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
K53 HWY &ATSF RR
GoodOver: ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE
4.94 MI E US81, Sumner, KS
Built 1909 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 4,610
71ST STREET
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.02E OF GLEASON ROAD, Johnson, KS
Built 1998 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 1,485
US56, K96 HWY
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
0.5N 5.5W OF FRANKFORT, Marshall, KS
Built 2021 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 25
23RD RD(22.0-CC.9)
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
6.0S 2.1E OF BELLEVILLE, Republic, KS
Built 1996 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 20
CRESTWOOD DRIVE
GoodOver: CRESTWOOD CREEK
N. of Madison Avenue, Cowley, KS
Built 2019 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 150
37 ROAD
GoodOver: LAMBS DRAW
4.1N 4.0E OF ACHILLES, Rawlins, KS
Built 2002 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 10
US166 HWY
GoodOver: SPRING RIVER DRAINAGE
5.30 MI E US69, Cherokee, KS
Built 2007 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 5,100
K-57 HWY
GoodOver: DRY CREEK DRAINAGE
8.86 MI SE I-70, Geary, KS
Built 1994 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 215
K-47 HWY
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: STREAM
6.0S 1.0E OF AMERICUS, Lyon, KS
Built 2023 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 50
SW 45th Street
GoodOver: Butcher Cr. trib.
89.916m E. of SW45th & To, Shawnee, KS
Built 2013 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 10,470
Rd. E2
GoodOver: SPRING BRANCH
2.4N 2.0E OF NORTON, Norton, KS
Built 1998 Load: 80.5 t ADT: 60
US24 HWY
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: SOLDIER CREEK
2.0N 3.0W OF BANCROFT, Nemaha, KS
Built 2000 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 10
I235 N&S BND LANES
GoodOver: STORM SEWER DRAINAGE
0.43 MI W SENECA ST, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1989 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 28,250
RS 447 5TH. AVE.
GoodOver: SOUTH SHARPS CREEK
10.5S OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS
Built 2021 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 290
US-81 HWY
GoodOver: WEST PIPE CREEK DRAINAGE
0.86 MI N US-24, Cloud, KS
Built 1996 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 3,005
K-177 HWY
GoodOver: DEADMAN CREEK
11.18 MI N MORRIS COLN, Geary, KS
Built 2023 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 1,920
63RD STREET
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
100FT W OF INDIAN LANE, Johnson, KS
Built 2016 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 4,900
159th St. #91
GoodOver: Cedar Creek
0.1 mi west of I-35, Johnson, KS
Built 2009 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,050
US36 HWY
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.97MI EWJCTK15 15W, Washington, KS
Built 1941 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,030
SW 210th
GoodOver: TRIB TO POLECAT CREEK
5.4W 0.0N DOUGLASS, Butler, KS
Built 2010 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 1,880
83rd Street
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: Hog Creek
400' W 166TH/N OF STATE, Leavenworth, KS
Built 2007 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 200
US50 HWY
GoodOver: LUDY CREEK
3.24 MI E CHASE CO LINE, Lyon, KS
Built 1947 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 5,500
US36 HWY
GoodOver: ROBINSON CREEK
3.39 MI E JCT K261, Norton, KS
Built 2004 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 1,760
K-42 HWY
GoodOver: NINNESCAH RIVER DRAINAGE
2.33 MI NE K-49, Sedgwick, KS
Built 2001 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 4,406
I-35 HWY, NB
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: Cambridge Circle
2.4 MI N US-69/I-35 JCT, Wyandotte, KS
Built 2007 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 37,350
10 E
GoodOver: SOUTH BOW CREEK
3.0N 1.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 2002 Load: 82.7 t ADT: 80
Local 9.81N-13.30E
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: COLDWATER CREEK
4.09 MI E OF US-69, Miami, KS
Built 1991 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 2,560
MOHAWK RD.
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.6N 2.1W OF GALVA, McPherson, KS
Built 2021 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 40
K106 HWY
GoodOver: SALT CREEK DRAINAGE
5.23 MI N K18, Ottawa, KS
Built 2014 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 385
PARKER ST. #103
GoodOver: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK TRIB.
0.43S OF 119TH ST., Johnson, KS
Built 2014 Load: 84.0 t ADT: 5,000
K7 HWY
GoodOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
0.76 MI N K-126, Crawford, KS
Built 2007 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 4,240
I70 HWY, NL-SL
GoodOver: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE
0.32 MI E JT K247, Ellis, KS
Built 1965 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 8,200
K156 HWY
GoodOver: BUCKNER CREEK DRAINAGE
2.62 MI. EAST OF US-283, Hodgeman, KS
Built 1939 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,850
W. YANKEE RD.
GoodOver: CACTUS CREEK
0.5W OF LOGAN, Phillips, KS
Built 2023 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 50
US69 HWY NB & SB
GoodOver: WOLVERINE CREEK
3.51 MI N OF N US-54 JCT, Bourbon, KS
Built 1985 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 3,090
US83 HWY
GoodOver: N FK PRAIRIEDOG CR DRG
7.42 MI N SHERIDAN CL, Decatur, KS
Built 1990 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,450
US36 HWY
GoodOver: MISSION CREEK
3.82 MI E BROWN COLN, Doniphan, KS
Built 1990 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 3,040
K140 HWY
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
2.55 MI E K-156, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1930 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,250
DUGAN ROAD
GoodOver: WICHITA FLOOD CANAL DRG.
0.51 MI E RIDGE ROAD, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1995 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 3,942
US-36 HWY
GoodOver: NORTON RESERVOIR DRNG
8.45 MI E of Decatur COLN, Norton, KS
Built 2008 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 892
US-160 HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CHERRY CREEK DRAINAGE
5.89 MI E LABETTE COLN, Cherokee, KS
Built 2002 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 2,520
K-99 HIGHWAY
GoodOver: 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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