State profile · Below median Poor share

Kansas bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Kansas.

24,894
Public bridges
52.5%
Good condition
5.3%
Poor condition

Kansas holds 24,894 public highway bridges (#5 of 52 by inventory) with a 5.26% Poor share (#31 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 5.3% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 22 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

24,894

Public highway bridges in Kansas

Good Condition

52.5%

13,060 bridges rated 7-9

2.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.3%

1,310 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.3pp vs national avg 7.5%

Kansas vs national bridge condition

Kansas - Good condition share 52.5%
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 7.5%.

Kansas in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Kansas has 24,894 bridges and a 5.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Kansas has 24,894 bridges and a 5.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Kansas vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

24,894 5th of 54 higher than 49 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Kansas

The highlighted point is Kansas: 24,894 bridges and 5.26% in Poor condition, rank #22 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Kansas on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor
  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor
  • Arkansas: 12,974 bridges · 5.43% Poor
  • Washington: 8,474 bridges · 5.45% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Kansas

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 24,894 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Kansas’s inventory

State agency holds 22.2% of the 24,894 public highway bridges filed under Kansas in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Kansas’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 21.5% of the 24,894 bridges with a recorded original year in Kansas. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Kansas52.5%42.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kansas (FHWA NBI)

Counties (105)

Allen 227 Anderson 144 Atchison 197 Barber 241 Barton 449 Bourbon 206 Brown 256 Butler 591 Chase 189 Chautauqua 130 Cherokee 317 Cheyenne 100 Clark 102 Clay 231 Cloud 314 Coffey 305 Comanche 110 Cowley 337 Crawford 297 Decatur 159 Dickinson 375 Doniphan 129 Douglas 314 Edwards 69 Elk 154 Ellis 275 Ellsworth 259 Finney 78 Ford 223 Franklin 332 Geary 140 Gove 109 Graham 142 Grant 16 Gray 66 Greeley 33 Greenwood 235 Hamilton 68 Harper 372 Harvey 372 Haskell 18 Hodgeman 109 Jackson 246 Jefferson 194 Jewell 307 Johnson 781 Kearny 72 Kingman 391 Kiowa 90 Labette 349 Lane 25 Leavenworth 241 Lincoln 225 Linn 257 Logan 55 Lyon 492 Marion 324 Marshall 402 McPherson 586 Meade 84 Miami 326 Mitchell 260 Montgomery 326 Morris 179 Morton 17 Nemaha 359 Neosho 241 Ness 167 Norton 244 Osage 304 Osborne 244 Ottawa 295 Pawnee 164 Phillips 249 Pottawatomie 303 Pratt 118 Rawlins 103 Reno 573 Republic 266 Rice 262 Riley 224 Rooks 169 Rush 170 Russell 261 Saline 369 Scott 22 Sedgwick 1333 Seward 14 Shawnee 563 Sheridan 116 Sherman 105 Smith 281 Stafford 119 Stanton 21 Stevens 3 Sumner 659 Thomas 82 Trego 166 Wabaunsee 242 Wallace 44 Washington 335 Wichita 22 Wilson 205 Woodson 143 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.

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495
Selected

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894

AR

Arkansas

5.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,974

WA

Washington

5.45% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,474

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.

RS 302 NW 50TH AVE

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Harper, KS

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

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

All Bridges in Kansas

U ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO LOST CREEK

3.0N 1.4E OF ZURICH, Rooks, KS

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

S.W. 49TH. ST. 188

Fair

Over: S. BR. SHUNGANUNGA CK.

S. EDGE OF TOPEKA, Shawnee, KS

Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 110

143RD STREET #26

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.2E OF MUR-LEN, Johnson, KS

Built 1977 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10,090

LINCOLN STREET

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.5N OF 15TH ON LINCOLN, Franklin, KS

Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 910

CITY STREET

Fair

Over: CREEK

218 S 8th St Herington, Dickinson, KS

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 75

K-2 HWY

Fair

Over: SALTY CREEK DRAINAGE

7.81 MI NE K8, Barber, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 565

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: EAST TURKEY CREEK DRG.

3.31 MI E K15, Dickinson, KS

Built 1927 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 540

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: LYON CREEK DR

3-0MI E-JCT K4 & K43, Dickinson, KS

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 830

K9 HWY

Fair

Over: BLACK VERMILLION RIV DRG

9.44 MI E EJCT US77, Marshall, KS

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 730

K9 HWY

Fair

Over: N FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

01.38 MI E EJCT US283, Norton, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 375

K9 HWY

Fair

Over: N F SOLOMON R DRAIN

3.09MI E JT U183, Phillips, KS

Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 585

K15 HWY

Fair

Over: CHAPMAN CREEK DRAINAGE

3.54 MI E WJCT K18, Dickinson, KS

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,440

K14 HWY

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK DRAINAGE

0.48 MI S K96, Reno, KS

Built 1933 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,670

K18 HWY

Fair

Over: CHAPMAN CREEK DRAINAGE

1.97 MI E EJCT K15, Dickinson, KS

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 745

K23 HWY

Fair

Over: CHEYENNE CREEK DRAINAGE

4.86 MI N OF W. JCT 4, Lane, KS

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 765

K23 HWY

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.64 MI S US54, Meade, KS

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 715

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

3.33 MI E K15, Clay, KS

Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,880

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: LOST CR DRG(SOIL BANK)

0.52 M E BROADWAY(BELVUE), Pottawatomie, KS

Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,890

US24 HWY

Fair

Over: S FK SOLOMON R DRAINAGE

1.18MI E GRAHAM CO LINE, Rooks, KS

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 490

US24 HWY EB

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RR

1.55 MI E TOPEKA AVE EB, Shawnee, KS

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,800

K25 HWY

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE DOG CREEK DRG

0.92 MI. NORTH OF US-24, Thomas, KS

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,430

K31 HWY

Fair

Over: KENOMA CREEK DRAINAGE

6.55 MI SE COFFEY COLN, Anderson, KS

Built 1926 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 400

K31 HWY

Fair

Over: MARAIS DES CYGNES R DRN

0.35 MI EAST OF 75 JCT, Osage, KS

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 450

US36 HWY

Fair

Over: BLACK VERMILLION CREEK

3.42 MI E MARSHALL COLN, Nemaha, KS

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,230

US36 HWY

Fair

Over: SHERMAN STREET

0.24MI W JT K25, Rawlins, KS

Built 1941 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 910

K-47 HWY

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK DRAINAGE

0.44 MI E US169, Neosho, KS

Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,990

K-47 HWY

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK DRAINAGE

2.56 MI E US169, Neosho, KS

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,990

K-47 HWY

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK DRAINAGE

3.45 MI E US169, Neosho, KS

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,990

K53 HWY

Fair

Over: COWSKIN CREEK DRAINAGE

1.82 MI E US81, Sumner, KS

Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,780

US54 HWY

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.42 MI E K7, Bourbon, KS

Built 1987 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,370

US54/US400 HWY

Fair

Over: S F NINNESCAH RIV DRG

1.54 MI E of K-11, Kingman, KS

Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,070

US56 HWY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE

2.95 MI N US77 SJCT, Marion, KS

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,570

US56 HWY

Fair

Over: DRY TURKEY CREEK

0.73 MI E US81 ALT, McPherson, KS

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 8,190

K58 HWY

Fair

Over: S FK BIG CREEK DRAINAGE

6.96 MI-S/E GRNWD COLN, Coffey, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 545

K68 HWY

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3.21 MI E FRANKLIN COLN, Miami, KS

Built 1964 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,170

I70 HWY NL-SL

Fair

Over: QUINTON STREET

2.14 MI E GAGE BLVD, Shawnee, KS

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 18,502

US73 HWY

Fair

Over: US36 HWY

JCT US36/US73, Brown, KS

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,830

US77 HWY

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER DRAINAGE

4.78 MI E WJCT K9, Marshall, KS

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,390

US81 HWY NB/SB

Fair

Over: SOLOMON RIVER DRAINAGE

5.18 MI N K18, Ottawa, KS

Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,750

K96 HWY

Fair

Over: DRY WALNUT CREEK DR

9.42 MI E RUSH COLN, Barton, KS

Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,250

K98 HWY

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK DRAINAGE

1.84 MI E K23, Meade, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 350

K99 HWY

Fair

Over: HENDRICKS CREEK

1.65 MI NE 1ST ST(ALMA), Wabaunsee, KS

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,060

K103 HWY

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK DRAINAGE

4.13 MI E K7, Cherokee, KS

Built 1937 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 725

K126 HWY

Fair

Over: MIDDLE COW CREEK

0.20 MI W US69, Crawford, KS

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,660

K140 HWY

Fair

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK DRG.

0.42 MI E ELLSWORTH COLN, Saline, KS

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,230

K156 HWY

Fair

Over: PAWNEE RIVER DRAINAGE

0.14 MI EAST OF E. JCT 23, Finney, KS

Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,410

K156 HWY

Fair

Over: BUCKNER CREEK DRAINAGE

1.10 MI. WEST OF US-283, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1927 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,790

K156 HWY

Fair

Over: BUCKNER CREEK DRAINAGE

4.09 MI. EAST OF US-283, Hodgeman, KS

Built 1927 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,850

US160 HWY

Fair

Over: DAY CREEK DRAINAGE

1.15 MI E US183, Clark, KS

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 630

US160 HWY

Fair

Over: BLACK CROOK CREEK

2.07 MI E US77, Cowley, KS

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,240

Showing 4,401-4,450 of 24,894 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

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What to do with this

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Kansas Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.