State profile · Below median Poor share

Kansas bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Kansas, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

23,867
Public bridges
50.2%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 17.5%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Kansas52.1%42.5%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

WA

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

IN

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630
Selected

KS

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

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

Poor

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

LOCAL K23-S5-E25

Fair

Over: E. TURKEY CREEK

1125 1450 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1910 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 10

Yocemento Avenue

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY

5.0N 5.5W OF HAYS, Ellis, KS

Built 1960 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 145

Rd 121

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

4.5W 6.0S OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS

Built 1935 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 40

TENNESSEE (3.9-19)

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE CREEK

4.0W 0.9N OF LANE, Franklin, KS

Built 1996 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 10

SE130 A. GG.0-15.5

Fair

Over: STREAM

6.0E OF BELMONT, Kingman, KS

Built 1970 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 10

W 213TH ST 56

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

3.0N 1.8W OF OSAGE CITY, Osage, KS

Built 1960 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 60

S 285th AVE_RS 632

Fair

Over: OSBORNE CANAL

0.2N 3.5W OF ALTON, Osborne, KS

Built 1955 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 15

K25 HWY

Fair

Over: N FORK SAPPA CREEK

8.94 MI N THOMAS CL, Rawlins, KS

Built 1934 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 1,350

LAKE CABLE.22.30

Fair

Over: TRIB RED ROCK CREEK

0.5E 3.9S OF PARTRIDGE, Reno, KS

Built 1969 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 16

SMOOTS CK RD.22.75

Fair

Over: DRAIN

3.3S 2.5W PRETTY PRAIRIE, Reno, KS

Built 1963 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 12

LONGVIEW RD 35.79

Fair

Over: DRAIN

4.0S 5.0E OF HUTCHINSON, Reno, KS

Built 1965 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 49

RS 1925 P.6-24.8

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.0E 1.3S OF KEATS, Riley, KS

Built 1928 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 697

LOCAL K.7-6.5T

Fair

Over: FANCY CREEK

3.0N OF RANDOLPH, Riley, KS

Built 1940 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 5

CR 200

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.5N 2.0E OF NEKOMA, Rush, KS

Built 1937 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 30

AVE K

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SAND CREEK

2.0N 3.1E OF BISON, Rush, KS

Built 1964 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 50

LOCAL 779-478.2

Fair

Over: WEST DRY CREEK

2.5N 2.0E OF FALUN, Saline, KS

Built 1938 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 31

MINOR COL 51

Fair

Over: TRIB DRY CREEK

3.0N 2.7W K4&E.COUNTY LNE, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1915 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 38

LOCAL RD. E-11.5

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK

1.5E 3.0S OF EFFINGHAM, Atchison, KS

Built 1928 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 20

LOCAL RD. M-17.6

Fair

Over: INDEPENDENCE CREEK

1.5N 2.3E OF LANCASTER, Atchison, KS

Built 1920 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 20

Minor 17.0-Y.0

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

1.0E 1.0S OF PAWNEE STA., Bourbon, KS

Built 1930 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 25

160th St.

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK WOLF RIVER

1.3E 4.5N OF EVEREST, Brown, KS

Built 1940 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 20

W Star

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.6E 1.0S OF MELROSE, Cherokee, KS

Built 1981 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 20

28 Road (RS 116)

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

9.7S BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1958 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 35

COLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SAPPA CREEK TRIBUTARY

COLE ST. IN OBERLIN, Decatur, KS

Built 1979 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 180

N West Rd

Fair

Over: EAST EMMA CREEK

2.5W 3.3N OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1960 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 25

R-62 GOLDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO KANSAS RIVER

5.5W OF LINWOOD, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1920 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 21

Road AA

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.7E 13.0S OF MEADE, Meade, KS

Built 1950 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 30

Rd. E13

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK

1.3N 3.2E OF ALMENA, Norton, KS

Built 1978 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 40

S. 140th AVE.

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

20.5S 3.0W OF OSBORNE, Osborne, KS

Built 1977 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 15

AVE. I

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

1.5E 3.7N OF CHASE, Rice, KS

Built 1967 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 30

25 ROAD

Fair

Over: DOUGLAS CREEK

0.1S 2.9W OF WOODSTON, Rooks, KS

Built 1930 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 25

RS 1610 791-486.30

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.0S OF ASSARIA, Saline, KS

Built 1941 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 8

30 W

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

9.8N 3.0W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1925 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 30

255 ROAD

Fair

Over: Trib. N SOLOMON RIVER

1.0S 1.0W OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 1920 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 10

240 ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.0N 4.0E OF GAYLORD, Smith, KS

Built 1910 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 5

W.25-7.1 125

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.5N 4.0W OF HANOVER, Washington, KS

Built 1970 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 30

LOCAL RD. I-5.3

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DELAWARE RIVER

1.0S 1.8E OF MUSCOTAH, Atchison, KS

Built 1970 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 10

23-F.9 LOCAL RD.

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

3.5N 2.1E OF WONSEVU, Chase, KS

Built 1962 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 45

Road 23

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.0N 3.5W OF HALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1947 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 35

X Road

Fair

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

4.0S 8.9E OF BUTTERMILK, Comanche, KS

Built 1956 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 20.58N-15.0E

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MUD CREEK

1.0E 0.6N OF MIDLAND, Douglas, KS

Built 1932 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 102

RS 1450 BSN 760

Fair

Over: NORTH BROWN CREEK

2.0N 4.1W OF JEWELL, Jewell, KS

Built 1962 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 14

10TH. AVE.

Fair

Over: BLAZE FORK CREEK

2.0E 1.4N OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1963 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 50

DOCKING RD. 56

Fair

Over: ENSIGN CREEK

2.0W 0.3N OF SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1979 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 100

Sun City Road

Fair

Over: MEDICINE RIVER

0.5S OF SUN CITY, Barber, KS

Built 1952 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 115

Acorn Rd

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

2.0S 7.2W OF MILTONVALE, Cloud, KS

Built 1988 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 20

NW 80 RD 9.0-I.4

Fair

Over: BLUFF CK.

3.2W OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Harper, KS

Built 1998 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 10

40TH N DD.9-6.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.0N 5.0E OF DANVILLE, Harper, KS

Built 1965 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 10

47TH ST

Fair

Over: TRIB TO KANSAS RIVER

.25 MI E OF K-7, Johnson, KS

Built 2001 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 6,000

OLD MILL RD.

Fair

Over: CATLIN CREEK

5.4N OF PEABODY, Marion, KS

Built 1925 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 20

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