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

143rd

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

143rdE, 0.4 N of 29thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2006 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 40

150 S

Good

Over: TURNER DRAW

14.5S 12.9E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1998 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 20

AA-24.9 252

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.5W 3.9S OF BARNES, Washington, KS

Built 1994 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 30

US59 HWY

Good

Over: STRANGER CREEK

2.22 MI NE K116, Atchison, KS

Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,830

Bittersweet Rd.

Good

Over: PONY CREEK

1.8E 3.8N OF SABETHA, Brown, KS

Built 2011 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 65

US-75 HWY

Good

Over: Plum Creek

4.84 MI N K-20, Brown, KS

Built 1995 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,480

US-77 HWY

Good

Over: LITTLE WALNUT DRG

3.32 MI N COWLEY COLN, Butler, KS

Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,990

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: ABANDONED RR

4.47 MI W OF GW CO LINE, Butler, KS

Built 1988 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,420

US-50 HWY

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

2.80 MI NE MARION COLN, Chase, KS

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,630

K 177

Good

Over: Fox Creek Drainage

5.70 MI N US50, Chase, KS

Built 2021 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 825

RS 124 R.0-19.5

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER

2.0W 6.0N OF WAKEFIELD, Clay, KS

Built 2003 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 360

LOCAL M.5-13.9

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5W OF CLAY CENTER, Clay, KS

Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 75

US-81 HWY NB

Good

Over: WEST PIPE CREEK DRAINAGE

0.47MI N US-24, Cloud, KS

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,005

US-81 HWY, SB

Good

Over: WEST PIPE CREEK DRAINAGE

4.0 MI N OF CLOUD SCOLN, Cloud, KS

Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,005

US-81 HWY

Good

Over: COOL CREEK

1.90 MI N K9, Cloud, KS

Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,420

IRIS RD. C9603

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK

3.5W 2.0S OF BURLINGTON, Coffey, KS

Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20

RS 173

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE COW CRK.

1.0W OF CAPALDO, Crawford, KS

Built 1990 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,705

LOCAL RD. 147

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

6.0S 1.3W OF GIRARD, Crawford, KS

Built 2011 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20

900 ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK PRAIRIE DOG CRK

0.2S 8.1W OF DRESDEN, Decatur, KS

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10

RS 1369

Good

Over: BRANCH EIGHT MILE CREEK

2.3S OF GLOBE, Douglas, KS

Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 417

K156 HWY

Good

Over: EAST ELKHORN CREEK

2.45 MI NE K111, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,980

MARY STREET

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH NO.2

0.7E OF GARDEN CITY, Finney, KS

Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 630

I70 HWY, WB

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

2.05 MI E WJCT 40 BS, WB, Geary, KS

Built 1960 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 14,350

I70 HWY, EB

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

2.04 MI E WJCT 40 BS, EB, Geary, KS

Built 1960 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 14,350

5-D.8 LOCAL

Good

Over: S. SAND HILL RD.

4.2S 2.0E OF BURRTON, Harvey, KS

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20

E-30.6 LOCAL

Good

Over: EAST WHITEWATER CREEK

2.5E OF ANNELLY, Harvey, KS

Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 30

Old Main Street

Good

Over: Slate Creek

7th St. & Main, Harvey, KS

Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,325

RS 318 106 HA

Good

Over: BIG SOLDIER CREEK

3.9E OF DELIA, Jackson, KS

Built 2003 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 126

US-75 HWY NB

Good

Over: SOUTH CEDAR CREEK

7.80 MI N NJCT K-214, Jackson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,270

K-128 HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

0.78 MI N JCT U36, Jewell, KS

Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 445

199TH ST

Good

Over: LITTLE BULL CREEK

3.7 MI. E. OF I-35, Johnson, KS

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,200

NALL AVE. NB

Good

Over: NEGRO CREEK

3000' S. OF 151ST ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,900

RAMP EB K10-I35N

Good

Over: RENNER BLVD

3.96 MI E OF K-7, Johnson, KS

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,625

I-35 HWY SB

Good

Over: URB4204, SHERIDAN DR.

1.63 MI NE K-7 WL, Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 40,350

I-35 HWY NB

Good

Over: URB4204, SHERIDAN DR.

1.64 MI NE K-7 EL, Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 40,350

RAMP 35N-LE

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

RAMP 35N-LE, Johnson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,690

K-42 HWY

Good

Over: CHIKASKIA RIVER DRAINAGE

3.15 MI E K-14, Kingman, KS

Built 1994 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 430

US-400 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LABETTE CREEK

.7 MI W U-400/U-59 JCT, Labette, KS

Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,690

US73 HWY

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

1.41 MI N K5, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1983 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 21,000

K-152 HWY

Good

Over: ELM CREEK DRAINAGE

1.3 MI E K-7/K-152 JCT, Linn, KS

Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 770

K99 HWY

Good

Over: STILLMAN CREEK

3.49 MI N I35, Lyon, KS

Built 1985 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,400

DOGWOOD 27.25-DD.0

Good

Over: IRISH CREEK

2.0S 0.25E OF LILLIS, Marshall, KS

Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10

RS 426 RAINBOW RD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO GYPSUM CREEK

3.0S 2.8E OF ROXBURY, McPherson, KS

Built 2022 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 40

MYERS ST.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY TURKEY CK.

160 FT. N. OF E. HULSE, McPherson, KS

Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 500

K-153 RAMP

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK DRG

RAMP 0.41 MI NW K153/K61, McPherson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,120

US-169/K-7 HWY, NB

Good

Over: 255TH STREET

3.02 MI N K-68 HIGHWAY, Miami, KS

Built 2003 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,600

LAUREL S. FAU 2004

Good

Over: STREAM; No. 820

50FT. E. OF 21ST. ST., Montgomery, KS

Built 1930 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,200

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: SOUTH F BIG NEMAHA RIV

0.38 MI E WJCT K-63, Nemaha, KS

Built 1996 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,020

K-62 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK DRAINAGE

3.8 MI N OF JACKSON COLN, Nemaha, KS

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 220

US169 HWY

Good

Over: HAUL ROAD

0.60 MI N K39, Neosho, KS

Built 1984 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,530

Showing 21,151-21,200 of 23,867 bridges

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