State Bridge Profile Kansas 2014

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Highlights from FHWA’s 2014 National Bridge Inventory Data:
 Of the 25,085 bridges in the state, 2,416 bridges, or 10% are classified as structurally deficient.
This means one or more of the key bridge elements, such as the deck, superstructure or
substructure, is considered to be in “poor” or worse condition.1
 There are 1,813 bridges, or 7% of all state bridges, classified as functionally obsolete. This
means the bridge does not meet design standards that are in line with current practice.
 State and local contract awards for bridge construction totaled $715.95 million over the past
five years, 23 percent of highway and bridge contract awards, compared to a national average of
29 percent.
 Since 2004, 1,603 new bridges have been constructed in the state and 225 bridges have
undergone major reconstruction.
 The state estimates that it would cost approximately $3.0 billion to fix a total of 11,169 bridges
in the state.2
Bridge Inventory:
All Bridges Structurally deficient Bridges
Type of Bridge
Total
Number
Area (sq.
meters)
Daily
Crossings
Total
Number
Area (sq.
meters)
Daily
Crossings
Rural Bridges
Interstate 549 336,131 4,479,031 3 0 34,920
Other principal arterial 1,298 728,237 4,935,884 20 11,973 90,565
Minor arterial 1,335 545,680 2,104,299 22 8,753 29,739
Major collector 6,299 1,745,784 2,449,701 352 81,575 118,646
Minor collector 1,981 366,976 143,156 188 22,562 11,385
Local 10,695 1,564,869 481,772 1,727 161,445 52,328
Urban Bridges
Interstate 490 934,872 12,389,330 6 28,190 138,115
Other freeway 454 573,949 7,164,619 2 15,696 30,125
Principal arterial 456 556,775 5,560,775 8 5,120 90,234
Minor arterial 556 472,669 3,991,387 25 20,988 125,006
Collector 416 189,282 1,197,228 18 3,285 34,540
Rural 556 114,657 722,906 45 10,092 32,029
Total 25,085 8,129,881 45,620,088 2,416 369,680 787,632
1
According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a bridge is classified as structurally deficient if the condition rating for the deck,
superstructure, substructure or culvert and retaining walls is rated 4 or below or if the bridge receives an appraisal rating of 2 or less for
structural condition or waterway adequacy. During inspections, the condition 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 and the individual element displays signs of advanced section
loss, deterioration, spalling or scour.
2
This data is provided by bridge owners as part of the FHWA data and is required for any bridge eligible for the Highway Bridge Replacement
and Rehabilitation Program. However, for some states this amount is very low and likely not an accurate reflection of current costs.
State Bridge Profile
Kansas

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Proposed bridge work:
Type of Work Number Cost (millions) Daily Crossings Area (sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 3,875 $1,089.0 1,452,095 637,826
Widening & rehabilitation 30 $4.4 155,630 37,956
Rehabilitation 1,654 $281.6 663,471 286,884
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 5,428 $1,495.1 35,369,983 4,115,091
Other work 182 $96.8 381,719 49,580
Top 10 Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in the State:
County
Year
Built
Daily
Crossings
Type of Bridge Location
Wyandotte 1964 51,000 Urban Interstate
I-35 SB over Southwest Boulevard, Railroad and the I-35 SB
Ramp
Wyandotte 1959 29,700
Urban
freeway/expressway
US-69 (18th Street) over the Kansas River and BNSF Railroad
(18th Street Expressway Bridge)
Wyandotte 1907 22,800 Urban Interstate I-70 EB over the Kansas River, three Railroads and five streets
Sedgwick 1960 22,050 Urban Interstate I-235 NB over the Little Arkansas River
Sedgwick 1960 22,050 Urban Interstate I-235 SB over the Little Arkansas River
Shawnee 1950 21,724
Urban other
principal arterial
SE 29th Street over Butcher Creek
Sumner 1955 15,000 Rural Interstate I-35 EB & WB over a drainage channel
Sedgwick 1970 14,850 Urban Interstate I-135 NB over Chisholm Creek
Sedgwick 1964 13,800
Urban other
principal arterial
21st Street North over Center Drain Tributary
Saline 1934 13,300 Urban collector K-143 over the Mulberry Creek drainage
Sources: All data is from the 2014 National Bridge Inventory, released by the Federal Highway Administration in January 2015.
Note that specific conditions on bridge may have changed as a result of recent work. Cost estimates of bridge work provided as
part of the data and have been adjusted to 2014$ for inflation and estimated project costs. Contract awards data is for state
and local government awards and comes from McGraw Hill. Note that additional bridge investment may be a part of other
contract awards if a smaller bridge project is included with a highway project, and that would not be accounted for in the total
in this profile.