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

K53 HWY &ATSF RR

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE

4.94 MI E US81, Sumner, KS

Built 1909 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 4,610

71ST STREET

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.02E OF GLEASON ROAD, Johnson, KS

Built 1998 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 1,485

US56, K96 HWY

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER DRG

5.79 MI E K156, Barton, KS

Built 2018 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 4,255

16TH RD (15.0-U.1

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.5N 5.5W OF FRANKFORT, Marshall, KS

Built 2021 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 25

23RD RD(22.0-CC.9)

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CLEAR CREEK

2.0S 5.0W OF LILLIS, Marshall, KS

Built 2022 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. T-19.1

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

6.0S 2.1E OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS

Built 1996 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 20

CRESTWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: CRESTWOOD CREEK

N. of Madison Avenue, Cowley, KS

Built 2019 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 150

37 ROAD

Good

Over: LAMBS DRAW

4.1N 4.0E OF ACHILLES, Rawlins, KS

Built 2002 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 10

US166 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING RIVER DRAINAGE

5.30 MI E US69, Cherokee, KS

Built 2007 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 5,100

K-57 HWY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK DRAINAGE

8.86 MI SE I-70, Geary, KS

Built 1994 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 215

K-47 HWY

Good

Over: NEOSHO RIVER DRAINAGE

3.60 MI E US-59, Neosho, KS

Built 1992 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 1,880

LOCAL RD. F.9-22.0

Good

Over: STREAM

6.0S 1.0E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS

Built 2023 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 50

SW 45th Street

Good

Over: Butcher Cr. trib.

89.916m E. of SW45th & To, Shawnee, KS

Built 2013 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 10,470

Rd. E2

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

2.4N 2.0E OF NORTON, Norton, KS

Built 1998 Load: 80.5 t ADT: 60

US24 HWY

Good

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

0.17 MI E JCT K-18, Graham, KS

Built 2008 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 495

US-56/77 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE

11.25 MI N US-77 NJCT, Marion, KS

Built 2002 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 2,220

LOCAL RD. S-1

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

2.0N 3.0W OF BANCROFT, Nemaha, KS

Built 2000 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 10

I235 N&S BND LANES

Good

Over: STORM SEWER DRAINAGE

0.43 MI W SENECA ST, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1989 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 28,250

RS 447 5TH. AVE.

Good

Over: SOUTH SHARPS CREEK

10.5S OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 290

US-81 HWY

Good

Over: WEST PIPE CREEK DRAINAGE

0.86 MI N US-24, Cloud, KS

Built 1996 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 3,005

K-177 HWY

Good

Over: DEADMAN CREEK

11.18 MI N MORRIS COLN, Geary, KS

Built 2023 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 1,920

63RD STREET

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

100FT W OF INDIAN LANE, Johnson, KS

Built 2016 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 4,900

159th St. #91

Good

Over: Cedar Creek

0.1 mi west of I-35, Johnson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,050

US36 HWY

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.97MI EWJCTK15 15W, Washington, KS

Built 1941 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,030

SW 210th

Good

Over: TRIB TO POLECAT CREEK

5.4W 0.0N DOUGLASS, Butler, KS

Built 2010 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 1,880

83rd Street

Good

Over: Trib to Little Mill Cree

Inter of 83rd and Mullen, Johnson, KS

Built 2013 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 2,300

B-2 Coralberry Crs

Good

Over: Hog Creek

400' W 166TH/N OF STATE, Leavenworth, KS

Built 2007 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 200

US50 HWY

Good

Over: LUDY CREEK

3.24 MI E CHASE CO LINE, Lyon, KS

Built 1947 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 5,500

US36 HWY

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

3.39 MI E JCT K261, Norton, KS

Built 2004 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,760

K-42 HWY

Good

Over: NINNESCAH RIVER DRAINAGE

2.33 MI NE K-49, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2001 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 4,406

I-35 HWY, NB

Good

Over: Cambridge Circle

2.4 MI N US-69/I-35 JCT, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2007 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 37,350

I-35 HWY, SB

Good

Over: Cambridge Circle

2.4 MI N US-69/I-35 JCT, Wyandotte, KS

Built 2007 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 37,350

10 E

Good

Over: SOUTH BOW CREEK

3.0N 1.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 2002 Load: 82.7 t ADT: 80

Local 9.81N-13.30E

Good

Over: W TRIB PLEASANT GROVE CK

ADJ 6.34M N JCT US56/US59, Douglas, KS

Built 2011 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 10

K-68 HWY

Good

Over: COLDWATER CREEK

4.09 MI E OF US-69, Miami, KS

Built 1991 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 2,560

MOHAWK RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.6N 2.1W OF GALVA, McPherson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 40

K106 HWY

Good

Over: SALT CREEK DRAINAGE

5.23 MI N K18, Ottawa, KS

Built 2014 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 385

PARKER ST. #103

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK TRIB.

0.43S OF 119TH ST., Johnson, KS

Built 2014 Load: 84.0 t ADT: 5,000

K7 HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

0.76 MI N K-126, Crawford, KS

Built 2007 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 4,240

I70 HWY, NL-SL

Good

Over: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE

0.32 MI E JT K247, Ellis, KS

Built 1965 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 8,200

K156 HWY

Good

Over: BUCKNER CREEK DRAINAGE

2.62 MI. EAST OF US-283, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1939 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,850

W. YANKEE RD.

Good

Over: CACTUS CREEK

0.5W OF LOGAN, Phillips, KS

Built 2023 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 50

US69 HWY NB & SB

Good

Over: WOLVERINE CREEK

3.51 MI N OF N US-54 JCT, Bourbon, KS

Built 1985 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 3,090

US83 HWY

Good

Over: N FK PRAIRIEDOG CR DRG

7.42 MI N SHERIDAN CL, Decatur, KS

Built 1990 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,450

US36 HWY

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK

3.82 MI E BROWN COLN, Doniphan, KS

Built 1990 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 3,040

K140 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.55 MI E K-156, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1930 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,250

DUGAN ROAD

Good

Over: WICHITA FLOOD CANAL DRG.

0.51 MI E RIDGE ROAD, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1995 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 3,942

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: NORTON RESERVOIR DRNG

8.45 MI E of Decatur COLN, Norton, KS

Built 2008 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 892

US-160 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK DRAINAGE

5.89 MI E LABETTE COLN, Cherokee, KS

Built 2002 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 2,520

K-99 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SOUTH BR MILL CR DR

1.73 MI N OF K-4, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 2007 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 440

Showing 22,451-22,500 of 23,867 bridges

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