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

I-70 HWY, WB

Good

Over: K-4, AUBURN RD

JCT K-4/I-70, WB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1999 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 15,700

K-8 HWY

Good

Over: WEST BEAVER CREEK

5.91 MI N JCT US-36, Smith, KS

Built 2011 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 615

US-281 HWY

Good

Over: N BRANCH WHITE ROCK CR

8.80 MI N JCT K-191, Smith, KS

Built 2011 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 530

Falcon Rd.

Good

Over: PONY CREEK

0.8E 3.2N OF MORRILL, Brown, KS

Built 1999 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 64

NW Diamond

Good

Over: Four Mile Creek

3.5S OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 2015 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 350

GUSTAD DRIVE

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

GUSTAD DRIVE IN HAYS, Ellis, KS

Built 2002 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 1,560

Ave B

Good

Over: COW CREEK

5.6E 2.1N OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1960 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 25

31st Road

Good

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK

0.2N 5.0E OF CARNEIRO, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2005 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 15

202nd

Good

Over: Mooney Creek

5.2E OF NORTONVILLE, Jefferson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 60

EVENING STAR RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

1.0W 8.4N OF EDGERTON, Johnson, KS

Built 1993 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 20

Western Street

Good

Over: Hise Creek

0.3 mi SW of Onaga, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2016 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 25

95TH ST.

Good

Over: KILL CREEK TRIBUTARY

450 FT E OF LEXINGTON AVE, Johnson, KS

Built 1989 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 1,000

IRON HORSE RD.

Good

Over: RUNNING TURKEY CREEK

2.0S 0.2E OF GALVA, McPherson, KS

Built 1988 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 40

Rd. W1

Good

Over: N. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

4.8E OF LENORA, Norton, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 30

GODLOVE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4.5S 1.5E OF WHEATON, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2009 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 34

MINOR COL 116

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK

7.0E 6.5N OF ESKRIDGE, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 10

LOCAL T-15-2

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

4.0N 1.8W OF HIGHLAND, Doniphan, KS

Built 2004 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 35

183RD ST

Good

Over: UP RR & CAMP BRANCH CRK

0.30 MI. E OF NALL AVE., Johnson, KS

Built 2017 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 1,800

DEANE ROAD

Good

Over: HOPKINS CREEK

1.5W OF FLUSH, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 2018 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 10

RS 1897 189TH ST.

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

7.0N 3.5W OF BUNKER HILL, Russell, KS

Built 1986 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 45

55TH STREET SOUTH

Good

Over: SOUTH SENECA DRAINAGE

55TH ST. S .3 M W SENECA, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1996 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 4,000

US59 HWY

Good

Over: CANVILLE CREEK

2.65 MI N K 39 E JCT, Allen, KS

Built 2015 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,340

US-69 HWY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.25 MI N OF BOURBON CL, Bourbon, KS

Built 1985 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 2,535

7 Road

Good

Over: TRIB S FORK REPUBLICAN

5.0S 7.0W of St. Francis, Cheyenne, KS

Built 2013 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 30

RS 123

Good

Over: N. BRANCH OF FIVE CREEK

0.5W 4.0N OF IDANA, Clay, KS

Built 2021 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 345

US-24 HWY

Good

Over: WEST PIPE CREEK DRAINAGE

0.23 MI E US-81, Cloud, KS

Built 2011 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,600

US36 HWY

Good

Over: SAPPA CREEK DRAINAGE

2.26 MI E JT U83, Decatur, KS

Built 2015 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,040

RD 130

Good

Over: COW CREEK

4.6E 5.1S OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS

Built 1983 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 40

NB US-59 HWY

Good

Over: WEST FORK TAUY CREEK

6.8M N of I-35, Franklin, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,830

SB US-59 HWY

Good

Over: WEST FORK TAUY CREEK

6.8M N of I-35, Franklin, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,830

RD FF50 (D.5-22.6)

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER

1.4N 6.0E OF NEAL, Greenwood, KS

Built 1997 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 35

SB US-169 HWY

Good

Over: CLAYMORE CREEK

1.57 MI N E JCT US-166, Montgomery, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,085

NB US-169 HWY

Good

Over: CLAYMORE CREEK

1.57 MI N E JCT US-166, Montgomery, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,085

K-31 HWY

Good

Over: JERSEY CREEK TRIB

JERSEY CREEK TRIB, Osage, KS

Built 2022 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 2,430

SMOOTS CK RD.27.01

Good

Over: DRAIN

3.0S 1.0E PRETTY PRAIRIE, Reno, KS

Built 1997 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 10

US36 HWY

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

0.22 MI E US 81, Republic, KS

Built 2014 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,350

NB U-81/EB 47TH ST

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH (FLOOD CHNL)

0.17 MI W I-135, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 11,700

WB US-81/47TH ST

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH (FLOOD CHNL)

0.17 MI W I-135, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 11,700

ON RS 2183 BSN 690

Good

Over: STINSON CREEK

2.0S US40 5.3E US75, Shawnee, KS

Built 2003 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,530

270 ROAD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

4.0N 9.5E OF PORTIS, Smith, KS

Built 2019 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 20

K-32 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: KANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

0.98 MI E OF LV CO LINE, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2010 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 4,950

US-73 SB HWY

Good

Over: PIPER CREEK

1.77 MILES N US 24, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2014 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 11,500

US-77 HIWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT RIVER

13.8 MI N OF BUTLER SCOLN, Butler, KS

Built 1999 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 4,320

K82 HWY

Good

Over: MILFORD LAKE

6.88 MI E K15, Clay, KS

Built 1966 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,360

Washington Rd

Good

Over: Walnut Creek

2.2S 2.0E OF WINCHESTER, Jefferson, KS

Built 1991 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 20

199TH ST G.22-2.00

Good

Over: BULL CREEK TRIB.

0.78W OF GARDNER RD., Johnson, KS

Built 2020 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,660

PARK ST. #58

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CR. TRIB.

0.3 E OF PARKER, Johnson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,200

Mohawk Road

Good

Over: Dry Turkey Creek

1.0 N 1.1 E of McPherson, McPherson, KS

Built 2003 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 60

Veranda Court

Good

Over: Trib to Dry Turkey Creek

500' N of Northview Ave, McPherson, KS

Built 2013 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 10

SW 70 Ave

Good

Over: S. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

2.0E 2.3S OF CULLISON, Pratt, KS

Built 2004 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 50

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