESCAH RIV DRG

6.43 MI E PRATT COLN, Kingman, KS

Built 2012 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,485

K152 HWY

Good

Over: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER

7.9 MILES E OF JCT K-7, Linn, KS

Built 2008 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,230

RS 1961 14TH. AVE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

9.1N OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 1940 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,110

K260 HWY

Good

Over: BLACK KETTLE CREEK

1.53 MI W S JCT I 135, McPherson, KS

Built 2016 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,820

Crescent Hill Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MCFADDEN BRANCH

0.5N OF 327TH_, Miami, KS

Built 2005 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 52

LOCAL 102 J.4-200O

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER

1.0E 2.3S OF WHITE CITY, Morris, KS

Built 1983 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 50

RD N

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WILD HORSE CK.

5.0W 4.5N OF NESS CITY, Ness, KS

Built 2017 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 77

COZY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

4.0N 2.5W OF FLUSH, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1989 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 50

CENTENNIAL.10.50

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

1.4S 4.0E OF ARLINGTON, Reno, KS

Built 2020 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 20

K-14 HWY

Good

Over: AVE X

AVE X JNCT ON K14, Rice, KS

Built 2022 Load: 36.9 t

BROADWAY

Good

Over: K-14 HWY

BROADWAY & K-14 HWY, Rice, KS

Built 2022 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 4,580

8 ROAD

Good

Over: Lost Creek

3.2N 2.2W of Zurich, Rooks, KS

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 20

RS 1816 450-813.60

Good

Over: SOLOMON RIVER

1.4W OF SOLOMON, Saline, KS

Built 1985 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,707

RS 307

Good

Over: TRIB. TO JESTER CREEK

125thN, 0.9 E of Meridian, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2006 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,865

6th S LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

Maple(6thS), 0.4 E 279thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 65

GEO WASHINGTON BLD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

GEO. WASH. AT BELAIRE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1964 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 4,600

RS 1254 118

Good

Over: LEVEE DITCH

3.0E OF SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2004 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 780

4-R.5 36

Good

Over: JOY CREEK

1.5S 2.5W OF HOLLENBERG, Washington, KS

Built 1994 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 40

Rt. 66

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

3.4N OF BAXTER SPRINGS, Cherokee, KS

Built 1992 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 555

TREFOIL RD. #29

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LONG CREEK

4.0E 0.1S OF HALLS SUMMIT, Coffey, KS

Built 2005 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 200

4TH. RD. 129

Good

Over: VARVEL CREEK

1.0S 2.3E OF GRIDLEY, Coffey, KS

Built 2003 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 25

DD ROAD (EAST)

Good

Over: BOW CREEK

6.0S 1.5E OF DENSMORE, Graham, KS

Built 1982 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 40

RD N7 949.8-530.2

Good

Over: STREAM

2.0E 4.4N OF OLPE, Lyon, KS

Built 1991 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 10

11TH TER(10.5-Q.9)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ELM CREEK

1.0S 3.5E OF SCHROYER, Marshall, KS

Built 2019 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 10

22ND RD (21.0-H.5)

Good

Over: ROBIDOUX CREEK

2.0N 0.5E OF BEATTIE, Marshall, KS

Built 1993 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 10

RS 1226 Q-8

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

120TH RD 0.1E OF D RD, Nemaha, KS

Built 1990 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 66

MINOR 7272450

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

4.5S 6.0W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 2018 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 120

LOCAL RD. 16-V.9

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WEST CREEK

8.9S 1.0W OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS

Built 2016 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 10

Meridian (RS 304)

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

Meridian, 0.2 N of 61stN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1996 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 8,982

REFLECTION ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH NORTH TRIB.

REFLECT. RD. AT WILD ROSE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,300

DOUGLAS AVENUE

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH TRIB. NO.

DOUGLAS E. OF GARNETT, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 100

US 75 HWY

Good

Over: UP R.R.

0.46 MI N WILSON CO LINE, Woodson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 2,740

WOODEND ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

SOUTH OF K-32, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2009 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 250

I-135 HWY

Good

Over: SAND CREEK DRAINAGE

1.58 MI N OF US-50 S JCT, Harvey, KS

Built 2002 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 13,000

K-16 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

.60 MI E K-62 HWY, Jackson, KS

Built 2002 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,050

RS 413 I.0-16.0

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

3.0E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100

LOCAL RD. 1268A

Good

Over: STREAM

1.0S 0.5E OF CANEY, Montgomery, KS

Built 2010 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100

K31 HWY

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

3.39 MI N WJCT I-35, Osage, KS

Built 1954 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 575

K31 HWY

Good

Over: BNSF R.R.

3.88 MI N WJCT I-35, Osage, KS

Built 1985 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 575

SWARTZ ROAD

Good

Over: BETTS CREEK

1100'E OF 102ND. ST., Wyandotte, KS

Built 2006 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 350

600 St. 3.0-T.2

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8N 1.0W OF PETROLIA, Allen, KS

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

LOCAL RD 8.3-J.0

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.0S.E. OF IOLA, Allen, KS

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 300

Ohio R.0-22.2

Good

Over: POTTAWATOMIE CREEK

0.2 N OF OHIO-2200, Anderson, KS

Built 1974 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 76

LOCAL RD. H.5-25.4

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

2.5S 0.5E OF ATCHISON, Atchison, KS

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

LOCAL ROAD LEFT

Good

Over: SW 100TH AVE

1.94 MI NE PAWNEE COLN, Barton, KS

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 39

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