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

K-47 HWY

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER DRAINAGE

4.66 MI E US-59, Neosho, KS

Built 1992 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,880

K-47 HWY

Good

Over: FLAT ROCK CREEK

6.27 MI E US-59, Neosho, KS

Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,140

K-47 HWY

Good

Over: DOWNEY CREEK

7.05 MI E US-59, Neosho, KS

Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,140

K-96 HIWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

2.5 MI E OF BAZINE ECL, Ness, KS

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 880

J-8.6 LOCAL

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SOLOMON RIVER

0.9W OF SUMNERVILLE, Ottawa, KS

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30

US56 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER OVERFLOW

15.38 MI NE US183, Pawnee, KS

Built 1987 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,420

W. 800 RD. (215)

Good

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK

1.5N 3.0E OF LONG ISLAND, Phillips, KS

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 15

K-383 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: JACK CREEK

12.51 MI NE NORTON CL, Phillips, KS

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,600

K-383 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

14.05 MI NE NORTON COLN, Phillips, KS

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,600

US 24 HWY

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

2.79 M E BROADWAY(BELVUE), Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,890

K-148 HWY

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

13.77 MI NE US81, Republic, KS

Built 1992 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 240

K-4 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

9.55 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 965

K18 HWY WB

Good

Over: KANSAS RIVER

0.12 MI N GEARY CO LINE, Riley, KS

Built 1975 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,700

K-96 HWY EB

Good

Over: KO RAILROAD

0.72 MI E RENO COLN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 5,500

US-177 HWY

Good

Over: SHOO FLY CREEK

2.38 MI N OKLA STATE LINE, Sumner, KS

Built 1992 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,550

US24 HWY

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK S0L0M0N RIVER

2.24MI E JT U83, Thomas, KS

Built 1954 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 900

29-K.8 287

Good

Over: PEATS CREEK

1.6W 2.5S OF PALMER, Washington, KS

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 40

K-148 HWY

Good

Over: HORSESHOE CREEK

7.65 MI N US-36, Washington, KS

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,210

K-47 HWY

Good

Over: CHETOPA CREEK

6.90 MI E US-75, Wilson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,870

K-32 HWY

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.36 MI E LEAVENWORTH C/L, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1993 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,100

LOCAL RD. G.5-14.8

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

0.5S 0.2W OF FARMINGTON, Atchison, KS

Built 2005 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 15

K 177

Good

Over: Fox Creek

3.33 MI N US50, Chase, KS

Built 2019 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 825

NEOSHO R DRAINAGE

Good

Over: US-166 HWY

2.25 MI E LABETTE COLN, Cherokee, KS

Built 2022 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 1,910

Fairground Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BIG CREEK

2.5N 3.6W OF HAYS, Ellis, KS

Built 2002 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 45

RD 127

Good

Over: COON CREEK

5.0W 2.3S OF WINDHORST, Ford, KS

Built 2023 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 15

US50 HWY

Good

Over: WEST BRIDGE CREEK

4.42 MI E CO STATE LN, Hamilton, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 2,420

US160 HWY

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

2.93 MI W SJCT K2, Harper, KS

Built 2017 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 1,242

QUIVIRA RD SB

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK TRIB

0.7 MI S OF 159TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 2,000

170th Road

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

1.0S 2.2W OF LINCOLN, Lincoln, KS

Built 2004 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 25

K110 HWY

Good

Over: N K BLK VERMILLION R DRN

0.58 MI N US36, Marshall, KS

Built 2013 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 815

S DAVIS RD 124

Good

Over: S. BRANCH WAKARUSA CREEK

3.3W 6.6 N OF BURLINGAME, Osage, KS

Built 2013 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 35

I35 HWY, SB

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

1.63 MI NE COFFEY COLN,SB, Osage, KS

Built 1974 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 6,450

I35 HWY, NB

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

1.64 MI NE COFFEY COLN,NB, Osage, KS

Built 1973 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 6,450

ROCKENHAM ROAD

Good

Over: ELM SLOUGH

2.0S 1.5E OF FLUSH, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2015 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 50

K-14 HWY

Good

Over: BULL CREEK DRAINAGE

K-14 HWY AND BULL CRK, Reno, KS

Built 2022 Load: 47.3 t

K61 HWY

Good

Over: COW CREEK DRG

2.29 MI N OF E JCT OF 50, Reno, KS

Built 2016 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 6,200

23RD RD.

Good

Over: COW CREEK

0.9N 7.5E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 2013 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 40

US169 HWY

Good

Over: SKO R.R.

1.79 MI N NEOSHO CO LINE, Allen, KS

Built 1984 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 3,910

US-281 HWY

Good

Over: ELM CREEK DRAINAGE

11.33 MI N EJCT US-160, Barber, KS

Built 1995 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,280

RS 1918

Good

Over: STOUT CREEK

0.5S 2.4E OF STRONG CITY, Chase, KS

Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 130

REAPER RD. 318

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LONG CREEK

11.0N 0.8W OF LEROY, Coffey, KS

Built 1993 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 20

22ND B358

Good

Over: Trib. to Pottawatomie Cr

3.2 E & 3.0 S of Waverly, Coffey, KS

Built 2004 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 25

330th Avenue

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

0.2N 0.3W OF PFEIFER, Ellis, KS

Built 1989 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 100

SB I-35 HWY

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

8.45 MI NE US-59, SB, Franklin, KS

Built 2002 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 9,300

RS 1723 BSN 810

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PORCUPINE CK.

5.6N OF DENTONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1997 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 56

LOCAL U-6

Good

Over: WHITE ROCK CREEK

1.0S 4.0E OF SALEM, Jewell, KS

Built 1992 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 20

MINOR F-22.9

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.1W OF RANDALL, Jewell, KS

Built 2001 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 20

199TH ST

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

0.5W 1.0N OF SPRING HILL, Johnson, KS

Built 1993 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 2,900

NIEMAN RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIB.

0.28 MI N. OF SH MSN PKWY, Johnson, KS

Built 2018 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 15,170

RS 296 SW 90 AVE

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

2.1S OF ZENDA, Kingman, KS

Built 2004 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 250

Showing 20,651-20,700 of 23,867 bridges

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