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

K Road

Poor

Over: WEST FORK SAND CREEK

4.0S 2.0E OF ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 20

RS227 BSN120 K Rd

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK OTTER CREEK

0.2N OF PIEDMONT, Greenwood, KS

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 233

LOCAL 278 F7

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO ELK CREEK

1.0N 1.9E OF SOLDIER, Jackson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 15

LOCAL RD. 2

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE CREEK

1.0E 3.4N OF PARKER, Linn, KS

Built 1920 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 15

LOCAL RD. 55

Poor

Over: MINE CREEK

0.5S 6.0E OF MOUND CITY, Linn, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

XAVIER RD.

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH CLEAR CREEK

1.5E 3.1S OF LINCOLNVILLE, Marion, KS

Built 1915 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 25

SANTE FE RD (126)

Poor

Over: PLOTNER CREEK

1.0S OF PHILLIPSBURG, Phillips, KS

Built 1988 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 40

US183 HWY

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK DRAINAGE

0.05 MI N CHERRY ST, Rush, KS

Built 1932 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,800

SE 150 S. W.4-22.0

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.0S 1.5E OF RAGO, Kingman, KS

Built 1950 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 80

90 RD.

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5S 0.6W OF FLORENCE, Marion, KS

Built 1920 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 40

4400 RD Mile 16

Poor

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER

1.0S 3.0E OF INDEPENDENCE, Montgomery, KS

Built 1926 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 250

RS 1270 C-13

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO WOLF PEN CREEK

4.0S.W. OF BERN, Nemaha, KS

Built 1928 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 106

87th

Poor

Over: COWSKIN CREEK

87thS, 0.6 E of Seneca, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1981 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 512

Woodland Road

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO SWEETWATER CRK

0.1E OF SPRING HILL, Miami, KS

Built 2005 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 655

SE Flint Hills Rd

Poor

Over: NICHOLAS CREEK

4.8S OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1952 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 545

LOCAL RD. 86

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO DRAGOON CREEK

5.0E 1.6S OF ESKRIDGE, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1900 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 30

VALENCIA RD. 309

Poor

Over: SILVER LK. DRAIN. DITCH

0.5N 0.7W OF SILVER LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1940 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 90

MINOR COL BC-2

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

3.0S 2.5W OF BERN, Nemaha, KS

Built 1976 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 80

LOCAL RD. H-14

Poor

Over: GREGG CREEK

3.7N 1.0E OF WOODLAWN, Nemaha, KS

Built 1976 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 30

Castleton Rd

Poor

Over: IRISH CREEK

2.0S 1.6E OF ARLINGTON, Reno, KS

Built 1963 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 14

CR 320

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO DRY WALNUT CK.

7.8S OF TIMKEN, Rush, KS

Built 1939 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 110

13-K.7 329

Poor

Over: MELVIN CREEK

0.1E 1.2S OF MORROWVILLE, Washington, KS

Built 1950 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 40

SE130 A. GG.0-17.2

Poor

Over: SAND CREEK

2.0W 2.8N OF NORWICH, Kingman, KS

Built 1970 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 10

SW 30th

Poor

Over: FLY CREEK

5.0W 0.7S OF NEUTRAL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1959 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 35

RS 2066 8.5-6.8

Poor

Over: PAYNE CREEK

W. OUTSKIRTS OF HOMEWOOD, Franklin, KS

Built 1928 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 558

NW 80 RD 9.0-G.4

Poor

Over: WEST BRANCH BLUFF CREEK

2.0N OF ATTICA, Harper, KS

Built 1968 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10

NE 120 Rd

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.0N 1.0W OF DANVILLE, Harper, KS

Built 1970 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30

J-9.5 LOCAL

Poor

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

1.5N 7.3E OF BURRTON, Harvey, KS

Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. O-7

Poor

Over: STREAM

3.0S OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 1970 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10

MINOR 4-65-3

Poor

Over: TURNER CREEK

1.1E OF MULVANE, Sumner, KS

Built 1970 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 20

E-6.5 LOCAL

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO VERDIGRIS RIV.

2.0S 0.5E OF COYVILLE, Wilson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 30

7TH. STREET

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF SPRING RIVER

INTERSECTION 7TH. & EAST, Cherokee, KS

Built 1942 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 200

US160 HWY

Poor

Over: BLUFF CREEK DRAINAGE

4.97 MI E US183, Clark, KS

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 630

US160 HWY

Poor

Over: BLUFF CREEK DRAINAGE

5.03 MI E US183, Clark, KS

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 630

29th Rd.

Poor

Over: TRIB TO WEST FANCY CREEK

1.0S 0.5W OF FACT, Clay, KS

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

400 ROAD

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.4S OF TRAER, Decatur, KS

Built 1942 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20

Road 5

Poor

Over: ELK RIVER

5.2N 10.0W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 15

RS 1485 40 Ave

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO SILVER CREEK

1.0N 6.0W OF FREEPORT, Harper, KS

Built 1925 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 66

NW 60 Rd

Poor

Over: CAMP CREEK

W EDGE OF ATTICA, Harper, KS

Built 1924 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,030

IRRA LOCAL R-324

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

1.7N 1.0E OF NETAWAKA, Jackson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 45

RS 345 BSN 500

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO WHITE ROCK CK.

2.5E 2.3N OF LOVEWELL, Jewell, KS

Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 143

LOCAL RD. 31

Poor

Over: BIG SUGAR CREEK

1.8S OF BOICOURT, Linn, KS

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20

LOCAL RD. 32

Poor

Over: TRIB. MARAIS DES CYGNES

1.5E OF TRADING POST, Linn, KS

Built 1984 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20

319th Street

Poor

Over: TRIB. MARAIS DES CYGNES

1.7S 7.2W OF PAOLA, Miami, KS

Built 1993 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 17

South Road

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO PAWNEE RIVER

3.5N 3.0W OF ROZEL, Pawnee, KS

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

US56 HWY

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK DRAINAGE

6.85 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 1931 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,320

20 ROAD

Poor

Over: PARADISE CREEK

2.2S 2.5E OF PLAINVILLE, Rooks, KS

Built 1971 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 40

103rd (RS 602)

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

103rdS, 0.5 E of 39thW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1975 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,608

Viola Rd

Poor

Over: TRIB TO VILLAGE CREEK

1.0N OF VILAS, Wilson, KS

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30

65th RD.

Poor

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

225 1.5N 1.E WO.CO.ST LAK, Woodson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

Showing 23,301-23,350 of 23,867 bridges

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