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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

MOCCASIN RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DRY TURKEY CK.

1.5N 2.1E OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 1972 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 1,320

Road 13

Fair

Over: SHORTS CREEK

5.0W 10.6S OF MEADE, Meade, KS

Built 1955 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 10

4800 RD Mile 24

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BIG HILL CREEK

1.8E OF CORBIN, Montgomery, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 80

S URISH RD 8

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

1.0E 2.2S OF OSAGE CITY, Osage, KS

Built 1973 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 50

West First St

Fair

Over: TRIB. S. FK. NINNESCAH

2.0W OF PRATT, Pratt, KS

Built 1983 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 90

NE 130 Ave

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

2.0S 3.0E OF PRESTON, Pratt, KS

Built 1980 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 100

W 69th Ave

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

1.5W 2.0N WILLOW BROOK, Reno, KS

Built 1962 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 35

VICTORY RD 13.85

Fair

Over: DRAIN

1.5E 1.5N OF HAVEN, Reno, KS

Built 1976 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 25

LOCAL RD. M-1.3

Fair

Over: COURTLAND WEST CANAL

4.0N 1.7W OF COURTLAND, Republic, KS

Built 1958 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 20

AVE. O

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

1.5E 3.0S OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 1977 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 40

HARVEST LANE

Fair

Over: WESTLINK TRIB COWSKIN CR

HARVEST LN AT WESTLINK, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1969 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 755

PIATT STREET

Fair

Over: FRISCO DITCH

PIATT AT MURDOCK, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1965 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 300

45 E (RS 896)

Fair

Over: SALINE RIVER

13.4S 4.5E OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1967 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 60

C ROAD (RS 632)

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.4N OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 1966 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 110

160 ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BEAVER CREEK

0.5N 3.4W OF SMITH CENTER, Smith, KS

Built 1960 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 10

LORING AVE.

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

BONNER SPRINGS, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1977 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 2,020

Pleasant Hill Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. LITTLE SANDY CK.

0.8S 0.9E OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1935 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 165

H-19.9 LOCAL RD.

Fair

Over: COYNE CREEK

1.5E 3.8S OF CLEMENTS, Chase, KS

Built 1920 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 20

I-22.6 MINOR COL

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COON CREEK

6.7S 2.5E OF CLEMENTS, Chase, KS

Built 1947 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 45

RS 1566

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CANEY CREEK

0.3N 8.0E OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1959 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 45

RS 146 | Union Rd

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.9W 2.8N OF AMES, Cloud, KS

Built 1948 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 215

OXEN RD. 169

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

4.0W 1.2S OF LEROY, Coffey, KS

Built 1975 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 20

Ellis Avenue

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL TRIBUTARY

8.9S OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS

Built 1953 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 185

Ellis Avenue

Fair

Over: SMOKY HILL TRIBUTARY

8.6S OF ELLIS, Ellis, KS

Built 1956 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 185

Rd 134

Fair

Over: LITTLE COON CREEK

3.8N 8.0E OF SPEARVILLE, Ford, KS

Built 1933 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 30

RS 1161 13.0-5.2

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

2.0S 6.9W OF OTTAWA, Franklin, KS

Built 1963 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 155

I ROAD (RS 271)

Fair

Over: Plum Creek Tributary

10.0S 0.6E OF GOVE, Gove, KS

Built 1961 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 165

NW 30 Rd

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

3.0S 1.0W OF ATTICA, Harper, KS

Built 1940 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 10

11.7-G.6 RS 753

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

CITY OF HALSTEAD, Harvey, KS

Built 1967 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,370

SE 150 S. Y.7-22.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.0S 3.5E OF RAGO, Kingman, KS

Built 1970 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 80

LOCAL RD W - 265.0

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

2.5W 1.6N OF READING, Lyon, KS

Built 1987 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 20

PAWNEE RD.

Fair

Over: BATTLE CREEK

2.4W 4.4N OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1974 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 30

2875 RD Mile 19

Fair

Over: TRIB TO VERDIGRIS RIVER

2.1S 1.7W OF LIBERTY, Montgomery, KS

Built 1980 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 91

RS 477 J.0 - 1840

Fair

Over: CLARY CREEK

1.4S 3.7E OF WHITE CITY, Morris, KS

Built 1955 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 155

LOCAL 54 P.0-1770

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

5.0N 0.4E OF WILSEY, Morris, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 50

RS 489 KO-2

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NEMAHA RIVER

1.0E OF KELLY, Nemaha, KS

Built 1961 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 166

LOCAL RD. R-2

Fair

Over: VERMILLION CREEK

2.0S 1.0W OF CORNING, Nemaha, KS

Built 1988 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 10

MINOR COL OP-2

Fair

Over: BARNES CREEK

1.5N 1.5E OF GOFF, Nemaha, KS

Built 1983 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 30

local Rd. U-32

Fair

Over: Trib to Spring Creek

1.0E 1.9S of Wetmore, Nemaha, KS

Built 2004 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 10

TROWBRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: DUTCH CREEK

2.5N 1.0E OF WHEATON, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1940 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 10

SW 100 St

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH OF ELM CK.

0.8S 1.2E OF COATS, Pratt, KS

Built 1937 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 40

T.5 ROAD (RS 179)

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.5S OF LUDELL, Rawlins, KS

Built 1962 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 225

LANGDON RD 16.11

Fair

Over: TRIB N FK NINNESCAH RV

1.0 W 1.0 S OF PLEVNA, Reno, KS

Built 1955 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 225

RED ROCK RD.34.85

Fair

Over: TRIB ARKANSAS RIVER

0.9E OF YODER, Reno, KS

Built 1956 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 375

MINOR 6001715

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK TRIB

5.0S OF ARLINGTON, Reno, KS

Built 1960 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 99

FOUNTAIN GR.21.30

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NINNESCAH RIVER

3.7N 4.2W PRETTY PRAIRIE, Reno, KS

Built 1982 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 25

GREENFIELD.22.75

Fair

Over: DRAIN

1.0E 2.9S OF PARTRIDGE, Reno, KS

Built 1976 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 13

PLEASANT VAL.23.05

Fair

Over: TRIB. N. FORK NINNESCAH

1.0S 4.1W OF CASTLETON, Reno, KS

Built 1983 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 14

BOUNDARY RD.26.80

Fair

Over: DRAIN

1.0S 0.8E PRETTY PRAIRIE, Reno, KS

Built 1961 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 10

BROADACRES.18.75

Fair

Over: DRAIN

2.2W 3.5S OF HUTCHINSON, Reno, KS

Built 1956 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 72

Showing 3,801-3,850 of 23,867 bridges

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