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

Road 11

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

4.0W 2.9N OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5

Saline River Road

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

12.0N 0.4E OF CATHARINE, Ellis, KS

Built 2022 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 215

Feedlot Road

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

0.5N 0.9E OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS

Built 1999 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 130

ARKANSAS RIVER DRG

Good

Over: US-050-HWY

US-050 HWY, Ford, KS

Built 2023 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 7,200

ASCHER RD 12.6-L.7

Good

Over: CLARKS CREEK

1.0N 5.0E JUNCTION CITY, Geary, KS

Built 2023 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

G-27.5 RS 752

Good

Over: GYPSUM CREEK

1.0S 6.5E OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2022 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 60

N. Kansas Ave.

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.1N 0.5E OF NEWTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2010 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 230

190th

Good

Over: trib Walnut Creek

2.0S 1.7WOF NORTONVILLE, Jefferson, KS

Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 20

LOCAL E-9.3

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

3.0S 0.3E OF IONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1995 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 20

183RD ST

Good

Over: LITTLE BULL CREEK

0.04 MI. E OF CEDAR NILES, Johnson, KS

Built 2017 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 130

SWITZER RD. NB

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.53 MI. N OF 119TH ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2012 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,000

NB K-7 HWY

Good

Over: JOHNSON DR/55TH ST

K-7 & JOHNSON DR/55TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 11,250

SB K-7 HWY

Good

Over: JOHNSON DR/55TH ST

K-7 & JOHNSON DR./55TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 11,250

EB US54/US400 HWY

Good

Over: NINNESCAH S FORK RIVER

5.12 MI E OF PRATT COLN, Kingman, KS

Built 2009 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,485

RD Z (Z.0-345)

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

1.0N 8.0E OF ADMIRE, Lyon, KS

Built 2016 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10

RS 429 SMOKY VAL.

Good

Over: KENTUCKY CREEK

10.1W OF ROXBURY, McPherson, KS

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 510

FIRST ST.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY TURKEY CK.

400 FT. E. OF NORTH HIGH, McPherson, KS

Built 2020 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 9,100

383rd ST

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2.0N 0.6E OF JINGO, Miami, KS

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 28

RS 594 486-771.50

Good

Over: WEST DRY CREEK

1.5W 1.0S OF FALUN, Saline, KS

Built 2011 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

RS 309 N Greenwich

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

4.0E 7.4N OF KECHI, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2022 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 799

AMIDON

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

AMIDON AT 18TH. ST. NORTH, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2023 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 16,310

143RD ST. E

Good

Over: SPRING BR. FOURMILE CR

143RD ST. AT TIMBER LAKE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1986 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 4,200

NW 70TH 317

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

1.5 W 2.0N ROSSVILLE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 30

NW 86TH ST. 142

Good

Over: LITTLE SOLDIER CREEK

2.0 E of State Lake, Shawnee, KS

Built 2014 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

270 ROAD

Good

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

1.5N 6.0E OF HARLAN, Smith, KS

Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10

LOCAL 62-47-2

Good

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

1.0S 1.3E OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10

1-435 Hwy, SB

Good

Over: K-5 HIGHWAY

4.88 MI N US24, SB, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1986 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 14,900

1-435 NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: K-5 HIGHWAY

4.89 MI N US24, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1986 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 14,900

US-54 HWY

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK OVERFLOW

0.09 MI E U169/U54 JCT, Allen, KS

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,680

US-169 HWY

Good

Over: CARLYLE CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.25 MI S OF ALLEN NCOLN, Allen, KS

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,970

Sandy Creek Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BIG SANDY CK.

4.6N 6.2E OF AETNA, Barber, KS

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25

US160 HWY

Good

Over: BITTER CREEK

13.59 MI E COMANCHE COLN, Barber, KS

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 660

NE 50 Rd

Good

Over: CHEYENNE BOTTOMS INLET

4.0N OF GREAT BEND, Barton, KS

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50

21.0-C.0

Good

Over: LITTLE OSAGE RIVER

1.0E OF FULTON, Bourbon, KS

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 135

260th St.

Good

Over: EUCHRE CREEK

1.7N 2.3W OF HIAWATHA, Brown, KS

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 40

K-7 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

0.41 MI S K-102, Cherokee, KS

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,280

K-102 HWY

Good

Over: LITTLE CHERRY CREEK DRG

3.08 MI W K-7, Cherokee, KS

Built 1992 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 780

LOCAL F.8-16.1

Good

Over: FIVE CREEKS

0.7S OF IDANA, Clay, KS

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 5.0-U.6

Good

Over: DEADMAN CREEK

3.0S 2.5E OF FACT, Clay, KS

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10

K15 HWY

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH DRY CREEK

2.72 MI N K80, Clay, KS

Built 1948 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,690

US-166 HWY

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

10.92 MI E US-77, Cowley, KS

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,310

LOCAL RD. 190

Good

Over: COW CREEK

2.3S OF PITTSBURG, Crawford, KS

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,000

2000 ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SAPPA CREEK

7.4N 9.4W OF NORCATUR, Decatur, KS

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 15

LOCAL T-433-3

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PETERS CREEK

1.0E OF BLAIR, Doniphan, KS

Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 35

US183 BYPASS

Good

Over: RS1977, UP RR, OLD US40

2.84 MI NW JCT U183/U183Y, Ellis, KS

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,580

STATE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF LYON CREEK

7.0S 1.0W JUNCTION CITY, Geary, KS

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50

K-196 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: W BR WHITEWATER RIV

HARVEY/BUTLER COLN, Harvey, KS

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,340

LOCAL P-265

Good

Over: TRIB. TO STRAIGHT CREEK

0.5W 4.4N OF HOLTON, Jackson, KS

Built 2019 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 35

27th

Good

Over: Little Muddy Creek

6.3S 0.8W OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30

K-92 HYW

Good

Over: SLOUGH CREEK

8.5 MI W OF JF CO LINE, Jefferson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,650

Showing 19,651-19,700 of 23,867 bridges

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