Ballard County, KY

85 public highway bridges

Ballard County Bridge Snapshot

Ballard County, Kentucky contains 85 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 31.8% are rated “Good,” 56.5% “Fair,” 11.8% “Poor,” and 11.8% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in KY are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

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

85
Total Bridges
31.8%
Good
11.8%
Poor
11.8%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

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

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

DEERFIELD ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: STOVALL CREEK

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

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

PACE LANE

Structurally Deficient

Over: BR OF HUMPHREY CREEK

0.6 MI N. US 60, Ballard, KY

Built 1990 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 40

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