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

E. 20th St. S.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO E. PRAIRIE CK.

0.5S 4.9W OF WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 100

E. 100th Ave. N.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

1.0N 2.2W OF BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 25

E. 70th Ave. N.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

2.0S 1.1W OF BELLE PLAINE, Sumner, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 15

600 Rd

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO FALL RIVER

2.0N 4.9W OF NEODESHA, Wilson, KS

Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 40

RS 552 140th RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OWL CREEK

011 5.4W 3.0N JCT US75&54, Woodson, KS

Built 1953 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 65

RS 1113 Rose Rd

Fair

Over: BRANCH SOUTH OWL CREEK

016 0.2E 1.8N OF ROSE, Woodson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 24

RS 1132 110th Rd

Fair

Over: RELIEF CHERRY CREEK

028 6.0E JCT US-75 & 54, Woodson, KS

Built 1928 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 205

60th RD.

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

306 3.4 E OF TORONTO, Woodson, KS

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 20

XYLAN RD.

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

293 2.1N OF PIQUA, Woodson, KS

Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 30

800 St. 4.0-I.6

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.0W OF IOLA, Allen, KS

Built 1980 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 40

LOCAL RD. 7.3-L.4

Fair

Over: LITTLE GRASSHOPPER CREEK

2.3N 4.0E OF MUSCOTAH, Atchison, KS

Built 1925 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 10

Driftwood Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DRIFTWOOD CREEK

0.7W 1.4N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1956 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 30

Plum Thicket

Fair

Over: E. BR. LITTLE SANDY CK.

1.1E 3.3N OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1941 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 25

NW Meadowlark Rd

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.0N OF BRAINERD, Butler, KS

Built 1962 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 595

RS 77 871-22

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERCOURSE

7.4N OF HAVERHILL, Butler, KS

Built 1937 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 1,835

SE Flinthills Rd

Fair

Over: S. BR. LIT. WALNUT RIV.

5.0W 3.0N OF BEAUMONT, Butler, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 25

East 95th St

Fair

Over: TAYLOR BRANCH

4.9N 1.2W OF LAWTON, Cherokee, KS

Built 1981 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 20

RS 1806 V27E80S78

Fair

Over: CREEK

1022 Union Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 385

RS 1385 134 U4

Fair

Over: EAST FORK MUDDY CREEK

2.5E 3.0N OF HOYT, Jackson, KS

Built 1961 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 204

Coal Creek Rd.

Fair

Over: Delaware River

N. EDGE OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS

Built 1936 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 140

LOCAL B-9.3

Fair

Over: HERMES CREEK

5.5S 0.4E OF IONIA, Jewell, KS

Built 1965 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 35

MINOR W.5-29.1

Fair

Over: LOCAL TRIB.

1.5N 0.5E OF LOVEWELL, Jewell, KS

Built 1935 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 35

WYANDOTTE ST

Fair

Over: KANSAS RIVER & BNSF RR

N. OF DESOTO, Johnson, KS

Built 1964 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 3,300

6TH RD (RS 431)

Fair

Over: HORSESHOE CREEK

2.0N OF HERKIMER, Marshall, KS

Built 1948 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 338

WOODBERRY RD.25.48

Fair

Over: SLOUGH

3.6E 2.9S OF BUHLER, Reno, KS

Built 1970 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 5

LOCAL RD. U-28.1

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

1.0N 0.6E OF AGENDA, Republic, KS

Built 1945 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 10

200th BLVD (RS 45)

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

3.5S OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1950 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 90

193th ST. (RS 47)

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

5.5S OF BUNKER HILL, Russell, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 160

189TH RD (RS 589)

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

5.0S 3.0E OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 220

RS 1910 OLD HWY 40

Fair

Over: DRY STREAM

0.4W OF GORHAM, Russell, KS

Built 1939 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 960

LOCAL 813-476.3

Fair

Over: MCALLISTER CREEK

1.2N 1.0E OF GYPSUM, Saline, KS

Built 1940 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 58

S. CHEROKEE RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO ROCKY DRAW

4.0S OF MODOC, Scott, KS

Built 1956 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 3-18-6

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CHIKASKIA RIV.

4.8N 1.0W OF ARGONIA, Sumner, KS

Built 1960 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 25

RS 1114 110th RD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO VERDIGRIS RIVER

018 3.2W 3.0N BATESVILLE, Woodson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 18

SW 170th 634-11

Fair

Over: LITTLE WALNUT RIVER

1.0S 1.5E OF GORDON, Butler, KS

Built 1955 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 200

RD 15 (38.5-Q.9)

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

EAST EDGE OF SEVERY, Greenwood, KS

Built 1957 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 85

NW 80 RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.4 E. of CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Harper, KS

Built 1992 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 30

70 RD 10.0-Z.3

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

2.0S OF DANVILLE, Harper, KS

Built 1977 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 10

SE 80 A. BB.0-11.1

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

1.5S 2.3W OF MURDOCK, Kingman, KS

Built 2004 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 80

245th Rd

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.0S OF BARNARD, Lincoln, KS

Built 1925 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 40

350 ROAD (RS 1894)

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

16.5S OF MONUMENT, Logan, KS

Built 1970 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 40

MINOR COL FG-1

Fair

Over: HARRIS CREEK

1.0N 4.0W OF ONEIDA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1975 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 80

Partridge Rd

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.0S OF PARTRIDGE, Reno, KS

Built 1957 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 220

Bone Springs Rd

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

0.7W 7.7N OF ABBYVILLE, Reno, KS

Built 1958 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 22

LOCAL 54-27-2

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CHIKISKIA RIVER

3.0 N 2.2 W OF CALDWELL, Sumner, KS

Built 2001 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 10

29-O.4 294

Fair

Over: WEST FANCY CREEK

2.0E 2.5S OF PALMER, Washington, KS

Built 1970 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 15

MINOR T-143-2

Fair

Over: TRIB. N. BRANCH INDEP.CK

2.0S 1.7W OF BENDENA, Doniphan, KS

Built 1973 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 60

RS 1370

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON CREEK

0.4E 3.0N OF GLOBE, Douglas, KS

Built 1962 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 151

Rd 115

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DUCK CREEK

2.4N 11.0W OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS

Built 1934 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 50

32 ROAD (RS 250)

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

17.9S 6.7W GOVE, Gove, KS

Built 1967 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 45

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