Total Bridges
23,867
Public highway bridges in Kansas
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
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
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
IN
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
KS
Kansas
5.25% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
5.41% top marginal rate
ID
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY BEAVER CREEK
2.6S 2.3E OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS
Built 1963 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 15
LOCAL MEDF230
PoorOver: PEACE CREEK
2.0N 8.2W OF NICKERSON, Reno, KS
Built 1950 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 25
LOCAL G-2.5
PoorOver: EAST OAK CREEK
4.0N 1.5E OF DISPATCH, Jewell, KS
Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1
LOCAL Y-12.5
PoorOver: 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)
PoorOver: TRIB. TO POLE CREEK
3.0E OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS
Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
80 E
PoorOver: S. FORK SOLOMON RIVER
0.4N 8.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 30
All Bridges in Kansas
RS 123
GoodOver: MULBERRY CREEK
5.2S OF CLIFTON, Clay, KS
Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 320
US-160 HWY
GoodOver: KIOWA CREEK
7.8 MI W U-160/K-1 JCT, Comanche, KS
Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 850
US-160 HWY
GoodOver: CAVALRY CREEK
7.35 MI W U-160/K-1 JCT, Comanche, KS
Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 850
242nd RD
GoodOver: CO ROAD OVER AT&SF RR
2.0N OF ARKANSAS CITY, Cowley, KS
Built 2001 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 25
US 77 HWY SB
GoodOver: WALNUT RIV & LOCAL RD
1.11 MI S OF JCT US160, Cowley, KS
Built 1939 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,950
US-166 HWY
GoodOver: WILDCAT CREEK
2.00 MI W WJCT K-15, Cowley, KS
Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,310
US-166 HWY
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK DRAINAGE
10.74 MI E US-77, Cowley, KS
Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,310
US-166 HWY
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.18 MI E EJCT K-15, Cowley, KS
Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,050
LOCAL 12.0N-20.7E
GoodOver: WAKARUSA CREEK
1.0W 1.0S OF EUDORA, Douglas, KS
Built 1984 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 186
K-10 HWY, FRNT RD
GoodOver: CAPTAIN CREEK DRAINAGE
0.56 MI W OF JO CL, Douglas, KS
Built 1976 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 14,950
N 2ND ST (KINSLEY)
GoodOver: COON CREEK DRG
0.2 MI NE U56/U183 SDR LT, Edwards, KS
Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 230
3rd Road
GoodOver: TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER
1.4E 1.5S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS
Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20
US24 HWY
GoodOver: Hay Creek
3.73 MI E SHERIDAN CO L, Graham, KS
Built 1957 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 685
MINOR Q-203
GoodOver: BILLS CREEK
3.4S OF HOLTON, Jackson, KS
Built 2006 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 180
K192 HWY
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.05 MI E US59, Jefferson, KS
Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 790
NALL AVE. SB
GoodOver: NEGRO CREEK
3000' S OF 151ST ST, Johnson, KS
Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,900
US-36 HWY
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
5.63 MI E EJCT US-77, Marshall, KS
Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,310
K-23 HWY
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
4.2 MI N K-23/K-98 JCT, Meade, KS
Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 695
US-169 HIGHWAY, SB
GoodOver: LOOKOUT ROAD
.68 MI N K-279 HIGHWAY, Miami, KS
Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,150
County Road 64th
GoodOver: STREAM
3.0S 2.5W OF CENTRALIA, Nemaha, KS
Built 2017 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10
MINOR COL D-23
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
2.8N 2.0E OF BERWICK, Nemaha, KS
Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100
K-96 HWY
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH CREEK
1.31 MI E US-283/K96 JCT, Ness, KS
Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,500
S HOCH RD 152
GoodOver: S. BRANCH WAKARUSA CREEK
8.5W 2.8N OF CARBONDALE, Osage, KS
Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30
S. 190th AVE.
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER
0.3S 5.2E OF ALTON, Osborne, KS
Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 25
US-81 HWY NB
GoodOver: K-106 HWY
US81/K106 NJCT, Ottawa, KS
Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,345
K-156 HIGHWAY
GoodOver: PAWNEE RIVER
13.21 MI E HODGEMAN COLN, Pawnee, KS
Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,900
K-156 HWY
GoodOver: PAWNEE RIVER DRAINAGE
3.48 MI E US-183 JCT, Pawnee, KS
Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,150
US50 HWY
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
9.67 MI E OLD US50, Reno, KS
Built 1969 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,940
US-183 HWY
GoodOver: PARADISE CREEK DRAINAGE
1.47 MI S K-18 HWY, Rooks, KS
Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,020
199th LOCAL RD.
GoodOver: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER
199thW, 0.6 N of 119thS, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1997 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30
K-15 HWY SB
GoodOver: BNSF RR & PED PASS
0.11 MI N SUMNER COLN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,710
K-15 HWY NB
GoodOver: BNSF RR & PED PASS
0.11 MI N SUMNER COLN, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,710
I-70 HIGHWAY; WB
GoodOver: ROSSVILLE ROAD
.01 MI E WABAUNSEE COLN, Shawnee, KS
Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,733
US-75 HWY, NB
GoodOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
.33 MI N LWR SLVR LAKE RD, Shawnee, KS
Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 21,550
LOCAL 52-37-2
GoodOver: WEST SHOO FLY CREEK
3.5N 3.8W OF SOUTH HAVEN, Sumner, KS
Built 1950 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15
US-400 HWY
GoodOver: FALL RIVER DRAINAGE
7.27 MI SE K47 JCT, Wilson, KS
Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,720
US-400 HWY
GoodOver: FALL RIVER
10.05 MI SE K47 JCT, Wilson, KS
Built 1997 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,230
DEER RD.
GoodOver: SOUTH BIG CREEK
207 10.7N 9.0W US54&75JCT, Woodson, KS
Built 2021 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30
I-70 EB ON RP 3-E
GoodOver: RR YARD
.04 MI E OF CNTRL AVE/I70, Wyandotte, KS
Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,065
8th RD B338
GoodOver: Trib. To North Big Creek
3.0N 1.1W of Gridley, Coffey, KS
Built 1999 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 35
K126 HWY
GoodOver: LIGHTNING CREEK
6.00 MI W K7, Crawford, KS
Built 2014 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 510
LOCAL T-43-1
GoodOver: N. BR. INDEPENDENCE CK.
1.5S 0.9W OF DENTON, Doniphan, KS
Built 2022 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 55
27th
GoodOver: Mud Creek
1.5N 7.2E OF PERRY, Jefferson, KS
Built 2002 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 40
HAVENSVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: TRIB. TO FRENCH CREEK
1.5N 1.0E OF ONAGA, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 2023 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 400
Y ROAD (RS 675)
GoodOver: TRIB. TO BEAVER CREEK
0.5N 5.7W OF HERNDON, Rawlins, KS
Built 2020 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 55
K18 HWY
GoodOver: KANSAS RIVER DRG
4.59 MI E SJCT K177, Riley, KS
Built 2015 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 875
95thS LOCAL RD.
GoodOver: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER
95thS, 0.6E OF 167thW, Sedgwick, KS
Built 2018 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 528
109th LOCAL RD.
GoodOver: JESTER CREEK
109thN, 0.9 E of 39thW, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1991 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 30
Greenwich Road
GoodOver: Spring Branch
Greenwich, N of Bayley, Sedgwick, KS
Built 2010 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 12,000
S.W. 103RD. ST 125
GoodOver: TRIB. TO WAKARUSA RIVER
2.0S.E. OF AUBURN, Shawnee, KS
Built 2009 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 100
Showing 21,301-21,350 of 23,867 bridges
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