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Kansas bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Kansas — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

23,867
Public bridges
50.2%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition
5.2%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

5.2%

1,253 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 17.5%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Kansas (FHWA NBI)

Kansas50.190639795533585%40.9016633845896%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Kansas on the same metric.

53

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

18

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630
Selected

20

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

56

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

16

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

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

Structurally Deficient

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. OSAGE RD. (158)

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

3.0N 5.0E OF PHILLIPSBURG, Phillips, KS

Built 1988 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 20

E. 400 RD. (191)

Fair

Over: TURNER CREEK

3.0N 1.0W OF KIRWIN, Phillips, KS

Built 1940 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 20

K383 HWY

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CR DRAINAGE

1.61MI NE NORTON CO LINE, Phillips, KS

Built 1934 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,640

AVE. E | RS 1830

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

2.5E OF GALT, Rice, KS

Built 1937 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 75

12TH RD.

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.9S 4.0E OF CHASE, Rice, KS

Built 1935 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 40

R ROAD (RS 912)

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.0E OF DAMAR, Rooks, KS

Built 1954 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 35

AIRPLANE ROAD

Fair

Over: RALSTON CREEK

0.45 MILES SOUTH OF FARRE, Saline, KS

Built 1940 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 10

FALUN ROAD

Fair

Over: CASTLE CREEK

JUST EAST OF S. SUNNYSIDE, Saline, KS

Built 1940 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 10

S.W. 69TH. ST. 136

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SIX MILE CREEK

3.8W OF MONTARA, Shawnee, KS

Built 1920 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 120

140 E (RS 895)

Fair

Over: N. FORK SALINE RIVER

10.5S 14.0E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1985 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 40

3 ROAD (RS 288)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BEAVER CREEK

1.5S 17.0W OF GOODLAND, Sherman, KS

Built 1970 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 155

C ROAD

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK TRIBUTARY

4.8N 9.0W OF REAMSVILLE, Smith, KS

Built 1936 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 30

US36 HWY

Fair

Over: EAST BEAVER CREEK DRG

5.94MI E JT K8, Smith, KS

Built 1952 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,030

US160 HWY

Fair

Over: CHIKASKIA RIVER DRAINAGE

2.26 MI E HARPER COLN, Sumner, KS

Built 1959 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,190

CC ROAD (RS 437)

Fair

Over: EAST FORK SAND CREEK

11.0S 2.6W TREGO CENTER, Trego, KS

Built 1968 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 30

FRONTAGE RD RT.

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK DRAINAGE

4.55 MI E K138,SDRD SOUTH, Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 22

NE 27 Ave

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.0E OF GREAT BEND, Barton, KS

Built 1939 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 10

SE Grant

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

3.0W 1.7N OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1920 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 35

22 Road (RS 1889)

Fair

Over: S FORK REPUBLICAN RIVER

11.4N 8.0E ST. FRANCIS, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1965 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 15

7N ROAD (RS 675)

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.25E OF TRAER, Decatur, KS

Built 1962 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 120

11S ROAD (RS 903)

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK

1.7N 0.7W OF DRESDEN, Decatur, KS

Built 1964 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 45

Schoenchen Road

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL TRIBUTARY

2.5W OF SCHOENCHEN, Ellis, KS

Built 1946 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 95

RS 260 21.6-3.0

Fair

Over: APPANOOSE CREEK

5.0W 0.4S OF CENTROPOLIS, Franklin, KS

Built 1959 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 253

C ROAD (WEST)

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SALINE RIVER

2.0S 3.2E OF ST. PETER, Graham, KS

Built 1970 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 45

O TERR. (WEST)

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.0S 0.3W OF HILL CITY, Graham, KS

Built 1970 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 60

RS 1362 220th St

Fair

Over: HOMER CREEK

4.0S 9.9E OF LAPLAND, Greenwood, KS

Built 1953 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 53

16TH RD (15.0-L.5)

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

0.5S OF HOME CITY, Marshall, KS

Built 1932 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 120

LOCAL RD. HX9

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

0.5S 2.5E OF BELOIT, Mitchell, KS

Built 1934 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 10

RS 1247 11.0-9.6

Fair

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1.4W 4.0S OF SCRANTON, Osage, KS

Built 1954 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 30

SAVANNAH RD

Fair

Over: TRIB. VERMILLION RIVER

1.0N 2.5W OF HAVENSVILLE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1970 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 10

B ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK SAPPA CREEK

16.0S 3.4W OF ATWOOD, Rawlins, KS

Built 1940 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 50

OLCOTT RD.5.50

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

3.0E 0.5S OF TURON, Reno, KS

Built 1974 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 21

43rd Ave

Fair

Over: PEACE CREEK

2.0W 9.0N OF PLEVNA, Reno, KS

Built 1975 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 4

Fairview Rd

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

0.5N 2.3E OF ABBYVILLE, Reno, KS

Built 1963 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 15

RS 362 39th

Fair

Over: AFTON CREEK

2.2E OF LAKE AFTON, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1960 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 2,796

29TH STREET NORTH

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

29TH ST AT CROMWELL, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1948 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 7,000

LANDON MCS8905 126

Fair

Over: LITTLE SOLDIER CREEK

2.0S.E. OF STATE LAKE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1964 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 500

SE Rice Rd.

Fair

Over: Shunganunga Cr.

153.92m N. of 2nd & Rice., Shawnee, KS

Built 1961 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 635

275 ROAD

Fair

Over: N FORK SOLOMON TRIBUTARY

2.0S 2.0W OF GAYLORD, Smith, KS

Built 1920 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 10

N. Ridge Rd.

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

4.4N 1.0W OF WELLINGTON, Sumner, KS

Built 1997 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 25

145TH AVE (RS 275)

Fair

Over: SALINE RIVER

6.2N 1.8E 0F COLLYER, Trego, KS

Built 1955 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 135

Franklin Rd

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.7W 0.3N OF LA FONTAINE, Wilson, KS

Built 1940 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 15

LOCAL RD. 2-E.9

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SPRING CREEK

1.9N 1.0W OF ARRINGTON, Atchison, KS

Built 1962 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 20

Hackberry Road

Fair

Over: HACKBERRY CREEK

9.0W OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1966 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 95

NE 30 Ave

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5N 3.0W OF RED WING, Barton, KS

Built 1956 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 80

NW Butler Rd

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERCOURSE

1.5W 7.7N OF BENTON, Butler, KS

Built 1959 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 755

SW Diamond

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

4.5S 2.0W Wof Augusta, Butler, KS

Built 1958 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 780

SE Stony Crk. Rd.

Fair

Over: S. BR. LIT. WALNUT RIV.

7.5E 1.0N OF LEON, Butler, KS

Built 1970 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 30

NW 70th

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK

2.0N 1.0W OF SHERWIN, Cherokee, KS

Built 1959 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 270

SE 30th

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

2.0W 0.5N BAXTER SPRINGS, Cherokee, KS

Built 1965 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 35

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