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
RS 39 - NE 100 Ave
FairOver: S. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER
0.8N OF CAIRO, Pratt, KS
Built 1967 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 315
4 CORNRS RD. OS 62
FairOver: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.
2.0S 1.0W OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS
Built 1963 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 40
LINCOLN RD.
FairOver: COAL CREEK
4.0S 5.5E OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS
Built 1964 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 40
LOCAL 480-807.2
FairOver: STREAM
0.5S 1.8W OF GYPSUM, Saline, KS
Built 1920 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 2
ROCK ROAD
FairOver: ROCK RD SO TRIB GYPSUM C
ROCK ROAD AT GRAIL, Sedgwick, KS
Built 1900 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 26,400
130th RD.
FairOver: BRANCH OF OWL CREEK
220 2.0N 5.2W US54&75 JCT, Woodson, KS
Built 1960 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 20
NW 130 Rd
FairOver: CREEK
2.4N OF OLMITZ, Barton, KS
Built 1957 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 30
FREY STREET
FairOver: LISCHESKY DRAINAGE DITCH
21ST. ST. AND FREY, Barton, KS
Built 1988 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 600
160th St.
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.5S 0.2W OF POWHATTAN, Brown, KS
Built 1930 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50
NW 100th Street
FairOver: WHITEWATER RIVER
0.3W 2.0N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS
Built 1964 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 70
SW 60 St
FairOver: ELM CREEK
0.8E 4.0N OF AUGUSTA, Butler, KS
Built 1962 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50
D Road
FairOver: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK
9.5S 1.0W OF BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS
Built 1977 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50
Road 31
FairOver: COON CREEK
4.0S 3.0E OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS
Built 1920 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 20
RS 256 3.0-14.6
FairOver: TRIB. TO MIDDLE CREEK
2.0N 0.6E OF RICHMOND, Franklin, KS
Built 1946 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 150
62 ROAD (RS 1476)
FairOver: BIG CREEK
5.5S 1.5E OF PARK, Gove, KS
Built 1952 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50
AA 50 Rd RS 1359
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
0.6S OF NEAL, Greenwood, KS
Built 1977 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 95
SW 40 S. P.7-11.0
FairOver: STREAM
3.0S 3.0W OF KINGMAN, Kingman, KS
Built 1945 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 10
SE 120 S. Y.1-19.0
FairOver: STREAM
1.0N 3.0E OF RAGO, Kingman, KS
Built 1970 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 10
LOCAL RD. 200
FairOver: LAKE CREEK
1.1W OF BARTLETT, Labette, KS
Built 1975 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50
RD 370 (S-370)
FairOver: ELM CREEK
4.0N 1.0E OF ADMIRE, Lyon, KS
Built 1959 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 60
RS 1064 SHAWNEE
FairOver: TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER
2.5S 0.3E OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS
Built 1979 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 295
RS 427 AA.7 - 2270
FairOver: DIAMOND CREEK
0.9N 1.0W DIAMOND SPRINGS, Morris, KS
Built 1964 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 25
N.W. 46TH. ST. 40
FairOver: TOAD HOLLOW
1.0E OF ROSSVILLE, Shawnee, KS
Built 1994 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 200
RS 644 59-36-3
FairOver: TRIB. TO SLATE CREEK
4.0S 0.1W OF DALTON, Sumner, KS
Built 1992 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 280
RS 1577 37-50-5
FairOver: WEST SHOO FLY CREEK
1.2S 3.8E OF CORBIN, Sumner, KS
Built 1950 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 31
130 ROAD (RS 275)
FairOver: HACKBERRY CREEK
11.1S 0.2E OF COLLYER, Trego, KS
Built 1966 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 155
RS 1102 28-R.4
FairOver: CARTER CREEK
1.5S 5.4E OF PALMER, Washington, KS
Built 1962 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 140
R-4.3 35
FairOver: TRIB. TO JOY CREEK
1.8S 3.0W OF HOLLENBERG, Washington, KS
Built 1930 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 30
NW 80 Ave
FairOver: CREEK
2.0E 3.5N OF GALATIA, Barton, KS
Built 1962 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 40
RS 96 Dalton Road
FairOver: CANEY RIVER
2.1W OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS
Built 1963 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 20
Rd 12
FairOver: BLUFF CREEK
5.5E 1.1S OF MINNEOLA, Clark, KS
Built 1972 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 35
100 ROAD (RS 1625)
FairOver: SOUTH FORK SAPPA CREEK
9.9S 10.3W OF OBERLIN, Decatur, KS
Built 1958 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 120
900 Ave. (E29-E10)
FairOver: TRIB. TO HOLLAND CREEK
510 900 Ave, Dickinson, KS
Built 1975 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 45
SW 140 A. F.0-17.2
FairOver: N FORK CHIKASKIA RIVER
2.2S 2.0E OF ST. LEO, Kingman, KS
Built 1945 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 10
SE 10 A. U.0-19.7
FairOver: RED CREEK
1.0W 0.3N OF RAGO, Kingman, KS
Built 1955 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 20
RS 371
FairOver: TRIB. TO HACKBERRY CREEK
3.0S OF ALTAMONT, Labette, KS
Built 1997 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 772
NIGHTHAWK RD.
FairOver: SOUTH COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.1S 5.0W OF MARION, Marion, KS
Built 1953 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 450
LOCAL 120 X.0-2610
FairOver: Three Mile Creek
0.5W 2.3S of Delavan, Morris, KS
Built 1980 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 30
RS 490 H-1
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.0S.W. OF SABETHA, Nemaha, KS
Built 1956 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 207
RS 1471 24.3-17.0
FairOver: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
0.1N OF MELVERN, Osage, KS
Built 1968 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 630
S. 20th AVE.
FairOver: TRIB. NORTH FORK SOLOMON
0.6N 1.0E OF DOWNS, Osborne, KS
Built 1968 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 15
OLIVER CREEK ROAD
FairOver: BLUFF CREEK
6.0N OF FOSTORIA, Pottawatomie, KS
Built 1973 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 10
CR 230
FairOver: BRANCH OF SAND CREEK
1.4N 2.0W OF LACROSSE, Rush, KS
Built 1942 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 50
NW 94TH. ST. 312
FairOver: HALFDAY CREEK
0.2E OF U S 75 HIGHWAY, Shawnee, KS
Built 1940 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 200
110 W (RS 1927)
FairOver: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK
14.0N 11.0W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS
Built 1967 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 150
330 AVE (RS 848)
FairOver: BOW CREEK
13.4N 2.3W OF BOGUE, Graham, KS
Built 1968 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 20
5600 RD Mile 24
FairOver: TRIB TO CHERRY CREEK
1.7E 3.0N OF CHERRYVALE, Montgomery, KS
Built 1990 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 25
177th ST. RS 515
FairOver: SALT CREEK
4.4N 1.0E OF GORHAM, Russell, KS
Built 1983 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 200
380 AVE (RS 1147)
FairOver: BIG CREEK
2.7N 13.0E TREGO CENTER, Trego, KS
Built 1960 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 130
Cedar Hills
FairOver: TRIB W BR. LITTLE SANDY
1.5N 2.7W OF SHARON, Barber, KS
Built 1968 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 45
Showing 4,051-4,100 of 23,867 bridges
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