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

P.5-20.5 LOCAL

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO SOLOMON RIVER

2.5W 0.5S OF BENNINGTON, Ottawa, KS

Built 1930 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 25

K9 HWY

Poor

Over: ROBIDOUX CREEK

10.60 MI E EJCT US77, Marshall, KS

Built 1962 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 730

US40 HWY

Poor

Over: N FK SMOKY HILL RIVER

8.46MI NE WALLACE COLN, Logan, KS

Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 930

103rd (RS 602)

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

5.2E OF CLEARWATER, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1998 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 1,570

(RD V) RD.os 21

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO PAWNEE RIVER

9.0N 6.0W OF JETMORE, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1945 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

RS 97

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.3E 7.8N OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 145

I-35 HWY NB (KTA)

Poor

Over: LOCAL ROAD

1.09 MI N US-166, Sumner, KS

Built 1956 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 9,350

ST-91 EVANS ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO TONGANOXIE CK.

1.2E OF TONGANOXIE, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,860

S.E. 37TH. ST. 255

Poor

Over: TECUMSEH CREEK

6.2E US75 3.0S US40, Shawnee, KS

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 300

MINOR COL S-11.3

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO SHAWNEE CREEK

4.0E 0.7N JCT K7 AND K96, Cherokee, KS

Built 1970 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 40

RS 23

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.5E OF ST. PATS, Atchison, KS

Built 1961 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 85

Walnut STREET

Poor

Over: VINE CREEK

326 W Walnut St Herington, Dickinson, KS

Built 1929 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,500

I70 HWY, WL-EL

Poor

Over: S FORK SOLOMON RIVER

9.94MI SE JT K25, Thomas, KS

Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,550

LOCAL F-2.5

Poor

Over: EAST OAK CREEK

1.5S 6.5W OF IONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1940 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 5

14.5-1.6 LOCAL

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO NEOSHO RIVER

1.9N 2.5E OF CHANUTE, Neosho, KS

Built 1930 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 10

KING ST.

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

N.W.CORNER OF ALEXANDER, Rush, KS

Built 2018 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 70

GRAND AVENUE

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

1.4 E/O I-135, Saline, KS

Built 1950 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 300

K141 HWY

Poor

Over: UP RR, W SPRING CR

0.64 MI S K140, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 445

K10 HWY, WB

Poor

Over: KILL CREEK

5.12 MI E DOUGLAS COL WB, Johnson, KS

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15,050

RS 1250 18.0-14.0

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

W. EDGE OF LYNDON, Osage, KS

Built 1967 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 124

279th MINOR COL

Poor

Over: S. FORK BIG SLOUGH

279thW, 0.3 N of 61stN, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1999 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 325

44TH TERRACE

Poor

Over: TRIB TO KANSAS RIVER

0.34 MI NORTH OF 47TH ST, Johnson, KS

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 400

6450 RD Mile 10

Poor

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

1.5N 4.5W OF BRICKTON, Montgomery, KS

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

LOCAL 142 Q7

Poor

Over: LITTLE ELM CREEK

2.0S OF MAYETTA, Jackson, KS

Built 1970 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

Rye Drive

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.0N 2.3E OF DENMARK, Lincoln, KS

Built 1936 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 25

Local RD. 110

Poor

Over: 110 MILE CREEK

3.5W 2.8N OF SCRANTON, Osage, KS

Built 1989 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 45

RS 187

Poor

Over: CREEK

5.0E 2.5N OF NILES, Ottawa, KS

Built 1971 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 300

JORDAN SPRIN.16.40

Poor

Over: N. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

0.6S 2.9W OF PLEVNA, Reno, KS

Built 1999 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 27

HYDRAULIC AVENUE

Poor

Over: MID FORK CHISHOLM CR.

HYDRAULIC AT 39TH. ST. N., Sedgwick, KS

Built 1957 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 4,500

Sagebrush Rd.

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

6.6E 1.8N OF HIAWATHA, Brown, KS

Built 1982 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 30

E Hunter (RS 851)

Poor

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

9.0N 9.0E PHILLIPSBURG, Phillips, KS

Built 1952 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 47

SOUTH BROADWAY

Poor

Over: ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD

S. Broadway @ RIRR, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2013 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 10,826

LOCAL 49-34-2

Poor

Over: SLATE CREEK

2.7S 1.5E OF WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS

Built 1976 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 5

LERADO RD 15.05

Poor

Over: NINNESCAH RIVER

1.0E 1.9S OF PLEVNA, Reno, KS

Built 1997 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 18

Beaver/Aspen

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO SALINE RIVER

2.0W 0.3N OF CULVER, Ottawa, KS

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25

MCKIMMONS ROAD

Poor

Over: LAZY CREEK

5.5N 1.0W OF FLUSH, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

143rd

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO FOUR MILE CREEK

143rdE, 0.9 N of 31stS, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1963 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 500

AVE PP/CR 125

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.5E OF ALEXANDER, Rush, KS

Built 1996 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 30

RS 2206 71st S

Poor

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

71stS, 0.5 E of 263rdW, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1991 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 463

NE 60 AVE. Z.0-3.1

Poor

Over: SMOOTS CREEK

1.0S 2.0E OF VARNER, Kingman, KS

Built 1983 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10

80th Rd

Poor

Over: BACON CREEK

0.1N OF ASH GROVE, Lincoln, KS

Built 1915 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 35

I-70 RD.

Poor

Over: FOSSIL CREEK

1.0S 0.7E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1982 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 60

RS 362 39th S

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

7.1E OF CHENEY, Sedgwick, KS

Built 2007 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 1,250

M Road

Poor

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

1.5S 3.5E OF ROZEL, Pawnee, KS

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

LOCAL RD. EF-1

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.0N 3.0E OF BAILEYVILLE, Nemaha, KS

Built 1989 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 10

N.E.BROWN. RD. 308

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO MUDDY CREEK.

0.7N NE 82ND ST, Shawnee, KS

Built 1981 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

CR 400

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO DRY WALNUT CK.

12.0S 1.0E OF OTIS, Rush, KS

Built 2001 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 50

E 30th St S

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

1.2E 1.0S OF WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS

Built 1970 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. J-34

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.0N 4.5W OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 1995 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 10

Vine Dr

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.0N 0.4E OF ASH GROVE, Lincoln, KS

Built 1900 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 40

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

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