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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

US-24 HWY

Good

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

3.56 MI E SHERIDAN CO L, Graham, KS

Built 2023 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 715

CTY RD AA (Y-25.6)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WALNUT CREEK

0.5W 1.0S OF NEAL, Greenwood, KS

Built 2016 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 21

K2 HWY

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

6.24 MI E BARBER CO LN, Harper, KS

Built 2015 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 605

N Ridge Rd

Good

Over: MIDDLE EMMA CREEK

5.3S OF HESSTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2009 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,004

RS 313 (RD L)

Good

Over: SAWLOG CREEK

0.5W 3.0S OF HANSTON, Hodgeman, KS

Built 2003 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50

114th Rd.

Good

Over: Rock Creek

0.8W 5.5N OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50

US-69 HWY, SB

Good

Over: BIG SUGAR CREEK

1.78 MI S K-52 N JCT, Linn, KS

Built 2007 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,985

SB US-69 HWY

Good

Over: MINE CREEK

4.95 MI N K-239 HWY, Linn, KS

Built 2007 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,820

NB US-69 HWY

Good

Over: MINE CREEK

4.95 MI N K-239 HWY, Linn, KS

Built 2010 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,820

US-40 HWY

Good

Over: N BRANCH HACKBERRY CREEK

4.85 MI NE JCT K25, Logan, KS

Built 2023 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,480

CEDAR CRK DRAINAGE

Good

Over: K-99 HWY

7.64 MI N PT COLN, Marshall, KS

Built 2023 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,320

Road 24

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.0W 6.7N OF FOWLER, Meade, KS

Built 1994 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 6 D.0-1630

Good

Over: LAIRDS CREEK

1.0S 2.3W OF DWIGHT, Morris, KS

Built 2004 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50

RS 687 F-19

Good

Over: NEMAHA RIVER

1.0N OF SENECA, Nemaha, KS

Built 2009 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 53

N. Co. Line Rd.

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

7.1 MI.E. AT N. CO. LINE, Ness, KS

Built 1998 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 40

W 177TH ST 121

Good

Over: Trib. to Dragoon Ck.

1.5W OF BURLINGAME, Osage, KS

Built 1999 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 45

E 205TH ST 129

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.0N 2.1W MICHIGAN VALLEY, Osage, KS

Built 2014 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 101

W. 70th DR.

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

2.5E OF ALTON, Osborne, KS

Built 2016 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 30

ST. LUKUS ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.5S 1.0E OF WHEATON, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1994 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 10

LOST CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LOST CREEK

4.4N OF BELVUE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1996 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 30

POINTS ROAD

Good

Over: RED VERMILLION CREEK

1.5N 1.0W OF HAVENSVILLE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1997 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 10

PARALLEL RD.31.50

Good

Over: N. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

3.0N 5.5E PRETTY PRAIRIE, Reno, KS

Built 1988 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 170

MAPLE GROVE.19.50

Good

Over: DRAIN

2.2S 5.8W PRETTY PRAIRIE, Reno, KS

Built 2021 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 94

RS 1041

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

4.0E 5.5N OF CUBA, Republic, KS

Built 1995 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 37

25TH STREET NORTH

Good

Over: CHISHOLM CREEK

25TH ST. N AT PARK PLACE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1999 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 630

I235 HWY, NB

Good

Over: WICHITA FL CONTR CANAL

0.69 MI NE 25TH ST, NB, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2018 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 23,450

SE Branner

Good

Over: Shunganunga Cr.

41m N. of 6th & Branner., Shawnee, KS

Built 1967 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,800

220 ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.5N 1.6E OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 2023 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 25

RS 160 E 50 Ave N

Good

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

4.0N 1.2W OF OXFORD, Sumner, KS

Built 2022 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 92

K-147

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

CEDAR BLUFF SPILLWAY, Trego, KS

Built 2021 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 285

LOCAL 140

Good

Over: PRETTY CREEK

1.1W 0.1S OF MCFARLAND, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1998 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 25

13-I.1 86

Good

Over: IOWA CREEK

1.2S 2.2W OF MORROWVILLE, Washington, KS

Built 1994 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 35

M-22.4 224

Good

Over: PEATS CREEK

4.1N OF PALMER, Washington, KS

Built 1992 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 40

U-5.4 40

Good

Over: JOY CREEK

3.0S OF HOLLENBERG, Washington, KS

Built 2020 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 40

COYOTE RD.

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

206 0.4N US54&2.0E CO.LN., Woodson, KS

Built 2001 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 20

County Line Rd

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

1.0W 1.5N OF HOLLIS, Cloud, KS

Built 2019 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 20

I-70 HWY EB (KTA)

Good

Over: URB3245 (SEVENTH ST)

0.50 MI E US-40 & US-59, Douglas, KS

Built 2011 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 16,300

I-70 HWY WB (KTA)

Good

Over: URB3245 (SEVENTH ST)

0.51 MI E US-40 & US-59, Douglas, KS

Built 2010 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 16,300

US-56/US283

Good

Over: BNSF R.R.

.30 MI N US56/US400 SJCT, Ford, KS

Built 1985 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 11,700

58 ROAD

Good

Over: HACKBERRY CREEK

2.1S 6.3E OF GOVE, Gove, KS

Built 2002 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 30

EDGERTON RD ENT

Good

Over: KANSAS RIVER TRIBUTARY

0.9N OF K10 & EDGERTON RD, Johnson, KS

Built 2005 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 10

LACKMAN RD

Good

Over: TENMILE CREEK

3 MI E OF SPRING HILL, Johnson, KS

Built 2003 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 170

119TH. ST.

Good

Over: TOMAHAWK CREEK

119TH. ST. & MISSION ROAD, Johnson, KS

Built 1967 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 21,060

NALL AVE. NB

Good

Over: TOMAHAWK CK

1200' N OF 127TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 12,900

LOCAL RD. 223

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

3.5S 2.0W OF EDNA, Labette, KS

Built 1998 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 40

3375 RD Mile 20

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

2.0N 1.0W OF INDEPENDENCE, Montgomery, KS

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 434

MINOR 49 P.0-2160

Good

Over: WEST FORK NEOSHO RIVER

6.0S 0.5W OF WHITE CITY, Morris, KS

Built 1997 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 40

I35 HWY, SB

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.59 MI E EJCT K31, SB, Osage, KS

Built 1973 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 6,200

LOCAL RD. P-19.3

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

1.0S 2.2E OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS

Built 1994 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 10

ELMWOOD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

ELMWOOD AT HILLSIDE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1930 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 250

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