State profile · Below median Poor share

Kansas bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Kansas.

24,894
Public bridges
52.5%
Good condition
5.3%
Poor condition

Kansas holds 24,894 public highway bridges (#5 of 52 by inventory) with a 5.26% Poor share (#31 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 5.3% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 22 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

24,894

Public highway bridges in Kansas

Good Condition

52.5%

13,060 bridges rated 7-9

2.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.3%

1,310 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.3pp vs national avg 7.5%

Kansas vs national bridge condition

Kansas - Good condition share 52.5%
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 7.5%.

Kansas in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Kansas has 24,894 bridges and a 5.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Kansas has 24,894 bridges and a 5.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Kansas vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

24,894 5th of 54 higher than 49 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Kansas

The highlighted point is Kansas: 24,894 bridges and 5.26% in Poor condition, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Kansas on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor
  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor
  • Arkansas: 12,974 bridges · 5.43% Poor
  • Washington: 8,474 bridges · 5.45% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Kansas

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 24,894 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Kansas’s inventory

State agency holds 22.2% of the 24,894 public highway bridges filed under Kansas in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Kansas’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 21.5% of the 24,894 bridges with a recorded original year in Kansas. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Kansas52.5%42.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kansas (FHWA NBI)

Counties (105)

Allen 227 Anderson 144 Atchison 197 Barber 241 Barton 449 Bourbon 206 Brown 256 Butler 591 Chase 189 Chautauqua 130 Cherokee 317 Cheyenne 100 Clark 102 Clay 231 Cloud 314 Coffey 305 Comanche 110 Cowley 337 Crawford 297 Decatur 159 Dickinson 375 Doniphan 129 Douglas 314 Edwards 69 Elk 154 Ellis 275 Ellsworth 259 Finney 78 Ford 223 Franklin 332 Geary 140 Gove 109 Graham 142 Grant 16 Gray 66 Greeley 33 Greenwood 235 Hamilton 68 Harper 372 Harvey 372 Haskell 18 Hodgeman 109 Jackson 246 Jefferson 194 Jewell 307 Johnson 781 Kearny 72 Kingman 391 Kiowa 90 Labette 349 Lane 25 Leavenworth 241 Lincoln 225 Linn 257 Logan 55 Lyon 492 Marion 324 Marshall 402 McPherson 586 Meade 84 Miami 326 Mitchell 260 Montgomery 326 Morris 179 Morton 17 Nemaha 359 Neosho 241 Ness 167 Norton 244 Osage 304 Osborne 244 Ottawa 295 Pawnee 164 Phillips 249 Pottawatomie 303 Pratt 118 Rawlins 103 Reno 573 Republic 266 Rice 262 Riley 224 Rooks 169 Rush 170 Russell 261 Saline 369 Scott 22 Sedgwick 1333 Seward 14 Shawnee 563 Sheridan 116 Sherman 105 Smith 281 Stafford 119 Stanton 21 Stevens 3 Sumner 659 Thomas 82 Trego 166 Wabaunsee 242 Wallace 44 Washington 335 Wichita 22 Wilson 205 Woodson 143 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.

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495
Selected

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894

AR

Arkansas

5.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,974

WA

Washington

5.45% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,474

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.

RS 302 NW 50TH AVE

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Harper, KS

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

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

All Bridges in Kansas

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

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

300TH ST.

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.2S 3.5E OF RESERVE, Brown, KS

Built 2012 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 25

110th St.

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.5S 3.1E OF EVEREST, Brown, KS

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 45

210th St.

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.9E OF ROBINSON, Brown, KS

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15

LOCAL A.0-18.0

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0S 1.0W OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

Lariat Rd X.3-10.2

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

2.0N 3.5E OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 2008 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

W Blackjack Rd.

Good

Over: LITTLE FLY CREEK

2.0N 1.3W OF MELROSE, Cherokee, KS

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

322nd RD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3.0S 2.7E OF Maple City, Cowley, KS

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 25

LOCAL RD. 176

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

2.2S 5.0W OF PITTSBURG, Crawford, KS

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

E-20 THIRD STREET

Good

Over: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK

0.2S OF EASTON, Leavenworth, KS

Built 2016 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 85

Pleasant Valley

Good

Over: TRIB. TO TURKEY CREEK

3.0N 9.2W OF PAOLA, Miami, KS

Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 170

Pressonville Rd

Good

Over: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER

4.0W 2.7N OF OSAWATOMIE_, Miami, KS

Built 2006 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 263

State Line Rd

Good

Over: TRIB. NORTH SUGAR CREEK

10.7S 3.5E OF LOUISBURG, Miami, KS

Built 1998 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 130

W. 120th DR.

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3.0S 4.1E OF OSBORNE, Osborne, KS

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5

N RD

Good

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

2.5W OF BURDETT, Pawnee, KS

Built 2006 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 35

AVE. N

Good

Over: OWL CREEK

S.E. EDGE OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 2022 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 400

MINOR 488-789.8

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.6N OF BRIDGEPORT, Saline, KS

Built 1998 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 47

77th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BIG SLOUGH CK.

77thN 0.8 E of 295thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 30

95th

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

4.2E 1.0N OF CLEARWATER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2019 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 40

103RD ST

Good

Over: INDIAN CK TRIB NO 1

0.2 MI E OF NALL AVE., Johnson, KS

Built 2016 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 12,000

DOUGLAS AVENUE

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

DOUGLAS AT MCLEAN BLVD., Sedgwick, KS

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15,500

COLONY AVE.

Good

Over: COON CREEK

IN KINSLEY, Edwards, KS

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 150

BELINDER AVE.

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

400ft n of Brookbank Ln., Johnson, KS

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,500

14th AVENUE

Good

Over: WALNUT RIVER

1.0W OF MAIN ST., Cowley, KS

Built 2018 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,227

K2 HWY

Good

Over: EAST SAND CREEK DRAINAGE

2.17 MI NE NJCT US160, Harper, KS

Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,550

K4 HWY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

7.78 MI E K175, McPherson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,540

K-4 HWY

Good

Over: LAIRDS CREEK DRAINAGE

0.30 MI E. Jct K-57, Morris, KS

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 505

K-9 HWY

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

11.87 MI E NORTON COLN, Phillips, KS

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 470

K10 HWY WB

Good

Over: WOODLAND RD

1.99 MI E OF K-7, Johnson, KS

Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 27,750

K14 HWY

Good

Over: KO RAILROAD

12.11 MI N ELLSWORTH COLN, Lincoln, KS

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,140

K-15 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

4.05 MI N K-82, Clay, KS

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,750

K15 HWY

Good

Over: WEST TURKEY CREEK

0.22 MI N MARION COLN, Dickinson, KS

Built 1935 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,100

K15 HWY

Good

Over: BITTER CREEK

2.51 MI NW COWLEY COLN, Sumner, KS

Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,510

US24 HWY

Good

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

3.04 MI E K84, Graham, KS

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 915

US24 HWY

Good

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

5.20 MI E K84, Graham, KS

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 915

K27 HWY

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK DRAINAGE

2.80 MI. NORTH OF US-36, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1951 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 760

K-31 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRAGOON CREEK

3.05 MI E OSAGE COLN, Osage, KS

Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 210

I35 HWY SB

Good

Over: US 75

12.32 MI E LYON COLN SB, Coffey, KS

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,450

I35 HWY NB

Good

Over: US 75 HWY

12.32 MI E LYON COLN NB, Coffey, KS

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,450

I35 HWY SB

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.47 MI SW MIAMI COLN SB, Franklin, KS

Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,800

I35 HWY NB

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.48 MI SW MIAMI COLN NB, Franklin, KS

Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,800

I-35 HWY SB

Good

Over: OLD US-59 HIGHWAY

.21 MI NE US59 SB, Franklin, KS

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,850

143 ST OVR KTA S/N

Good

Over: KS TURNPIKE SB/NB

143ST OV KTA BTN U54&CENT, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2011 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,931

WB US-36 HWY

Good

Over: 165th Street

1.85 MI W OF JCT K-238 WB, Doniphan, KS

Built 1983 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,540

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE BUFFALO CREEK

2.53 MI W OF K-14 W JCT, Jewell, KS

Built 1935 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,880

US36 HWY NL-SL

Good

Over: HOP CREEK

3.51 MI E WASHINGTON COLN, Marshall, KS

Built 1934 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,410

US 36 HWY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK

2.51 MI E JCT US 283, Norton, KS

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,190

K-47 HWY

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER

0.84 MI W U75, Wilson, KS

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,350

C1800-MCNEW ROAD

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

1.01 MI E EJCT K96 SDRD S, Reno, KS

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 47

Showing 18,551-18,600 of 24,894 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Kansas Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.