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

183RD ST

Good

Over: Little Bull Creek Trib

0.57 MI W OF CEDAR NILES, Johnson, KS

Built 2013 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 130

191ST ST

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.37 W OF METCALF, Johnson, KS

Built 2015 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 740

BOOTH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BOOTH CREEK

2.5S 0.5W OF OLDSBURG, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1990 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 50

SW 180th St

Good

Over: TRIB TO MUDDY CREEK

1.2W 3.0N OF SMILEYBERG, Butler, KS

Built 2017 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 50

AVE H

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

4.0N 1.5W OF OTIS, Rush, KS

Built 2005 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 50

I-70 HWY, EB

Good

Over: K-4, AUBURN RD

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

Built 2002 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 13,050

Rd. G

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO FANCY CREEK

1.5N 3.2E OF ALMENA, Norton, KS

Built 2000 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 35

ON RS 2184 BSN 660

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SIX MILE CREEK

2.5W 0.1S OF MONTARA, Shawnee, KS

Built 2005 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 685

K146 HWY

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK DRG

2.79 MI E NEOSHO CO LINE, Crawford, KS

Built 2011 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 390

St John/St Andrew

Good

Over: FARM POND OUTFALL

6.5N 0.6E OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS

Built 2007 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 25

Ave E

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

4.0W & 5.7N of Ellsworth, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2014 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 30

V ROAD (RS 1760)

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0N 0.92E OF NICODEMUS, Graham, KS

Built 2006 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 50

US160 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.91 MI W SJCT K2, Harper, KS

Built 2017 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 1,242

NORESTON ST. #76

Good

Over: BAIN CREEK

0.2 MI W OF LONE ELM RD, Johnson, KS

Built 2006 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 200

2ND RD. RS 430

Good

Over: TRIB. WALNUT CREEK

7.5S OF BREMEN, Marshall, KS

Built 1992 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 94

K39 HWY

Good

Over: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE

6.92 MILES E S JCT US169, Neosho, KS

Built 2016 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 2,030

K170 HWY

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK DRAINAGE

3.62 ME E LYON CO LN, Osage, KS

Built 2014 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 680

LOCAL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB TO LAKE AFTON

E.PARK RD. OF LAKE AFTON, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2000 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 80

US24 HWY

Good

Over: BOURBONAIS CREEK

0.74 MI SE PT COLN, Shawnee, KS

Built 2013 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 3,760

SW Prairie Creek R

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.5W 3.0S OF BENTON, Butler, KS

Built 2017 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 125

Local U-28

Good

Over: Spring Creek

1.0W 1.3mi S of Wetmore, Nemaha, KS

Built 2008 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 10

US-75 HWY SB

Good

Over: 42ND STREET

9.00 MI N OSAGE COLN, SB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1997 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 7,141

LOCAL Q.5-14.2

Good

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

3.5E OF CLAY CENTER, Clay, KS

Built 1989 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 50

199TH ST

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BIG BLUE RIVER

E. STILLWELL, Johnson, KS

Built 1987 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 2,300

9TH. AVE.

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK CREEK

1.5S 5.0W OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 5

MINOR 809.5-448.8

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.1N 3.5W OF SOLOMON, Saline, KS

Built 2007 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 32

SB NINTH STREET

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

0.2 S OF I-70, Saline, KS

Built 2004 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 3,100

SE 20th St

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK

1.0S 3.2W OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 2023 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 40

220 ROAD (RS 1417)

Good

Over: CHALK CREEK

13.9S 5.0W RUSSELL SPGS., Logan, KS

Built 1989 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 45

W 157TH ST 103

Good

Over: SWITZLER CREEK

1.7N 1.4W OF BURLINGAME, Osage, KS

Built 2018 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 30

US-77 HWY

Good

Over: LITTLE WALNUT RIVER DRA

4.58 MI N COWLEY COLN, Butler, KS

Built 2004 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,990

50th RD 27-C.9

Good

Over: Middle Creek

0.5S 0.7W OF WONSEVU, Chase, KS

Built 2019 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 45

Oxen Rd. 345

Good

Over: Trib. To Turkey Creek

1.1S 4.0W Of Leroy, Coffey, KS

Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 20

18TH. RD. 277

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LONG CREEK

2.0E 1.0N OF SHARPE, Coffey, KS

Built 1989 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 30

32nd RD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO STATLER CREEK

0.5S 1.8E OF ROCK, Cowley, KS

Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 288

US69/US169 HWY

Good

Over: COW CREEK

2.88 MI N CHEROKEE COLN, Crawford, KS

Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 14,300

K-156 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

5.55 MI NE BARTON COLN, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2002 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,880

159TH ST

Good

Over: GARDNER LAKE TRIB.

2.3W OF US #56, Johnson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 740

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: BIG HILL CREEK TRIB.

4.73 MI E MONTGOMERY COLN, Labette, KS

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,480

RD Y 967-504.7

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5W 0.7S OF READING, Lyon, KS

Built 1987 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 30

K-99 HWY

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK CREEK

8.3 MI S K-99/K-9 JCT, Marshall, KS

Built 2007 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,120

US-400 HWY

Good

Over: DRUM CREEK TRIBUTARY

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

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,720

K-47 HWY

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER DRAINAGE

4.51 MI E US-59, Neosho, KS

Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,880

W. 1000 RD. (50)

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.3S 3.0E OF PRAIRIE VIEW, Phillips, KS

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 25

AVENUE G EAST

Good

Over: COW CREEK

AVENUE G OVER COW CREEK, Reno, KS

Built 2005 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,760

U-81 HWY

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

.21 MI NE OF U36/U81 JCT, Republic, KS

Built 2000 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,640

US56 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

9.57 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,290

RS 447 763-452.45

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

0.2S OF GLENDALE, Saline, KS

Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 474

Local Rd-Clrwater

Good

Over: TRIB TO NINNESCAH

ParkGlen, 0.01E of 135thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 500

29TH ST. N

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.1 MI. E OF OLIVER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,500

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