Ballard County, KY

85 public highway bridges

Ballard County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Ballard County, Kentucky contains 85 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.8% are rated “Good,” 56.5% “Fair,” and 11.8% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

85
Total Bridges
31.8%
Good
56.5%
Fair
11.8%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
31.8% (27)
Fair
56.5% (48)
Poor
11.8% (10)

All Bridges (85)

KY-358

Good

Over: CLANTON CREEK_

.50 MI NOR JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 203

GIBSON ROAD

Good

Over: CLANTON CREEK

.9 MI N. JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 1995 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 62

KY-121

Good

Over: SHELTON CREEK

3.3 MI EAST OF JCT US51&6, Ballard, KY

Built 1942 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,303

BROOKING ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH HUMPHREY CREEK

1.3 MI W.JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 222

FRAIZER ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BUCKLER CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF JCT. KY1837, Ballard, KY

Built 1972 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 96

KY-1105

Good

Over: HAZEL CREEK

3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 343

KY-473

Good

Over: UNNAME STREAM

1.0 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 156, Ballard, KY

Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 570

BUCHANAN RD(1107 )

Good

Over: BR OF HUMPHREY CREEK

300'E. KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 1990 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 65

US-60

Good

Over: LITTLE SHAWNEE CREEK

1.2 MI. W JCT KY 1105, Ballard, KY

Built 1993 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,923

KY-358

Good

Over: HENLEY CREEK

.60 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 821

KY-473

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.8 MI WEST OF JCT KY 178, Ballard, KY

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 81

KY-310

Good

Over: UNNAME STREAM

1.5 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 358, Ballard, KY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 271

KY 1290

Good

Over: Cane Creek

3.9M N of JCT KY 121, Ballard, KY

Built 2022 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 270

Johnson Road

Good

Over: Shawnee Creek

1.1 MI S JCT US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 2020 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 104

US-60

Good

Over: HUMPHREY CREEK

1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 358, Ballard, KY

Built 1985 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 4,718

US-51

Good

Over: WILLOW SLOUGH

.6 MI. W JCT US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 2000 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 5,344

Palmore Road

Good

Over: Branch of Clanton Creek

.8 MI S OF JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 2020 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 58

REID ROAD

Good

Over: CLANTON CREEK

1.0 MI N OF KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 1987 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 90

KY-310

Good

Over: FRAZIER CREEK

.06 MI. N. JCT US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 1999 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 297

US-60

Good

Over: W.FK. HUMPHREY CREEK

.4 MI. W JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1998 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 5,181

US-60

Good

Over: BIG CANE CREEK

2.5 MI.NE JCT US 51, Ballard, KY

Built 1993 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 2,923

KY-358

Good

Over: FORK OF HUMPHREY CREEK

.85 MI SE OF JCT US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 2002 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 263

US-51

Good

Over: Flood Plain

3.0 MI. W JCT US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 1994 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 5,344

US-60

Good

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

1.5 MI NOR.JCT KY.136, Ballard, KY

Built 1990 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 2,923

HERCHELL JONES RD.

Good

Over: STOVALL CREEK

2.2 MI S. OF JCT KY 286, Ballard, KY

Built 2012 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 130

DEERFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: STOVALL CREEK

.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

PACE LANE

Poor

Over: BR OF HUMPHREY CREEK

0.6 MI N. US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 1990 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 40

PALMORE ROAD

Poor

Over: CLANTON CREEK

1.1 MI- N JCT KY 1105, Ballard, KY

Built 1996 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 58

KY-473

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

.90 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 358, Ballard, KY

Built 1966 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 521

ALBERT HOOK ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE HUMPHREY CR

1.5 MI E OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1988 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 32

STAHL ROAD

Poor

Over: BR OF HUMPHREY CREEK

.7 MI NW OF JCT KY 286, Ballard, KY

Built 1960 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 29

BETHLEHEM CHURCH R

Poor

Over: BR OF SHELTON CREEK

.75 MI E OF JCT KY 121, Ballard, KY

Built 1942 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 228

KY-1563

Poor

Over: CLANTON CREEK

.50 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY

Built 1968 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 216

KY-802

Poor

Over: STOVALL CREEK

1.8 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 286, Ballard, KY

Built 1967 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 107

US-62

Poor

Over: SUGAR CREEK

.20 MI WEST OF MCCRACKN C, Ballard, KY

Built 1928 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,244
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