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

I-70 HWY, WB

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK

4.80 MI E WB COLN, WB, Shawnee, KS

Built 2000 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 12,650

NE 60 Ave

Good

Over: STREAM

AT RED WING, Barton, KS

Built 2021 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 11.0N-12.4E

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WAKARUSA RIVER

1.5S 0.6W OF LAWRENCE, Douglas, KS

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 600

NB US-59 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WOODSON ROAD

FR-DG CO LN, Douglas, KS

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 3,515

2500 RD Mile 4

Good

Over: HAFER RUN

1.0 W. OF TYRO, Montgomery, KS

Built 2015 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 30

LOCAL RD. CG-2

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5S 3.0E OF BERN, Nemaha, KS

Built 1984 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 10

EB US50 HWY

Good

Over: COW CREEK DRAINAGE

1.56 MI E OF E JCT K-61, Reno, KS

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,810

WB US50 HWY

Good

Over: COW CREEK DRAINAGE

1.56 MI E OF E JCT K-61, Reno, KS

Built 2011 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,810

ACCESS ROAD 5

Good

Over: COW CREEK DRAINAGE

1.56 MI E OF JCT K-61, Reno, KS

Built 2011 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 47

LOCAL RD. R-17.5

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

3.0S 0.5E OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS

Built 1996 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 10

MILITARY ENTRANCE

Good

Over: AIRPORT CHANNEL

2.15 MI NE OF K-114 JCT, Riley, KS

Built 2016 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 50

Z Road (RS 115)

Good

Over: DAVE HARVEY CANYON

11.3N 6.4E ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1984 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 40

OLD HWY. 50 027

Good

Over: NORTH LONG CREEK

0.5N 6.2W OF WAVERLY, Coffey, KS

Built 2005 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 580

83RD. STREET

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DYKES BRANCH

AT BELINDER & MEADOW LN., Johnson, KS

Built 1996 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 7,610

JOHNSON DRIVE

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.2W OF I-35, Johnson, KS

Built 1981 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 17,000

DARLOW DR.

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY

DARLOW DR W OF NORTHGLEN, McPherson, KS

Built 2006 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 200

Mission Belleview

Good

Over: PONEY CREEK

2.0N 2.0E of Louisburg, Miami, KS

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 151

S. 10th AVE.

Good

Over: CARR CREEK DRAINAGE

7.1S 10.0E of OSBORNE, Osborne, KS

Built 2013 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 50

24 ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SAPPA CREEK

7.6S 3.5E OF ATWOOD, Rawlins, KS

Built 2000 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 25

Highland Drive

Good

Over: Unkown stream

Highland Dr & Stone Dr, Riley, KS

Built 2006 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 500

N. Seneca St.

Good

Over: JESTER CREEK

Seneca, 0.6 N of 117thN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2001 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 40

SW Gage

Good

Over: Shunganunga Cr.

293m N. of 29th & Gage., Shawnee, KS

Built 1986 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 17,410

Oregon S.0-2.2

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.5W 1.7S OF KINCAID, Anderson, KS

Built 2015 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 20

US54 HWY

Good

Over: LATH BRANCH CREEK

2.75 M E SJCT U54/U69, Bourbon, KS

Built 2004 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,590

US-69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD - RS1741

1.00 MI N JCT US69/K31, Bourbon, KS

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,730

US-69 HWY, NB

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

2.52 MI N JCT U69/K31, Bourbon, KS

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,730

EMMER RD. 209

Good

Over: LEBO CREEK

1.7S 1.0W OF LEBO, Coffey, KS

Built 1986 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 25

US-75 HWY

Good

Over: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE

3.75 MI N WOODSON COLN, Coffey, KS

Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,310

US36 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.75 MI E BROWN COLN, Doniphan, KS

Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,040

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

11.45 MI SE 56/ 400 SJCT, Ford, KS

Built 1998 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,530

K-27 HWY

Good

Over: LADDER CREEK

1.55 MI S WALLACE COLN, Greeley, KS

Built 2003 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 802

NW 140th RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE BRANCH BLUFF CRK

8.0N 0.8E OF ATTICA, Harper, KS

Built 2016 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 30

US-50 HWY

Good

Over: SAND CREEK DRAINAGE

3.16 MI NE I-135, Harvey, KS

Built 1997 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,541

I-135 HWY, SB

Good

Over: SE 14TH ST.

.69 MI. N. OF US-50 JCT., Harvey, KS

Built 2002 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 13,850

I-135 HWY, NB

Good

Over: SE 14TH ST

.69 MI. N OF US-50 JCT, Harvey, KS

Built 2002 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 13,850

US 283 HWY

Good

Over: BUCKNER CREEK DRAINAGE

0.10 MI NORTH OF K156, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1974 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,570

IRR BIA RTE 906

Good

Over: S. BRANCH SOLDIER CREEK

0.8KM E OF I & 150, Jackson, KS

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 100

METCALF AVE.

Good

Over: NEGRO CK

1000' S OF 151ST ST, Johnson, KS

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 15,600

MARTY ST.

Good

Over: INDIAN CK

200' S OF 103RD ST, Johnson, KS

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,700

I 70 (KTA)NL-SL

Good

Over: COW CREEK

5.73 MI E K-32, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1955 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 16,300

US-50 HWY

Good

Over: BNSF RAILWAY

1 MI E U-50/K-99 JCT, Lyon, KS

Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,150

US-50 HWY

Good

Over: WALNUT ST.

2.51 MI E HARVEY COLN, Marion, KS

Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,990

US-56 HWY

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

13.00 MI E RICE COLN, McPherson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,400

US160 HWY

Good

Over: GYP CREEK DRAINAGE

9.82 MI E US54, Meade, KS

Built 1934 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 390

LOCAL RD. O-15

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4.5S 2.5E OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 2000 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: HARRIS CREEK DRAINAGE

5.11 MI E WJCT K-63, Nemaha, KS

Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,390

Rd. Y

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

5.0E 5.7S OF CLAYTON, Norton, KS

Built 2002 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 30

16.5 ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.5S 4.0W OF ATWOOD, Rawlins, KS

Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 25

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: SALT CREEK DRAINAGE

1.96 MI E US-81, Republic, KS

Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,850

US36

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.6 MI E U36/K15 EJCT, Washington, KS

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,610

Showing 21,801-21,850 of 23,867 bridges

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