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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

700 East G Street

Good

Over: STREAM

700 East G Street, Kingman, KS

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 45

LOCAL RD. 138

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

3.0S 1.8E OF ALTAMONT, Labette, KS

Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 40

ST-33 TONGAN. RD.

Good

Over: STRANGER CR.

3.7 mi NE of Tonganoxie, Leavenworth, KS

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,550

RD 310 (G.8-310)

Good

Over: Allen Creek

3.0S 3.3W of Allen, Lyon, KS

Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 50

4TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. S. SHARPS CREEK

3.0E 4.6N OF WINDOM, McPherson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 35

EISENHOWER RD.

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK CREEK

6.0N 2.9E OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 30

24TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO TURKEY CREEK

3.0E 0.8S OF GALVA, McPherson, KS

Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 40

NORTH HIGH & HULSE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY TURKEY CK.

INT of N. HIGH & E. HULSE, McPherson, KS

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,170

LOCAL RD. O-6

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0S 3.0E OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 2021 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. O-9

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5S 4.5E OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 2021 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10

K-96 HIWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.4 MI E OF BAZINE ECL, Ness, KS

Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 880

McNEW RD 16.70

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

6.3S 0.2E OF HUTCHINSON, Reno, KS

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 93

K148 HWY

Good

Over: WEST FORK CREEK DRG

12.19 MI NE US 81, Republic, KS

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 240

AVE. H

Good

Over: COW CREEK

4.6N 2.2W OF CHASE, Rice, KS

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 25

LOCAL D.5-9.1T

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.4N 7.2W OF RANDOLPH, Riley, KS

Built 2022 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10

US-183 HWY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

7.04 MI N PAWNEE COLN, Rush, KS

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,380

K143 HWY

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK DRAINAGE

0.50 MI N I70, Saline, KS

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,960

183rd LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK

183rdW, 0.7 N of 45thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2023 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 100

87thS Local Rd

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

87thS, 0.3 E of Ridge, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 40

Cranbrook Street

Good

Over: Spring Branch

Cranbrook, East of Clark, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2000 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,000

STUBBS RD. 272

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

7.0E OF FORBES FIELD, Shawnee, KS

Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 200

WB US24 HWY

Good

Over: MENOKEN ROAD

6.57 MI SE SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,770

EB US24 HWY

Good

Over: MENOKEN ROAD

6.57 MI SE SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,770

Ramp U169N to I35N

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

Ramp US-169 N to I-35 N, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2008 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,255

Prairie Rd.

Good

Over: BUTTERMILK CREEK

2.3S 1.0W OF ROBINSON, Brown, KS

Built 1988 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 15

Milo Rd

Good

Over: EAST ELM CREEK

1.7W 10.0N OF MILTONVALE, Cloud, KS

Built 1994 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 20

OLD HWY. 50 024

Good

Over: B.N.S.F. R.R.

2.0W OF LEBO, Coffey, KS

Built 1990 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 660

US-77 HWY

Good

Over: BNSF RAILROAD

0.3 E WJCT 77/Bypass, Cowley, KS

Built 1998 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 6,240

PAWNEE (17-12.5)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO EIGHT MILE CK.

1.0N.W. OF OTTAWA, Franklin, KS

Built 1998 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 35

Magnolia

Good

Over: Slate Creek

2nd and Magnolia, Harvey, KS

Built 2010 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 350

127TH ST

Good

Over: CAPTAIN CREEK

0.4E OF EVENING STAR RD., Johnson, KS

Built 2019 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 20

US 166 HWY

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

6.61 MI E K101, Labette, KS

Built 1979 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 2,330

RD V 961.5-540.6

Good

Over: STREAM

4.1S 3.5W OF HARTFORD, Lyon, KS

Built 1988 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 20

RD X5 965.5-538.7

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

3.0S 1.0W OF HARTFORD, Lyon, KS

Built 1994 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 100

PAWNEE RD.

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.5N 2.5W MARION, Marion, KS

Built 2006 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 22

ARAPAHO RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO TURKEY CREEK

1.0S 6.5W OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1989 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 5

LOCAL RD. M-16

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0S 3.5W OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS

Built 2005 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 10

AVE. S

Good

Over: COW CREEK

5.0E 3.5N OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1993 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 40

RS 81 83rd

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

0.4W OF DERBY, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1998 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 6,335

79 St S LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: JOCELYN CREEK

79thS, 0.9 E of 327thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1991 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 30

231st W

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LAKE AFTON

231stW, 0.7 N of 55thS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 254

LOCAL RD. 117th

Good

Over: JESTER CREEK

117thN, 0.5 E of Meridian, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1990 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 30

Kellogg Drive (S)

Good

Over: Calfskin Creek

2000' West of 119th, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2009 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 500

US281 HWY

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

6.73 MI N US50, Stafford, KS

Built 1985 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 2,449

US-50 HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.31 MI NE OF K-150, Chase, KS

Built 1996 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 5,180

HALLOWELL (OLD 96)

Good

Over: SPRING RIVER

3.47 MI E EJCT US-69, Cherokee, KS

Built 2003 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,200

LOCAL RD. 215

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

1.0S 1.8W OF BARTLETT, Labette, KS

Built 1991 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 50

260th Rd

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

AT SHADY BEND, Lincoln, KS

Built 2000 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 35

PAWNEE RD.

Good

Over: DOYLE CREEK

1.0E OF PEABODY, Marion, KS

Built 1981 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 80

S 125 st. 92

Good

Over: BURY'S CREEK

1.0N 1.2E OF CARBONDALE, Osage, KS

Built 1999 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 60

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