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

LOCAL RD. K5b

Good

Over: EAST ASHER CREEK

1.1N OF ASHERVILLE, Mitchell, KS

Built 2008 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 70

K-9 HWY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2.47 MI E US-24, Mitchell, KS

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,070

US-24 HWY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

3.67 MI SE K-9, Mitchell, KS

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,950

US-169 HWY

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK TRIBUTARY

6.86 MI N OF NJCT 160/169, Montgomery, KS

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,860

RS 485 A-21

Good

Over: POLE CREEK

10.3N OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS

Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 90

K39 HWY

Good

Over: SKO RR

0.22 MI N S JCT K39, Neosho, KS

Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,250

US-169 HWY

Good

Over: DRUM CREEK

0.38 MI N LABETTE COLN, Neosho, KS

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,500

US 169 HWY

Good

Over: ELK CREEK DRAINAGE

1.95 MI N K47, Neosho, KS

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,440

RD X

Good

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

2.3N CO. LINE 5.0E US-283, Ness, KS

Built 1988 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

K4 HWY

Good

Over: BIG TIMBER CREEK DRAIN

6.84 MI. EAST OF K-147, Ness, KS

Built 1953 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 370

K-96 HWY

Good

Over: N. FORK WALNUT CREEK DNG

.33 MI W OF US-283, Ness, KS

Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,060

Rd. G

Good

Over: N. FORK PRAIRIE DOG CK.

2.0W 1.5N OF ALMENA, Norton, KS

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 30

K170 HWY

Good

Over: MUTE CREEK

9.58 MI NE LYON COLN, Osage, KS

Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 680

RS 976 180 AVE

Good

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

1.0E 5.0N OF GARFIELD, Pawnee, KS

Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75

US 24 HWY

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.65 M E BROADWAY(BELVUE), Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,890

Ne 130 Ave

Good

Over: S. FK. NINNESCAH RIVER

3.0E 1.0N OF CAIRO, Pratt, KS

Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

RS 1734

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

4.0N OF MUNDEN, Republic, KS

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 43

K148 HWY

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

0.84 MI E US81, Republic, KS

Built 1985 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 305

K-14 HWY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

K-14 HWY, Rice, KS

Built 2022 Load: 44.5 t

K96 HWY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

.45 MI E NESS COLIN, Rush, KS

Built 2003 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 880

MINOR 474-803.5

Good

Over: W. BRANCH GYPSUM CREEK

6.0E OF MENTOR, Saline, KS

Built 2017 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 54

K4 HWY

Good

Over: HOBBS CREEK

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

Built 1981 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 465

K4 HWY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.27 MI E NJCT I135, Saline, KS

Built 2008 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 715

23rd S Local Rd

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

23rdS, 0.1 E of 327thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2013 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

K-42 HWY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

10.72 MI NE K49, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1941 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,910

K-96 HWY WB

Good

Over: UP RR

WB K-96 OVER OKT RR, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 30,400

SW 85TH ST. 112

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WAKARUSA RIVER

0.2E OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS

Built 2017 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,200

K4 HWY

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK

7.28 MI NE WAB. CO. LINE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1985 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 320

I470 HWY WB

Good

Over: 37TH ,S BR SHUNGANUN

1.95 MI E FAIRLAWN, Shawnee, KS

Built 1989 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 17,800

US24 HWY

Good

Over: S FORK SOLOMON RIVER DRG

12.18 MI E K23, Sheridan, KS

Built 1953 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 915

K4 HWY

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

4.00 MI W OF SHAWNEE CL, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 570

K-30 HWY

Good

Over: MILL CREEK DRAINAGE

0.28 MI N I70/K30 JCT, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,050

K-9 HWY

Good

Over: SCRIBNER CREEK

2.87 MI E CLOUD COLN, Washington, KS

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 805

US-54 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.16 MI E K-105, Woodson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,480

US 75 HWY

Good

Over: SOUTH OWL CREEK

1.07 MI S US-54, Woodson, KS

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,130

NE 40th

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.9N 1.0E OF WEIR, Cherokee, KS

Built 2007 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 35

TRI COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: CLARKS CREEK

6.0S 3.0E OF WREFORD, Geary, KS

Built 2001 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 45

I35 HWY SB

Good

Over: JOHNSON DR

JCT JOHNSON DRIVE/I35 SB, Johnson, KS

Built 1991 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 55,500

I35 HWY NB

Good

Over: URB2712, JOHNSON DR

JCT JOHNSON DRIVE/I35 NB, Johnson, KS

Built 1991 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 57,000

LOCAL RD. R9B

Good

Over: CARR CREEK

0.9E 1.4S OF TIPTON, Mitchell, KS

Built 2001 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 25

US-75/K-96 HWY

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

2.57 MI N EJCT US-160, Montgomery, KS

Built 1995 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 5,060

LOCAL RD. J-29.9

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

5.0S 1.9E OF NARKA, Republic, KS

Built 1988 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 52-27-5

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

1.8S 0.5W OF CORBIN, Sumner, KS

Built 2006 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 52-29-6

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4.0E 4.0N OF CALDWELL, Sumner, KS

Built 2006 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 10

Q-16.9 168

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

0.9W 3.3S OF WASHINGTON, Washington, KS

Built 2007 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 40

SE Munson Hill Rd

Good

Over: Eagle Creek

4.6E 2.2S OF LEON, Butler, KS

Built 2012 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30

240th Rd

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

3.0E 2.7N OF AURORA, Cloud, KS

Built 1993 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 20

FAUNA RD. 101

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

6.0W OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS

Built 2001 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 20

2600 Ave (H12-E75)

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO MUD CREEK

875 2600 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30

K23 HWY

Good

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

6.46 MI N OF W JCT 156, Finney, KS

Built 2014 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 770

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