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
LOCAL RD. 68
FairOver: TRIB. TO BIG WALNUT CK.
2.0S 5.4E OF WALNUT, Crawford, KS
Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 30
LOCAL RD. 80
FairOver: TRIB. TO LIGHTNING CREEK
4.2S 8.5E OF WALNUT, Crawford, KS
Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 20
Eden Rd (F1-S55)
FairOver: CREEK
3645 Eden Rd, Dickinson, KS
Built 1955 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 25
RS 1273
FairOver: SMALL STREAM
2.5S 3.0W OF CLINTON, Douglas, KS
Built 1962 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 365
RS 226 J Road
FairOver: LITTLE COON CREEK
4.5N 1.5E OF OFFERLE, Edwards, KS
Built 1941 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 35
RS 1491 20 Road
FairOver: COON CREEK
3.5S OF OFFERLE, Edwards, KS
Built 1952 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 80
RS 220 S Road
FairOver: S. WILD HORSE CREEK
8.0S 2.3E OF LEWIS, Edwards, KS
Built 1979 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 90
Native Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO ELK RIVER
2.5N 5.8W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS
Built 1934 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 65
Limestone
FairOver: WEST HUTCHIN CREEK
0.5N 4.1E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS
Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 200
Limestone
FairOver: EAST HUTCHIN CREEK
0.5N 7.4E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS
Built 1934 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 55
Road 9
FairOver: BULL CREEK
1.4S 6.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS
Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 40
Rock
FairOver: TRIB. TO PAW PAW CREEK
6.5N 0.2W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS
Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 85
Road 5
FairOver: TRIB. TO CANEY CREEK
1.2N OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS
Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 15
Blackjack
FairOver: TRIB. TO CANEY CREEK
1.0S 0.1E OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS
Built 1910 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 15
Evergreen
FairOver: NORTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK
0.5N OF MOLINE, Elk, KS
Built 1970 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 100
Blackjack
FairOver: SOUTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK
2.2S 1.3E OF MOLINE, Elk, KS
Built 1910 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 15
Blackjack
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.0S 1.6W OF ELK FALLS, Elk, KS
Built 1958 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 15
Road 19
FairOver: GAME CREEK
2.1N 3.0E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS
Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 20
Road 31
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.6S 3.0E OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS
Built 1970 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 30
Ave L
FairOver: TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER
1.3S 1.8E OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1957 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 815
Ave W
FairOver: CALF CREEK
2.5S 2.5W OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1938 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 25
Ave R
FairOver: TRIB. TO PLUM CREEK
1.5W 2.7N OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1936 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 40
Ave X
FairOver: TRIB. TO PLUM CREEK
2.1W 2.3S OF LORRAINE, Ellsworth, KS
Built 1938 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 75
RS 380 (BYLER RD)
FairOver: PAWNEE RIVER
6.3N OF KALVESTA, Finney, KS
Built 1961 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 55
RS 206 22.5-9.0
FairOver: MINNEOLA CREEK
1.0E OF CENTROPOLIS, Franklin, KS
Built 1971 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 47
RS 1727 1.0-9.9
FairOver: TRIB. TO SAC CREEK
3.6W OF RICHMOND, Franklin, KS
Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 71
RS 1727 1.0-10.4
FairOver: TRIB. TO SAC CREEK
3.1W OF RICHMOND, Franklin, KS
Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 71
C ROAD
FairOver: SALT CREEK
16.0S 5.3W OF GOVE, Gove, KS
Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 25
M ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO INDIAN CREEK
6.0S 3.3E OF GOVE, Gove, KS
Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 50
19 Road
FairOver: NORTH FORK CIMARRON RIV.
6.9W 7.0S OF ULYSSES, Grant, KS
Built 1968 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 60
K Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO ARKANSAS RIVER
2.0N 3.5W OF INGALLS, Gray, KS
Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10
L Road
FairOver: TRIB. TO WHITE WOMAN CK.
5.0N 0.9E OF TRIBUNE, Greeley, KS
Built 1955 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 55
F Road
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.0E 11.0N OF TRIBUNE, Greeley, KS
Built 1957 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 60
24 Road
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
8.0E 9.5N OF TRIBUNE, Greeley, KS
Built 1958 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 20
10th St (39-O.9)
FairOver: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK
1.1W OF SEVERY, Greenwood, KS
Built 1965 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 37
SW 40 Rd
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1.0N 0.4W OF RUELLA, Harper, KS
Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 80
SW 50 Ave
FairOver: STREAM
4.5W 0.4N OF SPRING, Harper, KS
Built 1952 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10
Effingham Rd
FairOver: Walnut Creek
3.0E 3.5N OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS
Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 330
Effingham Rd
FairOver: North Fork Walnut Creek
2.6E 4.5N OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS
Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 395
Wellman Rd
FairOver: Mud Creek
8.0E 2.0S OF PERRY, Jefferson, KS
Built 1936 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,365
Wellman Rd
FairOver: Mud Creek
2.5W 5.5S OF MCLOUTH, Jefferson, KS
Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,365
Wellman Rd.
FairOver: Big Slough Creek
2.5W 1.0N OF MCLOUTH, Jefferson, KS
Built 1947 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 695
Fairview Rd.
FairOver: Big Slough Creek
0.5E 1.0N OF OSKALOOSA, Jefferson, KS
Built 1933 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 570
Meriden Rd.
FairOver: Rock Creek
5.9N OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS
Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 305
Union Rd.
FairOver: Nine Mile Creek
1.9S OF MCLOUTH, Jefferson, KS
Built 1953 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 160
Headwater Rd.
FairOver: Walnut Creek
1.6N 0.5E OF VALLEY FALL, Jefferson, KS
Built 1966 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 30
182nd
FairOver: Hulls Branch
3.0N 1.0E OF WINCHESTER, Jefferson, KS
Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10
LOCAL Y.6-18.0
FairOver: TRIB. TO LOVEWELL RES.
3.6N 7.0E OF BURR OAK, Jewell, KS
Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 20
LOCAL Y-24.03
FairOver: TRIB. TO LOVEWELL RES.
1.5S 1.5W OF WEBBER, Jewell, KS
Built 1986 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 40
MINOR P-26.9
FairOver: EAST MARSH CREEK
3.9E OF MONTROSE, Jewell, KS
Built 1929 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 100
Showing 2,551-2,600 of 23,867 bridges
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