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

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

0.98MI E TREGO CO LINE, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 ADT: 7,366

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

1.13 MI E JT K247, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 ADT: 7,147

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

3.41 MI E JT K247, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 ADT: 7,147

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

9.44 MI E JT K247, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 ADT: 7,475

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

1.10 MI E JT U183 ALT, Ellis, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 9,112

I70 HWY, WB

Unknown

Over: US183 HWY

JCT U183/I70, WB, Ellis, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 9,405

I70 HWY, EB

Unknown

Over: US183 HWY

JCT U183/I70, EB, Ellis, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 9,405

E 27TH ST

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

1.74 MI E JT U183, Ellis, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 9,875

TOULON AVE

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

4.35 MI E JT U183, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 ADT: 8,020

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

0.99 MI E JT K255, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 ADT: 7,638

COMERCE PWY RD

Unknown

Over: I-70 HWY NL-SL

2.31 MI E JCT US-183, Ellis, KS

Built 1994 ADT: 9,875

US183 BYPASS

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

JT U183Y/I70, Ellis, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 7,475

RS0231, K255 HWY

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

JCT K255/I70, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 ADT: 7,638

RS1469 LT, K14 HWY

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

WJCT K14/I70, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 6,779

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

3.02 MI E K232, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 7,133

RS0236

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

4.02 MI E K232, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 6,982

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

6.05 MI E K232, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 6,982

RS1001

Unknown

Over: I70 HWY, NL-SL

10.06 MI E K232, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 6,982

I70 HWY, WB

Unknown

Over: K14 HIGHWAY

EJCT K14/I70, WB, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 605

I70 HWY, EB

Unknown

Over: K14 HIGHWAY

EJCT K14/I70, EB, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 605

I70 HWY, WB

Unknown

Over: RS1004 LT, K156 HWY

JCT K156/I70, WB, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 2,835

I70 HWY EB

Unknown

Over: K156 HWY

JCT K156/I70, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1964 ADT: 2,835

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: K156 HWY

1.29 MI NE K14, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1961 ADT: 4,630

RS1388 RT, K232

Unknown

Over: I70 HIGHWAY

JCT I70/K232, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1962 ADT: 6,800

US-50/US-83 HWYS

Unknown

Over: K-156 HWY

US-50/US-83/K-156 JCT, Finney, KS

Built 1995 ADT: 8,170

RS 245-BIG LOWE RD

Unknown

Over: US50 HWY

RS 245 OVER US-50, Finney, KS

Built 2010 ADT: 5,051

WB US50 HWY

Unknown

Over: US50B HWY

W JCT US50/US83/US50B, Finney, KS

Built 2011 ADT: 5,538

EB US50 HWY

Unknown

Over: US50 B HWY

WJCT US50/US83/US50 B, Finney, KS

Built 2009 ADT: 5,538

US83 HWY

Unknown

Over: US50 HWY, NL-SL

JCT US50/US83, Finney, KS

Built 1974 ADT: 5,937

US-400 HWY

Unknown

Over: US-50 & BNSF RR

7.0 MI E GRAY COLN, Ford, KS

Built 2008 ADT: 8,110

MARSHALL ROAD

Unknown

Over: US-400 HWY

8.0 MI E GRAY COLN, Ford, KS

Built 2008 ADT: 1,264

US-400

Unknown

Over: US-56 & C.V.R.R.

3.66 MI W S JCT US283, Ford, KS

Built 2008 ADT: 2,910

RS1609, K33 HWY

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY

JCT I35&K33, Franklin, KS

Built 1957 ADT: 11,173

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY

4.83 MI E OSAGE COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1973 ADT: 6,804

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NL-SL

5.95 MI E OSAGE COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1972 ADT: 6,804

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NL-SL

7.21 MI E OSAGE COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1972 ADT: 6,804

RS1647LT,RS0259RT

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NL-SL

8.33 MI E OSAGE COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1972 ADT: 6,804

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY

9.72 MI E OSAGE COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1972 ADT: 7,004

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY

11.87 MI E OSAGE COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1973 ADT: 7,004

RS1928

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY

14.02 MI E OSAGE COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1973 ADT: 7,004

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY

3.52 MI NE US59, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,106

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY

7.58 MI NE US59, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,606

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NB-SB

8.98 MI NE US59, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,606

Tennessee Rd

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NB-SB

10.09 MI NE US59, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,306

LOCAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NB-SB

12.22 MI NE US59, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,306

RS0263

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NB-SB

13.36 MI NE US59, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,306

RS0263

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NB-SB

1.62 MI SW MIAMI COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,306

RS1031

Unknown

Over: I35 HWY, NB-SB

0.17 MI SW MIAMI COLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1958 ADT: 11,173

I-35 HWY, NB

Unknown

Over: US-59 HIGHWAY

.20 MI NE US 59, NB, Franklin, KS

Built 2002 ADT: 11,860

I-35 HWY, SB

Unknown

Over: OLD US-59 HIGHWAY

.21 MI NE US59, SB, Franklin, KS

Built 2003 ADT: 11,860

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