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
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
5.36 MI NE US-50, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
2.15 MI NE MID JGT K99, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
4.72 MI E-MID JCT K99, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
4.72 MI NE MJCT K99, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
1.73 MI NE N JCT K-99, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
3.12 MI NE N JCT K-99, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
4.41 MI NE N JCT K-99, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
5.33 MI NE N JCT K-99, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,351
RP TO & FROM KTA
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
INTERCHANGE US-56 / KTA, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,508
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
1.83 MI NE US-56, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,508
RS0416
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
3.81 MI NE US-56, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,508
HARVEYVILLE ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
4.93 MI NE US-56, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,508
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
6.36 MI NE US-56, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,508
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
7.56 MI NE US-56, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 5,508
I-335 HWY (KTA) SB
UnknownOver: US-56 HWY
JCT US-56 / KTA, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 600
I-335 HWY (KTA) NB
UnknownOver: US-56 HWY
JCT US-56 / KTA, Lyon, KS
Built 1956 ADT: 600
18 ST W EMP OV KTA
UnknownOver: I-335 KTA
0.33 MI NE EMP KTA IC, Lyon, KS
Built 2010 ADT: 5,351
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I-335 HWY (KTA)
1.43 MI NE EMPORIA IC, Lyon, KS
Built 2006 ADT: 5,351
US56 HWY, WB
UnknownOver: I135 HWY
JCT I135/US56, WB, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 ADT: 7,194
US56 HWY, EB
UnknownOver: I135 HWY
JCT I135/US56, EB, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 ADT: 10,928
CHEROKEE RD RS 446
UnknownOver: K-61 HWY
4.7 MI NE OF RENO COLINE, McPherson, KS
Built 2010 ADT: 4,433
8TH AVENUE
UnknownOver: K-61 HWY
5.79 MI NE OF RENO COLINE, McPherson, KS
Built 2010 ADT: 4,586
US-81 ALT HWY, SB
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
JCT US81 ALT/I135, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 ADT: 5,110
US-81 ALT HWY, NB
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
JCT US81 ALT/I135, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 ADT: 5,110
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
1.58 MI N HARVEY COLN, McPherson, KS
Built 1971 ADT: 5,565
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
1.50 MI N NJCT K260, McPherson, KS
Built 1971 ADT: 5,211
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
4.22 MI N NJCT K260, McPherson, KS
Built 1971 ADT: 5,211
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
7.49 MI N NJCT K260, McPherson, KS
Built 1971 ADT: 5,110
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY NB/SB
8.21 MI N NJCT K260, McPherson, KS
Built 1971 ADT: 5,110
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
1.40 MI N US56, McPherson, KS
Built 1969 ADT: 7,194
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY WL-EL
3.40 MI N US56, McPherson, KS
Built 1968 ADT: 5,514
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY NB/SB
11.42 MI N US56, McPherson, KS
Built 1968 ADT: 5,616
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY NB/SB
1.00 MI N US81 BUS, McPherson, KS
Built 1968 ADT: 5,312
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY NB/SB
2.00 MI N US81 BUS, McPherson, KS
Built 1968 ADT: 5,312
MOHAWK ROAD
UnknownOver: I135 HWY
2.0 MI N US56, McPherson, KS
Built 2017 ADT: 7,194
Avenue A
UnknownOver: I-135
1.52 MI N US81 ALT, McPherson, KS
Built 2021 ADT: 10,928
RS0451, K260 HWY
UnknownOver: I135 HWY SB-NB
SJCT K260/I135, McPherson, KS
Built 1971 ADT: 5,160
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: I35 HWY
2.65 MI E FRANKLIN COLN, Miami, KS
Built 1958 ADT: 11,173
K68 HWY
UnknownOver: US 169, K7 HWY
JCT K68/US169, Miami, KS
Built 1972 ADT: 6,615
K68 HWY
UnknownOver: US69 HWY
JCT US69-K68, Miami, KS
Built 1979 ADT: 4,694
223rd Street
UnknownOver: US69 HWY
7.27 MI N K68, Miami, KS
Built 1967 ADT: 8,853
CO. LN RD 215TH ST
UnknownOver: US 69 HWY
JOHNSON MIAMI CO LN, Miami, KS
Built 1967 ADT: 9,743
LOCAL RD
UnknownOver: US69 HWY
4.92 MI N OF LINN CO LINE, Miami, KS
Built 1978 ADT: 4,057
LOCAL RD
UnknownOver: US 69 HWY
7.03 MI N LINN COLN, Miami, KS
Built 1978 ADT: 4,694
LOCAL RD
UnknownOver: US 69 HWY
7.15 MI S OF K-68, Miami, KS
Built 1979 ADT: 4,490
LOCAL RD.
UnknownOver: US69 HWY
5.13 MI S OF K-68, Miami, KS
Built 1979 ADT: 4,490
RS1705 / 311th St.
UnknownOver: US69 HWY
4.06 MI S OF K-68, Miami, KS
Built 1979 ADT: 4,694
LOCAL RD
UnknownOver: US69 HWY
1.04 MI S OF K-68, Miami, KS
Built 1978 ADT: 4,694
LOCAL RD.
UnknownOver: US 69 HWY
0.54 MI S OF K-68, Miami, KS
Built 1979 ADT: 4,694
LOCAL ROAD
UnknownOver: US69 HWY
2.05 MI N OF K-68, Miami, KS
Built 1979 ADT: 7,734
Showing 401-450 of 23,867 bridges
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