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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

US-169

Good

Over: BRADSHAW CREEK

13.24 MI N ALLEN CO LN, Anderson, KS

Built 2022 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,250

Road 31 EE.0-2.9

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

14.0N 2.0E OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10

25 Road

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

10.0S 3.5W OF BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1995 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 15

Quail Rd

Good

Over: CARRY CREEK

4.3W 0.3S OF WOODBINE, Dickinson, KS

Built 2019 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 30

K-10 HWY WB

Good

Over: NORTH CANAL

4.03 MI E OF US-59 JCT, Douglas, KS

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,350

K-10 HWY EB

Good

Over: NORTH CANAL

4.03 MI E OF US-59 JCT, Douglas, KS

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,350

CUTOFF RD 17.1-X.0

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH DRY CREEK

9.0S 9.0E JUNCTION CITY, Geary, KS

Built 2007 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 70

US-54 HWY

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER

.30 MI W WOODSON COLN, Greenwood, KS

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,460

RAMP 435

Good

Over: RAMP 435/COLLEGE

RAMP WB I-435 TO SB US-69, Johnson, KS

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,040

BISON RD (RS 1232)

Good

Over: MANLEY CREEK

0.5N 2.5W OF ST. BRIDGET, Marshall, KS

Built 2007 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 54

22ND RD (21.0-M.1)

Good

Over: SNIPE CREEK

2.5S 0.5E OF BEATTIE, Marshall, KS

Built 1993 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10

55th S FAU 6050

Good

Over: TRIB. BIG DITCH FLOODWAY

55thS, 0.8 E of 39thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,812

4th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: RADIO BRANCH DRY CREEK

1.6E 2.0N OF GODDARD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2005 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 626

135th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK

135thW, 0.3 N of 47thS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1977 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,369

WB US24 HWY

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

6.15 MI SE SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,770

EB US24 HWY

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

6.15 MI SE SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,770

10 W

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

14.2S 1.0W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 2007 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

Wyoming Rd 5.4-A.0

Good

Over: MARTIN CREEK

1.5N 2.7E OF GENEVA, Allen, KS

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

Hartford Rd

Good

Over: MEDICINE LODGE RIVER

0.5N 1.0W OF SUN CITY, Barber, KS

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

FIELD ENT LEFT

Good

Over: SIDE ROAD DRAINAGE

2.84 MI NE PAWNEE COLN, Barton, KS

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t

US69, K7 HWY, SB

Good

Over: URB1304, NATIONAL AVE

1.52 MI S EJCT US54, SB, Bourbon, KS

Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,100

US69, K7 HWY, NB

Good

Over: URB1304, NATIONAL AVE

1.51 MI S EJCT US54, NB, Bourbon, KS

Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,100

8th St.

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK

8TH. ST. E. OF US-159, Brown, KS

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 120

US 36 HWY

Good

Over: Prairie Road

4.95 MI E OF JCT 73& 36, Brown, KS

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,030

NW Prairie Creek

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5E 3.0N OF WHITEWATER, Butler, KS

Built 2008 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 55

US50 HWY

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

7.19 MI E K177, Chase, KS

Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,240

WASHINGTON STREET

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SPRING RIVER

WASHINGTON SOUTH OF 7TH., Cherokee, KS

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300

251st RD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO GROUSE CREEK

5.6N OF DEXTER, Cowley, KS

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 290

141st RD

Good

Over: GROUSE CREEK

1.8S OF SILVERDALE, Cowley, KS

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 45

US77 HWY

Good

Over: LITTLE DUTCH CREEK

8.0 MI N JCT US77-US160, Cowley, KS

Built 1981 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,890

US77 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.86 MI N NJCT K15, Cowley, KS

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,510

RS 173

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

0.8N OF CHICOPEE, Crawford, KS

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,265

RS 178

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COX CREEK

1.6W OF MULBERRY, Crawford, KS

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 700

LOCAL RD. 188

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

11.1S 3.5W OF GIRARD, Crawford, KS

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15

23rd Street

Good

Over: K.C.Southern RR

1/2 mile East of US 169, Crawford, KS

Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,960

N. Broadway St.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LIME CREEK

607 N Broadway St, Dickinson, KS

Built 2014 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 750

Ave H

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.7E 2.7N OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

Ave L

Good

Over: TRIB TO SMOKY HILL RIVER

1.4E OF KANOPOLIS, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

K14 HWY

Good

Over: OAK CREEK DRAINAGE

1.84 MI N K140, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,030

US83 HWY

Good

Over: BNSF RAILWAY

2.20 MI NE OF JCT 83 BUS, Finney, KS

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,710

K27 HWY

Good

Over: WHITE WOMAN CREEK

1.14 MI N K96, Greeley, KS

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,460

K-2 HWY

Good

Over: BNSF RAILROAD

0.62 MI NE NJCT US-160, Harper, KS

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,480

M-7.6 MINOR

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

4.0S 8.5W OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2021 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

RS 1740 BSN 850

Good

Over: TRIB. TO E. MARSH CK.

6.0N 4.6E OF RANDALL, Jewell, KS

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

LOCAL N-27.4

Good

Over: EAST MARSH CREEK

2.0S 4.4E OF MONTROSE, Jewell, KS

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35

GILLETTE ST

Good

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB

200' S OF 117TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 800

I435 HWY NB

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

0.28 MI N RENNER RD&I435, Johnson, KS

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 34,400

AR 870

Good

Over: NINNESCAH RIV TRIB

12.28 MI E PRATT COLN, Kingman, KS

Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 28

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

8.46 MI E US59, Labette, KS

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,600

K99 HWY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.17 MI S US50, Lyon, KS

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,850

Showing 18,501-18,550 of 23,867 bridges

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