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

US400 HWY

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO PLUM CREEK

0.98 MI E K-99, Greenwood, KS

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,310

NW 108th St.

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.0N 9.2W OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15

Saline Rd.

Good

Over: trib. Crooked Creek

2.3S 3.0E OF NORTONVILLE, Jefferson, KS

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10

I ROAD I-15.2

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.5N 3.8W OF JEWELL, Jewell, KS

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20

LOCAL K.1-16.3

Good

Over: WEST BUFFALO CREEK

3.1N 2.7W OF JEWELL, Jewell, KS

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10

I-435 HWY EB

Good

Over: MISSION RD

1.24 MI W OF STATE LINE, Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 67,000

I-435 HWY WB

Good

Over: MISSION RD

1.25 MI W OF STATE LINE, Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 67,000

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER

8.26 MI E US59, Labette, KS

Built 1987 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,600

RS 2036 Iron Dr

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BULLFOOT CREEK

3 Mi S .25 Mi E of Lincol, Lincoln, KS

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

K99 HWY

Good

Over: DOW CREEK

3.05 MI N I35, Lyon, KS

Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,400

I135 US81 WL-EL

Good

Over: BLACK KETTLE CREEK

1.94 MI NW SJCT K260, McPherson, KS

Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,500

Jingo RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

8.3S 1.0W OF LOUISBURG, Miami, KS

Built 1910 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 68

K-39 HWY

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

7.43 MI E SJCT US-169, Neosho, KS

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,030

RD 170

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

4.0N K-96 4.5W US283, Ness, KS

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40

U-283 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.22 MI N U-283/K-9 JCT, Norton, KS

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 940

US-283 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

11.1 MI N US-36 HIGHWAY, Norton, KS

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 725

US-56 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

.75 MI N SJCT K-31 HWY, Osage, KS

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,230

K-19S HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

0.13 MI N K-19, Pawnee, KS

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,200

K99 HWY

Good

Over: KANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

0.02 MI N US24, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1934 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,430

US-281HWY

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

6.85 MI N K-42, Pratt, KS

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,060

26 ROAD (RS 889)

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK SAPPA CREEK

11.4S 5.2E OF ATWOOD, Rawlins, KS

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 35

W 95th Ave

Good

Over: PEACE CREEK

9.0W 0.8N OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 588

AVE. O

Good

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

3.4E 5.5S OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 200

K-14 HWY

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

.2 CNTY LN AND K-14, Rice, KS

Built 2022 Load: 41.7 t

US-56 HWY

Good

Over: N FK LITTLE ARK RIVER

3.87 MI E K-46, Rice, KS

Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,110

K18 & SKYWAY DR

Good

Over: AIRPORT CHANNEL

2.22 MI NE OF K-114, Riley, KS

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,631

K-113 HWY, NB

Good

Over: KIMBALL AVE

2.55 MI N K-18, Riley, KS

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,000

I70 HWY, NL-SL

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER DRAIN

13.86 MI E JCT U281, Russell, KS

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,150

K232 HWY

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK DRAINAGE

2.34MI S JT K18, Russell, KS

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 840

LOCAL 789-474.7

Good

Over: MIDDLE DRY CREEK

2.8E 0.7S OF SMOLAN, Saline, KS

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4

K4 HWY

Good

Over: HOBBS CREEK

2.70 MI SE 7TH ST(GYPSUM), Saline, KS

Built 1981 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 465

LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

359thW, 0.4 N of 111thS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1986 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

47TH. ST. S. LOCAL

Good

Over: N. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

47thS, 0.7 E of 359thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40

95th S LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

95thS, 0.3 E of 327thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10

MAPLE STREET

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK CALFSKIN CR.

MAPLE E. OF BREEZY POINTE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,330

K-96 HWY

Good

Over: EAST FORK CHISHOLM CREEK

0.92 MI E OF OLIVER ST, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 29,650

K-96 HWY WB

Good

Over: GREENWICH ROAD

K-96 OVER GREENWICH RD-WB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 13,942

K-96 HWY EB

Good

Over: GREENWICH ROAD

K-96 OVER GREENWICH RD-EL, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 13,942

I135 HWY SB

Good

Over: 37TH ST

JCT 37TH ST/I135, WL, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 33,900

I135 HWY NB

Good

Over: 37TH ST

JCT 37TH ST/I135, NB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 33,900

SHADDEN ROAD 267

Good

Over: WAKARUSA RIVER

0.3N OF RICHLAND, Shawnee, KS

Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 280

SW Fillmore

Good

Over: Shunganunga Cr.

100' S of SW21st & Fill, Shawnee, KS

Built 1979 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 374

80 ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK BEAVER CREEK

15.0N 5.4W OF GOODLAND, Sherman, KS

Built 2011 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 25

I-70 HWY WESTBOUND

Good

Over: County Road 11

7.99 MI W JCT K27, Sherman, KS

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,354

I-70 HWY EASTBOUND

Good

Over: County Road 11

7.99 MI W JCT K27, Sherman, KS

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,354

LOCAL 6-69-3

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

3.0N 5.3E OF BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20

K-25 HWY

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK SAPPA CREEK

5.83 MI NORTH OF US-24, Thomas, KS

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,720

K-4 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: Mission Creek

7.95 MI NE OF K-99 EJCT, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 810

K-4 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK DRAINAGE

8.16 MI NE OF K-99 EJCT, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 570

K-4 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HIGBY CREEK DRAINAGE

9.12 MI NE K-99 EJCT, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 570

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