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

MINOR COL 180

Good

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

1.0N 3.8W OF VALEDA, Labette, KS

Built 2006 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40

CIMARRON RD.

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

3.0N 4.9W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1984 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 50

5100 RD Mile 5

Good

Over: STREAM

_6.7S 0.5W OF LIBERTY, Montgomery, KS

Built 2013 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 595

LOCAL 1 F.0-2710

Good

Over: CLARKS CREEK

0.9N 5.2W OF WHITE CITY, Morris, KS

Built 1997 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 45

Rd. E6

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

2.4E 0.5N OF EDMOND, Norton, KS

Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 25

JIM CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

5.0S 1.0E OF ONAGA, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2012 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 50

AVE. E | RS 1830

Good

Over: LTTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

AT GALT, Rice, KS

Built 2009 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 95

MINOR P.6-25.7

Good

Over: Trib. To Wildcat Creek

2.5 mi west of Manhattan, Riley, KS

Built 2007 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 100

CR 140

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.0E OF ALEXANDER, Rush, KS

Built 2003 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 50

K-42 HWY

Good

Over: NINNESCAH RIVER

2.88 MI NE K-49, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2001 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 4,406

US-75 HWY, NB

Good

Over: 77TH STREET

4.47 MI N OSAGE COLN, Shawnee, KS

Built 1996 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 6,150

4-E.05 10

Good

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

2.0S 3.1E OF MAHASKA, Washington, KS

Built 1996 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 30

5-P.9 32

Good

Over: TRIB. TO JOY CREEK

1.0W 8.8N OF WASHINGTON, Washington, KS

Built 2020 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 30

SE 180th

Good

Over: UNAMED STREAM

2.0 8.3 E LATHAM, Butler, KS

Built 2003 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 50

HOMESTEAD LANE

Good

Over: KILL CREEK TRIB.

5.0S OF K-10, Johnson, KS

Built 1995 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 560

WAVERLY RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.6S 0.5E OF K10&KILL CRK, Johnson, KS

Built 2004 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 240

US 50 963.6-519.0

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

9.0E OF EMPORIA, Lyon, KS

Built 1999 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 605

LOCAL J.3-2.7T

Good

Over: NORTH OTTER CREEK

1.7W 6.9N OF RANDOLPH, Riley, KS

Built 2005 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 40

Kellogg Drive (EB)

Good

Over: Cowskin Creek

1200ft East of Maize, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2003 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 18,000

MAPLE STREET

Good

Over: WESTLINK TRIB COWSKIN CR

MAPLE AT SEVILLE, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1948 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 13,000

RATNER RD. 252

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WAKARUSA RIVER

6.5E 0.7W OF WAKARUSA, Shawnee, KS

Built 2002 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 150

210 ROAD

Good

Over: West Cedar Creek

4.0S 0.1W of Kensington, Smith, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 10

US-54 HWY

Good

Over: UP RR

0.24 MI E US59, Allen, KS

Built 2022 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,310

K31 HWY

Good

Over: KENOMA CREEK

6.91 MI SE COFFEY COLN, Anderson, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 400

Stolp Ave.

Good

Over: Medicine River Tributary

Stolp Ave. E. of Oak, Barber, KS

Built 1999 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 500

K31 HWY

Good

Over: CLEVER CREEK

2.96 MI E EJCT K7, Bourbon, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 305

SE 30th

Good

Over: N. BR. LIT. WALNUT RIV.

2.0S OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 2008 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 30

K-80 HWY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.30 MI W K15, Clay, KS

Built 2023 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 635

K-80 HWY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.88 MI W K15, Clay, KS

Built 2023 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 635

10TH RD. 334

Good

Over: TRIB TO NEOSHO RIVER

1.5E 1.5S OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS

Built 1996 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 20

K-10 HWY WB

Good

Over: E 1600 RD

3.13 MI E OF US-59 JCT, Douglas, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 10,350

K-10 HWY EB

Good

Over: E 1600 RD

3.13 MI E OF US-59 JCT, Douglas, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 10,350

310th Avenue

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER TRIBUTARY

13.9N 0.5E OF CATHARINE, Ellis, KS

Built 2022 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 35

30 ROAD (RS 273)

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

3.0S OF GRINNELL, Gove, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 120

US160 HWY

Good

Over: MID BRANCH BLUFF CREEK

10.78 MI E BARBER COLN, Harper, KS

Built 2017 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 1,470

198th

Good

Over: N. Fork Crooked Creek

1.0S 1.8E OF NORTONVILLE, Jefferson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 15

K-128 HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK DRAINAGE

3.13 MI N MITCHELL COLN, Jewell, KS

Built 2010 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 505

K-128 HWY

Good

Over: WEST LIMESTONE CREEK

3.72 MI N MITCHELL COLN, Jewell, KS

Built 2010 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 355

ANTIOCH RD.

Good

Over: INDIAN CK

800' N OF I-435, Johnson, KS

Built 2006 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 21,000

161ST TERRACE

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK TRIB.

1000' E OF QUIVIRA, Johnson, KS

Built 2013 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 1,000

T Road

Good

Over: AMAZON DITCH

1.6N 0.1E OF LAKIN, Kearny, KS

Built 2015 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 90

Elk Drive

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

7.0S 3.1E OF VESPER, Lincoln, KS

Built 2017 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 30

16TH. AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO TURKEY CREEK

6.0W 0.3N OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 40

US-24

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

7.61 MI E K128, Mitchell, KS

Built 2022 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,940

2300 RD Mile 23

Good

Over: DUCK CR. DRAINAGE

4.54 N. US-160, Montgomery, KS

Built 2023 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 280

K-149-HWY

Good

Over: W FORK NEOSHO RIVER DRG

1.9 MI N OF US-56, Morris, KS

Built 2016 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 255

RS 1459 3.0-17.5

Good

Over: STROWBRIDGE CREEK

3.5E 0.5N of Carbondale, Osage, KS

Built 2015 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 380

E. 200 RD. (136)

Good

Over: N. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

1.0S 1.0E of Glade, Phillips, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 20

WATERMILL ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK

E. EDGE OF LOUISVILLE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2008 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 96

BUFFALO RUN ROAD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

5.0N 3.0W OF FLUSH, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2006 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 50

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