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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

DAKOTA RD.

Good

Over: LONE TREE CREEK

7.3W 5.0N OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1980 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 35

EISENHOWER RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. LONE TREE CREEK

0.5E 4.5S OF WINDOM, McPherson, KS

Built 1984 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 35

CHISHOLM RD.

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

2.0N 5.2W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1984 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 30

4TH. AVE.

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH SHARPS CK.

3.3E 4.4N OF WINDOM, McPherson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 30

4TH. AVE.

Good

Over: SHARPS CREEK

3.3E 4.3N OF WINDOM, McPherson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 30

5200 RD Mile 21

Good

Over: DRUM CREEK

1.3E OF CHERRYVALE, Montgomery, KS

Built 2002 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 90

LOCAL 45 Q.0-2280

Good

Over: WEST FORK NEOSHO RIVER

4.7W 4.0N OF WILSEY, Morris, KS

Built 1997 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 30

W. 290th DR.

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

9.5S 3.9E OF COVERT, Osborne, KS

Built 2003 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 25

RS 564

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.7S 2.0E OF REPUBLIC, Republic, KS

Built 1998 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 165

55th

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

55thS, 0.8 E of Rock, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2001 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 65

K-42 HWY EB

Good

Over: COWSKIN CREEK

2.28 MI SW I-235, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1998 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 9,350

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.72 MI E EJCT US75, Brown, KS

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 4,020

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

5.54 MI E EJCT US75, Brown, KS

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 4,190

K9 HWY

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

6.99 MI SW K 28, Cloud, KS

Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 705

28TH. RD. 181

Good

Over: FROG CREEK

6.0E 1.0N OF LEBO, Coffey, KS

Built 1998 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 45

K58 HWY

Good

Over: DINNER CREEK

0.45 MI E GREENWOOD CL, Coffey, KS

Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 235

K126 HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1.16 MI W K7, Crawford, KS

Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 715

300 ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK SAPPA CREEK

7.9S 8.4W OF OBERLIN, Decatur, KS

Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20

500 ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3N 1.0E OF TRAER, Decatur, KS

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 10

N LANE

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK SAPPA CREEK

4.5S 3.4W OF OBERLIN, Decatur, KS

Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20

K43 HWY

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER DRG

1.55 MI SW I70, Dickinson, KS

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,520

K23 HWY

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

6.64 MI N 4TH ST (GOVE), Gove, KS

Built 2017 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 875

(RD V) RD.os 26

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

9.0N 4.8W OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1940 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 25

Osage Rd.

Good

Over: trib. Crooked Creek

4 MI S OF NORTONVILLE, Jefferson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 100

RIDGEVIEW RD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.8 MI. N. OF 191st ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2022 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 2,600

11TH RD (10.4-T.2)

Good

Over: Trib Misquito Creek

8.2S 1.8E Marysville, Marshall, KS

Built 2005 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20

2100 RD Mile 3

Good

Over: HAFER RUN

2.0M N 3.0M E of Caney, Montgomery, KS

Built 2019 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 40

K39 HWY

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER DRG

2.285 MI E SJCT US169, Neosho, KS

Built 2016 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 2,710

K9 HWY

Good

Over: N F SOLOMON RIV DRG

1.79 MI E JT U183, Phillips, KS

Built 2016 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 585

US54 HWY

Good

Over: S FK NINNESCAH RIVER DR

7.10 MI E K64, Pratt, KS

Built 2015 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 3,635

4 CORNERS RD.

Good

Over: TRIB TO SMOKY HILL RIVER

2.0S 1.5E OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 2021 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 40

4th N

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

2.4E 4.0N OF CHENEY, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1997 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 50

US81 HWY

Good

Over: COWSKIN CREEK

3.08 MI N SUMNER CO LN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2007 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 5,650

DAVIS RD. 47

Good

Over: ENSIGN CREEK

2.5N.W. OF SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 2007 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 75

Stuart St.

Good

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

0.7E OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS

Built 1993 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20

12TH. RD. 87

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LONG CREEK

5.3E OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS

Built 2004 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 440

3rd Road 158

Good

Over: TWISS CREEK

1.0S 2.3E OF LEROY, Coffey, KS

Built 1991 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 86

KAFIR LN. 133

Good

Over: SOUTH BIG CREEK

1.2S 6.5E OF GRIDLEY, Coffey, KS

Built 1994 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 20

167th St RIVER RD

Good

Over: FALL RIVER

2.6W 1.8N OF EUREKA, Greenwood, KS

Built 2003 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 20

231st N LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: MAIN DITCH

231stW, 0.9 N of 117thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2002 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 40

225 ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.0N 2.0E of Claudell, Smith, KS

Built 2014 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 20

Z-24.3 249

Good

Over: COON CREEK

1.5W 3.5S OF BARNES, Washington, KS

Built 1990 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 40

SE 35 Ave

Good

Over: WET WALNUT CREEK

7.0 W OF ELLINWOOD, Barton, KS

Built 2014 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 10

SHETLAND RD. 93

Good

Over: SCOTT CREEK

6.1N OF LE ROY, Coffey, KS

Built 2007 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 400

RS 1357 BSN 578

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

3.8N OF PIEDMONT, Greenwood, KS

Built 2005 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 21

RD U25 (S.2-29.8)

Good

Over: FALL RIVER

2.0N 2.5E OF CLIMAX, Greenwood, KS

Built 1999 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 52

13TH RD. RS 1239

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.0S 3.0W OF HOME CITY, Marshall, KS

Built 2004 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 180

RS 2043

Good

Over: DRY TURKEY CREEK

2.7NW OF ELYRIA, McPherson, KS

Built 2000 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 1,255

BIGELOW ROAD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

5.0W OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2002 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 80

BIGELOW ROAD

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

2.0W OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2002 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 80

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