National Bridge Inventory: Kansas



  • The state has identified needed repairs on 4,933 bridges.
  • This compares to 10,601 bridges that needed work in 2019.
  • Over the life of the IIJA, Kansas will receive a total of $225.0 million in bridge formula funds, which will help make needed repairs.
  • Kansas currently has access to $90.0 million of that total, and has committed $4.5 million towards 3 projects as of June 2023.
  • Of the 24,907 bridges in the state, 1,305, or 5.2 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
  • This is up from 1,280 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2019.
  • The deck area of structurally deficient bridges accounts for 3.2 percent of total deck area on all structures.

County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location
Chase 1955 120,128 Rural major collector Rs 92 over Collet Creek
Johnson 1976 24,000 Urban minor arterial College Blvd over Indian Ck
Johnson 1975 18,082 Rural arterial K10 Hwy, WB over Kill Creek
Shawnee 1963 17,722 Urban Interstate I70 Hwy, Nl-Sl over 8 Streets, 3 RR
Wyandotte 1959 15,153 Urban freeway/expressway 69 Hwy (18th St) over Ks Riv, RR, Levee Rds
Douglas 1977 14,092 Rural arterial K-10 Hwy Eastbound over Wakarusa Riv & Loc Rd
Geary 1985 13,800 Urban local road Washington Street over Republican River
Wyandotte 1959 12,930 Urban freeway/expressway US69, 18th St Expy over Merriam Ln,Turkey Creek
Wyandotte 1933 12,526 Urban other principal arterial US-169 Highway NB over Ks River,RR Yard,3 Str
Shawnee 1964 11,209 Urban minor arterial Urb5561, Calif over I70 Hwy, Nl-Sl
Reno 1959 10,180 Urban minor arterial Woodie Seat Fwy over Avenue B
Wyandotte 1974 9,715 Urban Interstate I70 WB to I635 SB over I-635 NB,& I-70 Highways
Johnson 1975 8,342 Urban minor arterial 103rd. Street over Trib. to Indian Creek
Sumner 1956 7,970 Rural Interstate I-35 Hwy NB (Kta) over Local Road
Johnson 1910 7,700 Urban minor arterial Kenneth Rd over Negro Ck
Harvey 1975 7,568 Urban other principal arterial US 50 Hwy over Meridan Ave., BNSF RR
Wyandotte 1971 7,425 Urban other principal arterial K-32 Highway over Betts Creek Drainage
McPherson 1969 7,194 Urban Interstate I135 US81 NB over Up Railroad
Wyandotte 1907 6,640 Urban Interstate I-70 EB Highway over Kansas River,3 RR,5 St
Shawnee 1962 6,245 Urban minor arterial Sw 57th St. over S. Shunganunga Cr.
Thomas 1966 6,220 Rural Interstate I70 Hwy, Wl-El over S Fork Solomon River
Sedgwick 1967 6,032 Urban collector N Oliver St over Trib E Fork Chisholm Crk
Shawnee 1998 5,885 Rural arterial US-24 Hwy over Cross Creek
Sedgwick 1953 5,591 Urban collector 143rd over Four Mile Creek
Sedgwick 1975 5,545 Rural minor collector Rs 82 over Spring Creek
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 520 370,489 4,054,696 3 2,658 18,491
Rural arterial 1,320 976,755 5,012,552 11 6,691 61,075
Rural minor arterial 1,321 679,278 2,161,269 23 10,270 23,853
Rural major collector 6,143 1,734,986 2,391,409 251 71,106 221,612
Rural minor collector 2,033 400,238 236,492 120 18,357 18,178
Rural local road 10,397 1,566,696 498,167 826 77,014 28,510
Urban Interstate 554 1,093,958 10,797,269 4 44,266 41,271
Urban freeway/expressway 370 556,845 5,838,269 4 21,712 35,398
Urban other principal arterial 238 403,886 1,715,321 3 13,074 27,519
Urban minor arterial 655 640,674 6,371,037 10 13,161 82,326
Urban collector 719 423,833 2,600,220 21 7,051 26,982
Urban local road 637 167,667 737,785 29 6,303 23,243
Total 24,907 9,015,305 42,414,486 1,305 291,662 608,458
Type of Work Number of Bridges Cost to Repair
(in millions)
Daily Crossings Area of Bridges
(sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 2,953 $883 965,463 466,882
Widening & rehabilitation 28 $53 149,642 41,371
Rehabilitation 1,681 $605 1,049,392 422,634
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 65 $62 230,930 47,817
Other structural work 206 $70 358,187 56,434
Total 4,933 $1,673 2,753,614 1,035,139

About the data:

Data and cost estimates are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on July 3, 2023. 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 2022 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 30 in 2022

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges

1. West Virginia 20.0%
31. Indiana 5.0%
32. Kansas 5.0%
33. Idaho 5.0%

11
Compared to 11 in 2022

in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 4,558
10. North Carolina 1,336
11. Kansas 1,305
12. Michigan 1,292

39
Compared to 40 in 2022

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area

1. Rhode Island 15.0%
38. Oregon 3.0%
39. Kansas 3.0%
40. Indiana 3.0%
Full State Ranking

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  • Source: Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on July 3, 2023. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

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