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

260 Road

Good

Over: PAWNEE RIVER

1.0N 1.5E OF ROZEL, Pawnee, KS

Built 2003 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 30

US183 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

8.25MI N WJCT U36, Phillips, KS

Built 1936 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,010

K99 HWY

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

8.01 MI N US24, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2013 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,240

Ave V

Good

Over: K-14 HWY

AVE V JNCT OVER K14, Rice, KS

Built 2022 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 283

I70 HWY, EB

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH DEEP CREEK

2.11 MI E GEARY COLN, EB, Riley, KS

Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,100

K140 HWY

Good

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK DRG

3.46 MI E ELLSWORTH COLN, Saline, KS

Built 2016 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,270

327st W LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

327thW, 0.5 N of 119thS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1986 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12

US54/US400 HWY EB

Good

Over: WEST ST. & US54 RAMP

US54 & WEST ST, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1989 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 43,100

K-96 HWY WB

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

8.23 MI E RENO COLN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1995 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,750

V ROAD (RS 627)

Good

Over: WEST OAK CREEK

0.5N OF BELLAIRE, Smith, KS

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 245

O ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BEAVER CREEK

6.5N 1.0W of Smith Center, Smith, KS

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10

US-81 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NINNESCAH RIVER DRAINAGE

8.54 MI N NJCT US-160, Sumner, KS

Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,640

U-24.5 241

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COON CREEK

1.0W 4.5S OF GREENLEAF, Washington, KS

Built 2010 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 25

NE 50 Ave

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.0N 5.0E OF SUSANK, Barton, KS

Built 2004 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 40

WB Prairie St Pkwy

Good

Over: COON CREEK

1.8 Miles W of Woodland, Johnson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 3,110

RS 466 Local K Rd

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.5S 6.1W OF BELOIT, Mitchell, KS

Built 2017 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 235

16-18.3 LOCAL

Good

Over: LABETTE CREEK

1.3S 4.0E OF THAYER, Neosho, KS

Built 2019 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 30

Rd. E

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

1.5E 14.2N OF CLAYTON, Norton, KS

Built 2004 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 30

W 285TH ST 10

Good

Over: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER

2.0N OF READING, Osage, KS

Built 1998 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 30

MINOR COL N-8.4

Good

Over: TRIB. REPUBLICAN RIVER

2.0N 0.6W OF SCANDIA, Republic, KS

Built 2007 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 50

SE STONE ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0E OF EL DORADO, Butler, KS

Built 2002 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 50

US400/US69A HWYS

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.60 MI N US400/US69A JCT, Cherokee, KS

Built 2000 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 6,700

LOCAL 5.83N-24.00E

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CAPTAIN CREEK

2.0E 0.2S OF CLEARFIELD, Douglas, KS

Built 2009 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 26

RS 1138

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER

N. OUTSKIRTS OF OSWEGO, Labette, KS

Built 1983 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 57

N Hydralic

Good

Over: TRIB. BIG DITCH FLOODWAY

2.0W 2.0S OF KECHI, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2006 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 2,753

290th St.

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

3.2S 0.3W OF RESERVE, Brown, KS

Built 1999 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 45

US-166 HWY

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.29 ME NJCT K99, Chautauqua, KS

Built 2023 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,420

US24 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK DRAINAGE

3.11 MI E JT K18, Graham, KS

Built 2018 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 495

US160 HWY

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK DRG

13.25 MI E BARBER COLN, Harper, KS

Built 2017 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,242

US160 HWY

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK DRG

3.07 MI W SJCT K2, Harper, KS

Built 2017 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,242

K156 HWY

Good

Over: PAWNEE RIVER DRAINAGE

2.89 MI E OF FINNEY CL, Hodgeman, KS

Built 2013 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,550

LOCAL C-9.1

Good

Over: TRIB. TO HERMES CREEK

4.5S 0.2E OF IONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1999 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 25

SWITZER RD. NB

Good

Over: TOMAHAWK CK

2500' S OF 135TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2007 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 6,400

K-14

Good

Over: HUNTER CREEK

9.27 MI N K42, Kingman, KS

Built 2021 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,320

K-99 HWY

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

5.99 MI N GW COLN, Lyon, KS

Built 2010 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,500

MEADOWLRK 29.8-N.5

Good

Over: TRIB NFB VERMILLION RIV.

4.5S 0.8E OF AXTELL, Marshall, KS

Built 2021 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 15

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER

1.17 MI E OF 75/400 JCT, Montgomery, KS

Built 1997 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,810

RS 687 F-20

Good

Over: HARRIS CREEK

3.0N.E. OF SENECA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1996 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 60

KIRKWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

E OF HWY 177 @ MARLATT, Riley, KS

Built 2022 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,500

LOCAL 474-811.1

Good

Over: GYPSUM CREEK

2.5N 0.2E OF GYPSUM, Saline, KS

Built 2022 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 58

GLICK RD. 68

Good

Over: MID. BR. WAKARUSA RIVER

3.5W of Auburn, Shawnee, KS

Built 2015 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 70

PAWNEE 17.0-1.8

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

1.5N 1.2E POMONA, Franklin, KS

Built 1991 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 35

LEXINGTON D.5-14.6

Good

Over: KILL CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.2N OF CLEARVIEW CITY, Johnson, KS

Built 2004 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 1,841

RS 1228 I-14

Good

Over: BLACK VERMILLION CREEK

6.5S.W. OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS

Built 1998 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 65

82nd AVE

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LITTLE ARK

1.6W OF BUHLER, Reno, KS

Built 2010 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 2,570

RS 830 D.6-9.0F

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

7.0W OF RANDOLPH, Riley, KS

Built 2017 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 160

SW 49th St

Good

Over: Trib S Shunganunga Crk

187.691m W. of SW49th & T, Shawnee, KS

Built 2014 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 500

140 N

Good

Over: TRIB. TO N. FORK SOLOMON

13.5N 6.3E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 2001 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 30

M-24.4 225

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PEATS CREEK

0.2W 2.1N OF PALMER, Washington, KS

Built 2018 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 30

RS 93

Good

Over: SCHAFFER CREEK

2.0W 7.3N OF ELMDALE, Chase, KS

Built 2017 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 210

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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