State profile · Below national median SD

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

US56 HWY, WB

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD

1.52 MI E US81 ALT, WB, McPherson, KS

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,500

US56 HWY, EB

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD

1.51 MI E US81 ALT, EB, McPherson, KS

Built 1969 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,500

I135 US81 SB

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

1.17 MI N HARVEY COLN, SB, McPherson, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,000

I135 US81 NB

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

1.16 MI N HARVEY COLN, NB, McPherson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,000

I135 US81 SB

Good

Over: RS0307, K260 HWY

NJCT K260/I135, SB, McPherson, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,500

I135 US81 NB

Good

Over: RS0307, K260 HWY

NJCT K260/I135, NB, McPherson, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,500

I135 US81 SB

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

7.07 MI N NJCT K260 SB, McPherson, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,700

I135 US81 NB

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

7.06 MI N NJCT K260 NB, McPherson, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,700

US-54 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

6.66 MI NE WJCT US-160, Meade, KS

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,400

Old KC Road

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.0S OF HILLSDALE, Miami, KS

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,490

US69 HWY SB

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

5.22 MI N OF K-68, Miami, KS

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,550

US69 HWY NB

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

5.23 MI N OF K-68, Miami, KS

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,550

US169 HWY, NB

Good

Over: RS1604 LT, K7 HWY RT

JCT US169/K7, Miami, KS

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,295

US-160 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER DRAINAGE

1.28 MI E EJCT 75 HWY, Montgomery, KS

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,760

LOCAL RD. O-23

Good

Over: STREAM

1.4N 3.0W OF GOFF, Nemaha, KS

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

47-23.7 MINOR

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

8.0S 4.2E OF ST. PAUL, Neosho, KS

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

Rd. DD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

1.0S 2.9W OF NEW ALMELO, Norton, KS

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

Rd. W2

Good

Over: N. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

4.0E OF LENORA, Norton, KS

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

US81 HWY, SB

Good

Over: SOLOMON RIVER

2.43 MI N K18, SB, Ottawa, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,750

US81 HWY, NB

Good

Over: SOLOMON RIVER

2.44 MI N K18, NB, Ottawa, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,750

W. BUFFALO RD (57)

Good

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK

3.0N 2.0E OF LONG ISLAND, Phillips, KS

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

US-81 HIGHWAY, SB

Good

Over: WEST CREEK DRAINAGE

.17 MI N K-148, Republic, KS

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,808

K-14 HWY

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

K-14 HWY, Rice, KS

Built 2022 Load: 39.0 t

K-113 HWY

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

1.21 MI N K-18, Riley, KS

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 22,800

US24 HWY

Good

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

6.75MI E JT U183, Rooks, KS

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 910

RS 1056 813-454.72

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

2.5S 1.5W OF SOLOMON, Saline, KS

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 448

199th LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK

199thW, 0.7 N of 53rdN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

MURDOCK

Good

Over: WICHITA DRAINAGE CANAL

MURDOCK AT I-135, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1925 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,500

I35 HWY (KTA)NB SB

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL

0.60 MI NE US54, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,100

I135 HWY SB

Good

Over: GOOSEBERRY CREEK

10.24 MI N I235, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,950

I135 HWY NB

Good

Over: GOOSEBERRY CREEK

10.23 MI N I235, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,950

US75 HWY WL, SB

Good

Over: LOWER SILVER LAKE ROAD

0.79 MI N-E JCT US75/I70, Shawnee, KS

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 21,550

US75 HWY EL N-BND

Good

Over: LOWER SILVER LAKE ROAD

0.79 MI N-E JCT US75/I70, Shawnee, KS

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 21,550

I-470 HWY, WB

Good

Over: HUNTOON STREET

JCT HUNTOON ST/I470 WB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15,550

US283 HWY

Good

Over: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE

2.72MI S JT I70, Trego, KS

Built 1940 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,990

K105 HWY

Good

Over: NEGRO HOLLOW

5.81 MI. SE. US-54, Woodson, KS

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 280

NB I35 TO U69 RP

Good

Over: TURKEY CR & NALL AVE

0.56 MI E S WYANOTTE COLN, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,361

I70 EB OLD K-32

Good

Over: PARK DR, RR SERVICE RD

0.10 MI E OLD K32 W JCT, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,480

Rd 131

Good

Over: Trib to Cow Creek

1.7S 0.5W of Windhorst, Ford, KS

Built 1999 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 20

IRR BIA RTE 0915

Good

Over: TRIB LITTLE SOLDIER CREK

N RD 0.2MI N OF 174 RD, Jackson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 40

2900 RD Mile 3

Good

Over: Trib to Fawn Creek

1.0E OF TYRO, Montgomery, KS

Built 2017 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 40

34TH STREET NORTH

Good

Over: EAST FORK CHISHOLM CR.

34TH ST. N. AT WOODLAWN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1990 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 650

F-8.1 79

Good

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

2.3E 2.9N OF HADDAM, Washington, KS

Built 1987 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 60

IRR BIA ROUTE 701

Good

Over: NO HEARTS CREEK

0.1KM W OF 330/NIGHTHAWK, Brown, KS

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 200

RS 566 | 200th Rd

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

0.2S OF HOLLIS, Cloud, KS

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 140

US166 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

4.92 MI E SUMNER COLN, Cowley, KS

Built 2019 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,580

2300 ROAD

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK

8.5N 6.5W OF NORCATUR, Decatur, KS

Built 2015 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30

31st Street

Good

Over: North Canal

0.22 MI NW of K-10, Douglas, KS

Built 2016 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 12,300

Q-16.9 RS 306

Good

Over: MIDDLE EMMA CREEK

AT HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2016 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,530

IRR BIA RTE 924

Good

Over: SOLIDER CREEK

S BRANCH SOLDIER CREEK, Jackson, KS

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50

Showing 18,551-18,600 of 23,867 bridges

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