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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

220th St RS 1362

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BACHELOR CREEK

4.0S 4.8E OF LAPLAND, Greenwood, KS

Built 1969 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 150

LOCAL RD. J

Fair

Over: TRIB. S. BR. OTTER CK.

1.0N 1.0W OF PIEDMONT, Greenwood, KS

Built 1960 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 34

COL BVD AND PFLUMN

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

INT. COLLEGE AND PFLUMN, Johnson, KS

Built 1975 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 85,752

SW 110 S. F.6-18.0

Fair

Over: N. FORK CHIKASKIA RIVER

2.0S 3.5W OF WILLOWDALE, Kingman, KS

Built 1945 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 80

LOCAL RD. 90

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BACHELOR CREEK

4.0S 2.2E OF PARSONS, Labette, KS

Built 1940 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 50

SIOUX RD.

Fair

Over: BATTLE CREEK

1.3W 10.4N OF CANTON, McPherson, KS

Built 1939 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 2

LOCAL 26 J.0-1210

Fair

Over: SLOUGH CREEK

5.0S 1.9E OF DWIGHT, Morris, KS

Built 1980 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 20

E 181ST ST 14

Fair

Over: 110 MILE CREEK

2.0S 3.6E OF SCRANTON, Osage, KS

Built 1973 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 60

RS 636 4th Ave

Fair

Over: PEACE CREEK

6.0N 8.2W OF PLEVNA, Reno, KS

Built 1961 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 243

RS 334

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.5N OF REPUBLIC, Republic, KS

Built 1957 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 270

LINCOLN LN RS 590

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

5.5S OF BUNKER HILL, Russell, KS

Built 1962 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 160

CARLSON RD. 16

Fair

Over: PEANAZ CREEK

2.0N OF ROSSVILLE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1945 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 100

70 W (RS 623)

Fair

Over: N. FORK SOLOMON RIVER

7.3N 7.0W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1957 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 155

Hackberry Road

Fair

Over: SALT FORK OF ARKANSAS

11.0W OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1979 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 95

SW Fulton Rd.

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

1.0S OF TOWANDA, Butler, KS

Built 1979 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 50

SE 135th

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF HICKORY CREEK

1.0W 2.0S OF BEAUMONT, Butler, KS

Built 1927 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 30

Solomon Rd(A7-S05)

Fair

Over: CREEK

3095 Solomon Rd, Dickinson, KS

Built 1940 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 10

PFLUMM RD

Fair

Over: COFFEE CREEK

1.2N 4.0E OF BONITA, Johnson, KS

Built 1960 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 2,300

RS 395 Pike Dr

Fair

Over: SPILLMAN CREEK

0.2W OF DENMARK, Lincoln, KS

Built 1972 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 70

CHISHOLM RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

2.0N 7.5W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1978 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 50

RD N

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK WALNUT CREEK

5.0W 2.0N OF NESS CITY, Ness, KS

Built 1967 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 135

Rd. DD

Fair

Over: TRIB. N. FORK SOLOMON R.

1.7E 2.0S OF LENORA, Norton, KS

Built 1938 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. L-1.3

Fair

Over: COURTLAND WEST CANAL

5.0N 1.7W OF COURTLAND, Republic, KS

Built 1985 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 20

100 W (RS 273)

Fair

Over: SALINE RIVER

13.1S 10.0W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1957 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 150

30 ROAD (RS 630)

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.1E OF WOMER, Smith, KS

Built 1966 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 30

210 ROAD (RS 1723)

Fair

Over: EAST OAK CREEK

6.5S 0.9E OF LEBANON, Smith, KS

Built 1964 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 60

RS 162 42-67-2

Fair

Over: SLATE CREEK

1.9W OF ADAMSVILLE, Sumner, KS

Built 1961 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 43

LOCAL 30-1-4

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

1.5W 1.0S OF ARGONIA, Sumner, KS

Built 1965 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 10

130 ROAD (RS 275)

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

3.5S 0.3E OF COLLYER, Trego, KS

Built 1968 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 200

STATE AVENUE WB

Fair

Over: MINNESOTA AVE & 1 RAMP

US-24 & I-70 WB JCT, Wyandotte, KS

Built 1962 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 3,880

1st Ave.

Fair

Over: Medicine River Tributary

1st Ave. E. of Iliff, Barber, KS

Built 1960 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 100

SW 180th

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

2.7E OF ROSE HILL, Butler, KS

Built 1934 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 200

SW 40th St.

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

0.3W 2.0S OF TOWANDA, Butler, KS

Built 1940 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 50

RS 1075

Fair

Over: MERCER CREEK

17.3S 1.0W OF STRONG CITY, Chase, KS

Built 1957 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 80

RS 808

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.6N OF HALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1948 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 85

SW 90th

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK

1.0S OF HALLOWELL, Cherokee, KS

Built 1956 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 250

NE 30

Fair

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

3.0E 2.2N OF COLUMBUS, Cherokee, KS

Built 1969 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 50

NE 40th

Fair

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

4.0E 1.8N OF COLUMBUS, Cherokee, KS

Built 1969 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 35

Gold Rd

Fair

Over: WEST PIPE CREEK

3.0S 6.0W OF AURORA, Cloud, KS

Built 1946 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 30

110th

Fair

Over: Tick Creek

3.5N 1.0E OF MERIDEN, Jefferson, KS

Built 1946 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 70

Clark Rd.

Fair

Over: Jeff Creek

3.5N 3.5W OF VALLEY FALLS, Jefferson, KS

Built 1983 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 50

RS 1139

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LABETTE CREEK

5.4N 2.0W OF CHETOPA, Labette, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 90

R-50 LORING ROAD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

1.0N 2.1W OF LINWOOD, Leavenworth, KS

Built 1974 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 53

RD 370 (U-370)

Fair

Over: ONION CREEK

4.0N 3.4E OF ADMIRE, Lyon, KS

Built 1954 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 70

CHEROKEE (RS 622)

Fair

Over: MEADOW CREEK

4.0N 2.0E OF BREMEN, Marshall, KS

Built 1958 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 71

24TH RD (23.0-E.4)

Fair

Over: ROBIDOUX CREEK

4.4S 1.0W OF SUMMERFIELD, Marshall, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 10

Rd. E7

Fair

Over: N. FORK PRAIRE DOG CREEK

2.8W 4.0N OF ALMENA, Norton, KS

Built 1942 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 20

E 305TH 9

Fair

Over: LONG CREEK

1.4E OF MELVERN, Osage, KS

Built 1973 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 60

W 1st DR_RS 867

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

4.0N 3.7W OF DOWNS, Osborne, KS

Built 1963 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 100

MARTEN ROAD

Fair

Over: ADAMS CREEK

3.5N 1.0W OF LOUISVILLE, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1949 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 84

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