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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

RS 39 - NE 100 Ave

Fair

Over: S. FORK NINNESCAH RIVER

0.8N OF CAIRO, Pratt, KS

Built 1967 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 315

4 CORNRS RD. OS 62

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.

2.0S 1.0W OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1963 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 40

LINCOLN RD.

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

4.0S 5.5E OF DORRANCE, Russell, KS

Built 1964 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 40

LOCAL 480-807.2

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.5S 1.8W OF GYPSUM, Saline, KS

Built 1920 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 2

ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK RD SO TRIB GYPSUM C

ROCK ROAD AT GRAIL, Sedgwick, KS

Built 1900 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 26,400

130th RD.

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.4N OF OLMITZ, Barton, KS

Built 1957 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 30

FREY STREET

Fair

Over: LISCHESKY DRAINAGE DITCH

21ST. ST. AND FREY, Barton, KS

Built 1988 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 600

160th St.

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.5S 0.2W OF POWHATTAN, Brown, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50

NW 100th Street

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

0.3W 2.0N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1964 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 70

SW 60 St

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

0.8E 4.0N OF AUGUSTA, Butler, KS

Built 1962 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50

D Road

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

9.5S 1.0W OF BIRD CITY, Cheyenne, KS

Built 1977 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50

Road 31

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MIDDLE CREEK

2.0N 0.6E OF RICHMOND, Franklin, KS

Built 1946 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 150

62 ROAD (RS 1476)

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

5.5S 1.5E OF PARK, Gove, KS

Built 1952 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50

AA 50 Rd RS 1359

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.6S OF NEAL, Greenwood, KS

Built 1977 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 95

SW 40 S. P.7-11.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.0S 3.0W OF KINGMAN, Kingman, KS

Built 1945 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 10

SE 120 S. Y.1-19.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.0N 3.0E OF RAGO, Kingman, KS

Built 1970 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 10

LOCAL RD. 200

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

1.1W OF BARTLETT, Labette, KS

Built 1975 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 50

RD 370 (S-370)

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

4.0N 1.0E OF ADMIRE, Lyon, KS

Built 1959 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 60

RS 1064 SHAWNEE

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: DIAMOND CREEK

0.9N 1.0W DIAMOND SPRINGS, Morris, KS

Built 1964 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 25

N.W. 46TH. ST. 40

Fair

Over: TOAD HOLLOW

1.0E OF ROSSVILLE, Shawnee, KS

Built 1994 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 200

RS 644 59-36-3

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: WEST SHOO FLY CREEK

1.2S 3.8E OF CORBIN, Sumner, KS

Built 1950 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 31

130 ROAD (RS 275)

Fair

Over: HACKBERRY CREEK

11.1S 0.2E OF COLLYER, Trego, KS

Built 1966 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 155

RS 1102 28-R.4

Fair

Over: CARTER CREEK

1.5S 5.4E OF PALMER, Washington, KS

Built 1962 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 140

R-4.3 35

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO JOY CREEK

1.8S 3.0W OF HOLLENBERG, Washington, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 30

NW 80 Ave

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.0E 3.5N OF GALATIA, Barton, KS

Built 1962 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 40

RS 96 Dalton Road

Fair

Over: CANEY RIVER

2.1W OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1963 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 20

Rd 12

Fair

Over: BLUFF CREEK

5.5E 1.1S OF MINNEOLA, Clark, KS

Built 1972 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 35

100 ROAD (RS 1625)

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK SAPPA CREEK

9.9S 10.3W OF OBERLIN, Decatur, KS

Built 1958 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 120

900 Ave. (E29-E10)

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO HOLLAND CREEK

510 900 Ave, Dickinson, KS

Built 1975 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 45

SW 140 A. F.0-17.2

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

1.0W 0.3N OF RAGO, Kingman, KS

Built 1955 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 20

RS 371

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO HACKBERRY CREEK

3.0S OF ALTAMONT, Labette, KS

Built 1997 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 772

NIGHTHAWK RD.

Fair

Over: SOUTH COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.1S 5.0W OF MARION, Marion, KS

Built 1953 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 450

LOCAL 120 X.0-2610

Fair

Over: Three Mile Creek

0.5W 2.3S of Delavan, Morris, KS

Built 1980 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 30

RS 490 H-1

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.0S.W. OF SABETHA, Nemaha, KS

Built 1956 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 207

RS 1471 24.3-17.0

Fair

Over: MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER

0.1N OF MELVERN, Osage, KS

Built 1968 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 630

S. 20th AVE.

Fair

Over: TRIB. NORTH FORK SOLOMON

0.6N 1.0E OF DOWNS, Osborne, KS

Built 1968 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 15

OLIVER CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLUFF CREEK

6.0N OF FOSTORIA, Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1973 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 10

CR 230

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SAND CREEK

1.4N 2.0W OF LACROSSE, Rush, KS

Built 1942 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 50

NW 94TH. ST. 312

Fair

Over: HALFDAY CREEK

0.2E OF U S 75 HIGHWAY, Shawnee, KS

Built 1940 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 200

110 W (RS 1927)

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK

14.0N 11.0W OF HOXIE, Sheridan, KS

Built 1967 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 150

330 AVE (RS 848)

Fair

Over: BOW CREEK

13.4N 2.3W OF BOGUE, Graham, KS

Built 1968 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 20

5600 RD Mile 24

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CHERRY CREEK

1.7E 3.0N OF CHERRYVALE, Montgomery, KS

Built 1990 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 25

177th ST. RS 515

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

4.4N 1.0E OF GORHAM, Russell, KS

Built 1983 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 200

380 AVE (RS 1147)

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

2.7N 13.0E TREGO CENTER, Trego, KS

Built 1960 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 130

Cedar Hills

Fair

Over: TRIB W BR. LITTLE SANDY

1.5N 2.7W OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1968 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 45

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