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
NE 100 Ave
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.0N 2.0E OF DANVILLE, Harper, KS
Built 1970 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 20
JAYHAWK (25.4-K.0)
FairOver: TRIB. NFB VERMILLION RIV
1.0S 3.5W OF AXTELL, Marshall, KS
Built 1945 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 10
3300 RD Mile 6
FairOver: FAWN CREEK
2.7S OF JEFFERSON, Montgomery, KS
Built 1976 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 100
L.5-2 LOCAL
FairOver: HENRY CREEK
2.5E 1.0N OF DELPHOS, Ottawa, KS
Built 1960 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 40
FOX ROAD
FairOver: DARNELLS CREEK
2.0N 2.0E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1940 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 10
FOX ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
2.0N 6.5E OF WESTMORELAND, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1970 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 10
PAULING RUN ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
2.5N 11.5W OF EMMETT, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1970 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 80
OBEE RD 18.10
FairOver: COW CREEK
3.0S 3.0E OF HUTCHINSON, Reno, KS
Built 1964 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 29
RS 2021 CANYON RD
FairOver: SALT CREEK
3.0W 4.0N OF RUSSELL, Russell, KS
Built 1952 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 75
RS 362 39th
FairOver: DRY CREEK
4.6E OF LAKE AFTON, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1960 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 3,269
NE 140 St
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
4.0N 9.7E OF HUDSON, Stafford, KS
Built 1963 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 425
RS 1755 2.9-T.1
FairOver: TRIB MILL CREEK
3.0N 0.9E OF ALTA VISTA, Wabaunsee, KS
Built 1966 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 245
Wichita Road
FairOver: BIG CEDAR CREEK
3.0S 1.3E OF VILAS, Wilson, KS
Built 1981 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 30
RS 1131 70th Rd
FairOver: SOUTH OWL CREEK
025 4.4E 2.0N OF ROSE, Woodson, KS
Built 1956 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 24
RS 143 | 210th Rd
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.3W 3.6N OF AURORA, Cloud, KS
Built 1959 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 145
20TH. RD. 62
FairOver: WEST HICKORY CREEK
3.0N 0.9E OF OTTUMWA, Coffey, KS
Built 1973 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 25
E Road
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.0S 4.4E OF WILMORE, Comanche, KS
Built 1961 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 45
LOCAL 3-E.7
FairOver: UNNAMED DRAW
8.0N 2.3W OF ATTICA, Harper, KS
Built 1987 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 50
E-15.1 LOCAL
FairOver: EMMA CREEK
6.4W 1.0N INT. I135-K196, Harvey, KS
Built 1935 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 40
Halfmound Rd
FairOver: North Fork Walnut Creek
0.5S 4.1W OF NORTONVILLE, Jefferson, KS
Built 1958 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 90
Quail Rd
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.3E 4.5N OF LINCOLN, Lincoln, KS
Built 1925 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 20
RD. U 959.0-542.3
FairOver: STREAM
5.0W 4.8S OF HARTFORD, Lyon, KS
Built 1940 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 50
280 RD.
FairOver: TRIB. N. COTTONWOOD RIV.
0.2S 0.3E OF DURHAM, Marion, KS
Built 1925 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 40
EAST RIVER 8.1-O.1
FairOver: TRIB. TO BIG BLUE RIVER
1.9N 1.2E OF SCHROYER, Marshall, KS
Built 1930 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 10
19TH TER(18.5-U.1)
FairOver: TRIB. TO ROBIDOUX CREEK
0.5N 2.0W OF FRANKFORT, Marshall, KS
Built 1945 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 5
RD E
FairOver: GIBSON CREEK TRIBUTARY
1.0E 1.75N OF UTICA, Ness, KS
Built 1950 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 90
X.3-22.7 LOCAL
FairOver: COAL CREEK
0.3E OF VERDI, Ottawa, KS
Built 1984 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 40
McNEW RD 5.20
FairOver: DRAIN
5.0E 1.0N PRETTY PRAIRIE, Reno, KS
Built 1956 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 91
AVE. K
FairOver: COW CREEK
1.7N 2.6E OF CHASE, Rice, KS
Built 1966 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 35
AVE. K
FairOver: OWL CREEK
1.6E 2.0N OF LYONS, Rice, KS
Built 1964 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 40
LOCAL 811-462.7
FairOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
1.5E 2.3N OF KIPP, Saline, KS
Built 1937 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 2
Elmont Rd
FairOver: TRIB. TO HALFDAY CREEK
0.2N OF ELMONT, Shawnee, KS
Built 1934 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 200
N. Kansas Ave.
FairOver: Kaw River
N. Ks. Ave./ Kaw, et al., Shawnee, KS
Built 1967 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 8,545
S Greenwich Rd
FairOver: TRIB TO E. BITTER CREEK
2 E 4.4 S OF ASHTON, Sumner, KS
Built 1999 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 100
HWY 40
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
4.0S 6.2E OF OGALLAH, Trego, KS
Built 1938 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 180
R ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO HACKBERRY CREEK
10.0S 1.1W OF COLLYER, Trego, KS
Built 1965 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 15
ROAD 6 (RS 288)
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
4.9N OF WESKAN, Wallace, KS
Built 1959 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 50
3 ROAD (RS 922)
FairOver: LADDER CREEK
11.1N 0.5E OF SELKIRK, Wichita, KS
Built 1954 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 230
D ROAD (RS 924)
FairOver: TRIB. TO LADDER CREEK
12.0N 2.5E OF LEOTI, Wichita, KS
Built 1956 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 235
LOCAL RD. I.5-12.2
FairOver: TRIB. TO STRANGER CREEK
1.5N 2.1E OF EFFINGHAM, Atchison, KS
Built 1973 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 25
27-E.9 LOCAL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. TO CEDAR CREEK
1.0E 0.5S OF WONSEVU, Chase, KS
Built 1955 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 45
SE Rainbow Rd.
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
3.5N OF BAXTER SPRINGS, Cherokee, KS
Built 1923 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 60
140 AVE (RS 1569)
FairOver: TRIBUTE TO BOW CREEK
7.6N 0.5W OF MORLAND, Graham, KS
Built 1959 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 200
NE 30th Road
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.4S 3.0W OF RUNNYMEDE, Harper, KS
Built 1948 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 140
RS 1485 SE 40 AVE
FairOver: BLUFF CREEK
2.5N 5.0W OF BLUFF CITY, Harper, KS
Built 1967 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 55
SW 170th Ave.
FairOver: SALTY
3.8S 2.5W OF CORWIN, Harper, KS
Built 1945 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 10
SW 60th RD
FairOver: SALTY CREEK
1.5S 0.4W OF CORWIN, Harper, KS
Built 1952 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 10
134th
FairOver: trib. Duck Creek
3.0S 2.0W OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS
Built 1935 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 105
RS 1450 BSN 740
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
2.5N 0.4E OF IONIA, Jewell, KS
Built 1963 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 14
RS 1715 20th Rd
FairOver: S. BRANCH SPILLMAN CREEK
6.0W 1.0N OF ASH GROVE, Lincoln, KS
Built 1935 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 25
Showing 2,851-2,900 of 23,867 bridges
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