Kansas Congressional District 3


  • Of the 1,904 bridges in the counties of this district, 51, or 2.7 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
  • This is from 51 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2021.
  • Repairs are needed on 192 bridges in the district, which will cost an estimated $201.6 million.
  • This compares to 207 bridges that needed work in 2021.
  • The state has committed $955.7 thousand in IIJA bridge formula funds to support 1 project in the District.

Top Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in Kansas

County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location
Johnson 1976 24,000 Urban minor arterial College Blvd over Indian Ck
Wyandotte 1907 20,421 Urban Interstate I-70 EB Highway over Kansas River,3 RR,5 St
Johnson 1975 16,300 Rural arterial K10 Hwy, WB over Kill Creek
Wyandotte 1959 14,785 Urban freeway/expressway 69 Hwy (18th St) over Ks Riv, RR, Levee Rds
Wyandotte 1959 12,588 Urban freeway/expressway US69, 18th St Expy over Merriam Ln,Turkey Creek
Wyandotte 1933 12,466 Urban other principal arterial US-169 Highway NB over Ks River,RR Yard,3 Str
Johnson 1975 8,342 Urban minor arterial 103rd. Street over Trib. to Indian Creek
Johnson 1910 7,700 Urban minor arterial Kenneth Rd over Negro Ck
Wyandotte 1971 7,200 Urban other principal arterial K-32 Highway over Betts Creek Drainage
Wyandotte 1959 5,455 Urban minor arterial SB Fairfax To70EB over 6 Streets & 4 RR Tracks
Wyandotte 1976 2,583 Urban freeway/expressway K-5 Highway over UP RR & Levee Rd
Johnson 1948 1,835 Rural major collector 83rd St. E.47-16.5 over Railroad
Johnson 1989 1,730 Urban local road Greenwood St. #49 over Indian Creek Trib.
Wyandotte 1973 1,322 Urban local road Wolcott Drive over Connor Creek
Johnson 1979 1,000 Rural local road 95th St. E.5-15.0 over Kill Creek
Johnson 1989 855 Urban local road Arapaho #53 over Indian Creek Trib.
Johnson 1986 700 Urban local road Robinson St. over Negro Ck
Miami 2005 655 Urban local road Woodland Road over Trib. to Sweetwater Crk
Franklin 1928 558 Rural major collector Rs 2066 8.5-6.8 over Payne Creek
Franklin 1979 517 Rural major collector Rs 260 22.4-8.3 over Eight Mile Creek
Franklin 1930 504 Rural major collector Rs 259 7.0-7.1 over Trib. to Middle Creek
Franklin 1958 411 Rural major collector Rs0263 over I35 Hwy, NB-SB
Johnson 2002 400 Urban local road 44th Terrace over Trib to Kansas River
Johnson 1980 400 Urban local road Woodland Dr. over Mill Creek Tributary
Wyandotte 1961 356 Urban local road Thorn Drive over Davis Creek

Bridge Inventory: Kansas

Type of Bridge Number of Bridges Area of All Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on All Bridges Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges Area of Structurally Deficient Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on Structurally Deficient Bridges
Rural Interstate 23 17,729 210,788 0 0 0
Rural arterial 92 76,232 673,428 1 1,130 16,300
Rural minor arterial 27 15,093 94,208 0 0 0
Rural major collector 255 91,368 177,087 13 3,072 4,914
Rural minor collector 55 11,151 5,514 3 397 239
Rural local road 396 84,496 48,907 16 1,492 1,712
Urban Interstate 242 562,744 7,480,415 1 18,972 20,421
Urban freeway/expressway 100 157,678 1,836,557 3 21,124 29,956
Urban other principal arterial 47 120,463 635,597 2 7,724 19,666
Urban minor arterial 230 256,046 2,980,563 4 5,421 45,497
Urban collector 196 124,135 799,642 0 0 0
Urban local road 241 70,997 404,828 8 1,383 6,418
Total 1,904 1,588,133 15,347,534 51 60,716 145,123

Proposed Bridge Work

Type of Work Number of Bridges Cost to Repair
(in millions)
Daily Crossings Area of Bridges
(sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 109 $34 127,503 16,513
Widening & rehabilitation 1 $0 548 89
Rehabilitation 53 $134 298,765 77,829
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 10 $16 40,648 11,399
Other structural work 19 $18 92,870 13,084
Total 192 $202 560,334 118,915

About the data:

Data includes information for the following area(s): Anderson, Franklin, Johnson, Miami, Wyandotte

Data and cost estimates are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

Effective January 1, 2018, FHWA changed the definition of structurally deficient as part of the final rule on highway and bridge performance measures, published May 20, 2017 pursuant to the 2012 federal aid highway bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Two measures that were previously used to classify bridges as structurally deficient are no longer used. This includes bridges where the overall structural evaluation was rated in poor or worse condition, or where the adequacy of waterway openings was insufficient.

The new definition limits the classification to bridges where one of the key structural elements—the deck, superstructure, substructure or culverts, are rated in poor or worse condition. During inspection, the conditions of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition.

Cost estimates have been derived by ARTBA, based on 2023 average bridge replacement costs for structures on and off the National Highway System, published by FHWA. Bridge rehabilitation costs are estimated to be 68 percent of replacement costs. A bridge is considered to need repair if the structure has identified repairs as part of the NBI, a repair cost estimate is supplied by the bridge owner or the bridge is classified as structurally deficient. Please note that for a few states, the number of bridges needing to be repaired can vary significantly from year to year, and reflects the data entered by the state.

Bridges are classified by FHWA into types based on the functional classification of the roadway on the bridge. Interstates comprise routes officially designated by the Secretary of Transportation. Other principal arterials serve major centers of urban areas or provide mobility through rural areas. Freeways and expressways have directional lanes generally separated by a physical barrier, and access/egress points generally limited to on- and off-ramps. Minor arterials serve smaller areas and are used for trips of moderate length. Collectors funnel traffic from local roads to the arterial network; major collectors have higher speed limits and traffic volumes and are longer in length and spaced at greater intervals, while minor collectors are shorter and provide service to smaller communities. Local roads do not carry through traffic and are intended for short distance travel.

32
Compared to 31 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 19.0%
31. Indiana 5.0%
32. Kansas 5.0%
33. Oregon 5.0%

10
Compared to 10 in 2024

in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 4,424
9. West Virginia 1,307
10. Kansas 1,301
11. California 1,284

40
Compared to 39 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area

1. West Virginia 13.0%
40. Kansas 3.0%
41. Delaware 3.0%
Full State Ranking

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  • Source: Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

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