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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

I-70 HWY EASTBOUND

Good

Over: US-24 BUSINESS ROUTE

1.99 MI EAST OF K-27, Sherman, KS

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,850

I-70 HWY WESTBOUND

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

4.01 MI EAST OF K-27, Sherman, KS

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,250

I-70 HWY EASTBOUND

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

4.01 MI EAST OF K-27, Sherman, KS

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,250

I-70 HWY WESTBOUND

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

2.98 MI EAST OF K-253, Sherman, KS

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,200

I-70 HWY EASTBOUND

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

2.99 MI EAST OF K-253, Sherman, KS

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,200

I-70 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

1.01 MI W. OF TH. CO L, Sherman, KS

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,200

K15 HWY

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

5.16 MI NW COWLEY COLN, Sumner, KS

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,510

US160 HWY

Good

Over: BNSF RAILWAY

2.01 MI E EJCT US81, Sumner, KS

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,070

I-70 HWY WESTBOUND

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

4.53 MI E. OF K-184, Thomas, KS

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,650

I-70 HWY EASTBOUND

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

4.52 MI E. OF K-184, Thomas, KS

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,650

I-70 HWY WESTBOUND

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

7.49 MI E. OF K-184, Thomas, KS

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,650

I-70 HWY EASTBOUND

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

7.48 MI E. OF K-184, Thomas, KS

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,650

US-75 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: EAST BUFFALO CREEK

2.60 MI N WJCT K-39 HWY, Wilson, KS

Built 2005 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,740

US54 HWY

Good

Over: OWL CREEK

4.06 MI E US75, Woodson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,270

K-32 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.89 MILES E I-435, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,650

R Street

Good

Over: TRIB.SALT FORK, ARK RIV.

1.5W 2.1N OF BUTTERMILK, Comanche, KS

Built 2016 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 20

RS 210

Good

Over: BRANCH OF COAL CREEK

0.3W OF VINLAND, Douglas, KS

Built 2020 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,241

WB US 50 HWY

Good

Over: SAND CR & RR & PED PASS

1.36 MI W K-15 W JCT, Harvey, KS

Built 2012 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 4,425

STATELINE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

NORTHBOUND LANE AT I-435, Johnson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 16,710

QUIVIRA RD SB

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK

0.2 MI N OF 167TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2020 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,000

JOHNSON DR.

Good

Over: MILL CK. & BNSF RAILROAD

1.50E OF K 7 HWY, Johnson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 7,300

RAMP I-435/COLLEGE

Good

Over: N BRANCH INDIAN CREEK

RAMP I-435/COLLEGE, Johnson, KS

Built 2012 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 11,025

US54/US400 HWY

Good

Over: NINNESCAH RIV TRIB

12.26 MI E PRATT COLN, Kingman, KS

Built 2013 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,632

E-58 MILLWOOD RD

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

3.0W OF LOWEMONT, Leavenworth, KS

Built 2020 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 675

K-192 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK OVERFLOW

4.52 MI E JF CO LINE, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1979 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,200

I-35 HWY NB

Good

Over: ROUNDABOUT

I-35 KTA EMPORIA INTC, Lyon, KS

Built 2010 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 6,800

I-35 HWY SB

Good

Over: ROUNDABOUT

I-35 KTA EMPORIA INTC, Lyon, KS

Built 2010 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 6,850

K-14 HWY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

0.50 MI S JCT US-24 HWY, Mitchell, KS

Built 2018 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,840

K181 HWY

Good

Over: BACON CREEK

0.90 MI NW LINCOLN CO LN, Mitchell, KS

Built 2016 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 410

HORSESHOE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO KANSAS RIVER

1.5S 1.5W OF WAMEGO, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1984 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 10

N Wilson Rd

Good

Over: COW CREEK

0.7N OF WILLOW BROOK, Reno, KS

Built 2009 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 367

LOCAL RD. W-27.9

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.0S 0.4E OF AGENDA, Republic, KS

Built 2020 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 10

LOCAL J.6-4.1T

Good

Over: NORTH OTTER CREEK

1.1W 5.3N OF RANDOLPH, Riley, KS

Built 2012 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 40

US77 HWY

Good

Over: FANCY CREEK

2.09 MI N K16, Riley, KS

Built 2007 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,520

87th

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

87thS, 0.3 E of Rock, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,657

DOUGLAS AVENUE

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH DRY CREEK

DOUGLAS AT BROOKSIDE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2020 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 11,500

25TH STREET NORTH

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

25TH ST AT COOLIDGE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1967 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 6,000

RAMP EB13-SB 235

Good

Over: RAMP LEV RD WICHITA FDWY

RAMP EB13-SB235, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2014 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 6,511

110 ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4.0N 2.7W OF BELLAIRE, Smith, KS

Built 2023 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 20

160th Ave

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

5.6N 9.0W OF WAKEENEY, Trego, KS

Built 2016 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 10

2300 Rd

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

1.0N 3.7E OF COYVILLE, Wilson, KS

Built 1993 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 30

RAMP B

Good

Over: URB0353 134TH STREET

0.52 MI W K-7, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2014 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,546

143RD ST

Good

Over: CAPTAIN CREEK

1.1W 7.0N OF EDGERTON, Johnson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 1,100

CIMARRON RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WEST EMMA CREEK

7.6S 1.3E OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1991 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 20

239th ST

Good

Over: TRIB. INTO MISSOURI

5.0N 3.0E OF LOUISBURG, Miami, KS

Built 1997 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 79

5450 RD Mile 17

Good

Over: CHATEAU CREEK

1.5S 2.7E OF SYCAMORE, Montgomery, KS

Built 1970 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 30

SHANNON CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

7.5N 3.0W OF FOSTORIA, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1998 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 10

OLIVER

Good

Over: E. FORK CHISHOLM CR TR #

OLIVER AT NORWOOD(SO.), Sedgwick, KS

Built 1949 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 10,000

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING RIVER

2.61 MI NW 166/400 JCT, Cherokee, KS

Built 2000 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 1,500

PAWNEE (17-11.8)

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

1.0N.W. OF OTTAWA, Franklin, KS

Built 2020 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 50

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