Oldest Bridges in Kansas

The oldest bridge in Kansas is the Wagonwheel Rd. over Clear Creek in Marion County, built in 1887.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Kansas, one timeline

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1Wagonwheel Rd. over Clear CreekKS · 1887 · 25/day 2232nd RD over Silver CreekKS · 1890 · 10/day 3192nd RD over Silver CreekKS · 1890 · 15/day 4Rs 566 | 190th RD over Republican RiverKS · 1893 · 135/day 5Mcneal RD 19.6-t.7 over East Branch Humboldt Ck.KS · 1898 · 10/day 6SE 190th over Trib To Rock CreekKS · 1900 · 70/day 7Road 2 Rs 95 over StreamKS · 1900 · 45/day 8Rs 566 | 190th RD over Oak CreekKS · 1900 · 135/day 9Rs 566 | 190th RD over Republican TributaryKS · 1900 · 135/day 10Rs 290 Bsn 200 over Trib. To Fall RiverKS · 1900 · 122/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Kansas by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

131

1900s'0034%

250

1910s'1033%

908

1920s'2021%

2.7k

1930s'3012%

1.3k

1940s'4011%

2.7k

1950s'505%

3.2k

1960s'605%

2.9k

1970s'704%

3.2k

1980s'802%

2.8k

1990s'901%

2.5k

2000s'000%

1.6k

2010s'100%

621

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 24,890 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible. 97 of the 131 bridges in the 1900s bar are recorded as built in exactly 1900, which is likely an estimate rather than a date.

The Oldest Bridges in Kansas

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Wagonwheel Rd. over Clear Creek	Marion	1887		Masonry	25	Poor
232nd RD over Silver Creek	Cowley	1890		Masonry	10	Poor
192nd RD over Silver Creek	Cowley	1890		Masonry	15	Fair
Rs 566 \| 190th RD over Republican River	Cloud	1893	2021	Steel	135	Poor
Mcneal RD 19.6-t.7 over East Branch Humboldt Ck.	Geary	1898		Concrete	10	Poor
SE 190th over Trib To Rock Creek	Butler	1900	2006	Steel Continuous	70	Fair
Road 2 Rs 95 over Stream	Chautauqua	1900		Concrete	45	Good
Rs 566 \| 190th RD over Oak Creek	Cloud	1900	2023	Wood or Timber	135	Poor
Rs 566 \| 190th RD over Republican Tributary	Cloud	1900	2023	Wood or Timber	135	Fair
Rs 290 Bsn 200 over Trib. To Fall River	Greenwood	1900	1935	Concrete	122	Poor
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
W 53rd ST N_rs1805 over Little Slough	Sedgwick	1900	1950	Concrete	4,989	Fair
S. Ryan RD Rs 788 over Trib. To Fall Creek	Sumner	1900		Concrete	56	Good
1100 RD O.3-11.0 over Bradshaw Creek	Anderson	1900	1985	Steel	40	Fair
Local 23.0-x.7 over West Fork Dry Wood Creek	Bourbon	1900		Concrete Continuous	20	Poor
SW Meadowlark Rd. over Pole Cat Creek	Butler	1900	1992	Steel	50	Poor
SW Tawakoni over Four Mile Creek	Butler	1900		Masonry	100	Poor
NW Santa Fe Lake over Gillion Creek	Butler	1900		Masonry	5	Poor
SW Diamond Rd. over Dry Creek	Butler	1900		Masonry	35	Poor
SW 90th over Dry Creek	Butler	1900		Masonry	25	Fair
SW 230th over Walnut River	Butler	1900		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	75	Fair
SW 200th ST over Muddy Creek	Butler	1900		Concrete	50	Fair
SW 70th over Turkey Creek	Butler	1900		Masonry	50	Fair
SW Pickerel RD over Rock Creek Overflow	Butler	1900		Masonry	50	Fair
SE Grant over Satchel Creek	Butler	1900		Masonry	25	Fair
SE Summit RD over Hickory Creek	Butler	1900		Masonry	25	Fair
F.7-15.2 Local Rd. over Silver Creek	Chase	1900		Masonry	40	Poor
Rock RD over Elm Creek	Cloud	1900		Steel	40	Fair
Vale RD over Elk Creek	Cloud	1900		Steel	30	Fair
121st RD over Big Badger Creek	Cowley	1900		Masonry	15	Fair
223rd RD over Crabb Creek	Cowley	1900		Masonry	10	Poor
Local T-51-2 over Independence Creek	Doniphan	1900	2017	Steel	5	Fair
Local T-228-3 over Cottonwood Creek	Doniphan	1900		Steel	2	Poor
Angus over Wolf Creek	Elk	1900		Concrete Continuous	10	Fair
Cty RD P (n-29.2) over Honey Creek	Greenwood	1900		Concrete	40	Fair
Cty RD Q (o-38.1) over Salt Creek	Greenwood	1900		Concrete Continuous	30	Fair
Cty RD 320(8.r.4) over Wilson Creek	Greenwood	1900		Concrete Continuous	30	Fair
118th over Fish Pond Creek	Jefferson	1900	2003	Steel Continuous	15	Fair
Local A-1.2 over Trib. To White Rock Ck.	Jewell	1900		Steel Continuous	10	Poor
Local E.5-26.0 over Buffalo Creek	Jewell	1900		Steel	15	Poor
Local Rd. 145 over Pumpkin Creek	Labette	1900		Concrete Continuous	40	Fair
Vine DR over Unnamed Stream	Lincoln	1900		Masonry	40	Poor
200 Rd. over Mud Creek	Marion	1900		Concrete	50	Poor
Xavier Rd. over Cottonwood River	Marion	1900	1981	Prestressed Concrete Continuous	40	Good
Clover Rd. over Bruno Creek	Marion	1900	1940	Steel	45	Poor
State LN RD 10.5-a over Spring Creek	Marshall	1900		Steel	10	Poor
21st RD (20.0-j.9) over Wolf Creek	Marshall	1900		Steel	5	Poor
Harvest (20.1-i.0) over Robidoux Creek	Marshall	1900		Steel	10	Poor
24th RD (23.0-g.8) over Trib. To Robidoux Creek	Marshall	1900		Steel	10	Poor
Zenith (25.7-z.0) over Trib. To Irish Creek	Marshall	1900		Steel	10	Poor
Bethel Church Road over Trib. To Big Bull Creek	Miami	1900	1995	Steel	63	Fair
Y AVE over Unnamed Stream	Morris	1900	2023	Steel	40	Poor
Local 70 U.5-640 over Big John Creek	Morris	1900		Masonry	40	Poor
42.5-17.6 Local over Neosho River	Neosho	1900		Steel	40	Poor
E 301st ST 123 over Chicken Creek	Osage	1900	1970	Prestressed Concrete	50	Fair
E 249th RD 191 over Unnamed Stream	Osage	1900		Concrete	50	Fair
Shawnee Hts 142 over Dry Creek	Osage	1900	1970	Prestressed Concrete	40	Fair
W. 290th Dr. over Coon Creek	Osborne	1900		Masonry	10	Fair
Nugget RD over Trib. To Lindsey Creek	Ottawa	1900		Concrete	37	Good
E. Plains RD (173) over Trib. To Plum Creek	Phillips	1900		Steel	30	Fair
E. Quail RD (177) over Plum Creek	Phillips	1900		Steel	15	Poor
E. Osage Rd. (208) over West Cedar Creek	Phillips	1900		Steel	10	Fair
311st W Local Rd. over Trib. To Ninnescah River	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	12	Fair
W 109th Local Rd. over Trib. Big Arkansas River	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	80	Poor
215th W over Afton Creek	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	73	Fair
215th W over Trib. To Ninnescah River	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	40	Fair
215th W over Trib. To Ninnescah River	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	40	Fair
95th Local Rd. over Spring Creek	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	40	Fair
W 31st Local Rd. over Dry Creek	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	40	Fair
151st Local Rd. over Trib. To Ninnescah River	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	50	Fair
Local Rd. 77th over Trib. Main Br. Chisholm	Sedgwick	1900	1987	Concrete	677	Fair
95th over Trib. To Cowskin Creek	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	1,689	Fair
95th over Trib. To Arkansas River	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	2,142	Fair
N 143rd ST E over Trib. To Wildcat Creek	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	65	Fair
159th over Maple Creek	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	50	Fair
110 S over North Fork Saline River	Sheridan	1900		Wood or Timber	10	Poor
J Road over North Fork Solomon Trib	Smith	1900	2000	Steel	50	Fair
165 Road over Spring Creek	Smith	1900		Concrete	15	Poor
180 Road over West Oak Creek	Smith	1900		Steel Continuous	20	Poor
N River RD over Short Creek	Sumner	1900		Concrete	20	Fair
Local Rd. 61 over Munker Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1981	Steel	30	Fair
Local Rd. 64 over Trib Munker Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1987	Steel Continuous	30	Fair
Local Rd. 31 over Trib W Branch Mill Creek	Wabaunsee	1900		Steel	5	Poor
Local Rd. 67 over Illinois Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	2014	Steel	10	Fair
Local Rd. 13 over Hendricks Creek	Wabaunsee	1900		Steel	33	Poor
Local Rd. 8 over Roberts Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1996	Steel Continuous	20	Poor
Local Rd. 107 over Elm Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	2014	Steel	15	Fair
Local Rd. 46 over Snokomo Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1970	Prestressed Concrete	30	Fair
Local Rd. 108 over Elm Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1970	Steel	30	Poor
Local Rd. 110 over Chicken Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1992	Steel	10	Fair
Local Rd. 81 over Dragoon Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1988	Steel	20	Poor
Local Rd. 86 over Trib. To Dragoon Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1986	Steel	30	Poor
Local Rd. 112 over Soldier Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1990	Steel	10	Fair
Local Rd. 93 over Coon Creek	Wabaunsee	1900	1990	Steel	20	Fair
Aa.5-10.7 133 over Cedar Creek	Washington	1900	1960	Steel	45	Fair
SW Willow over Ward Cr.	Shawnee	1900	2007	Concrete	4,455	Good
Broadway over Chisholm Creek Trib.	Sedgwick	1900		Concrete	6,000	Fair
Rock Road over Rock RD So Trib Gypsum C	Sedgwick	1900	1976	Concrete	26,400	Fair
500 W. Copeland over Stream	Kingman	1900	1980	Steel	50	Fair
500 West 3rd. ST over Stream	Kingman	1900	1970	Steel	50	Fair

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