Total bridges
184
Public highway bridges in Henderson County
County profile · official public datasets
Henderson County, KY
184 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 8.2% rated Good, 87% Fair, 4.9% Poor.
- 184
- Public bridges
- 8.2%
- Good condition
- 4.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Henderson County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 32%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 184
- public highway bridges
- 1978
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Henderson County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Henderson County ranks #38 of 120 Kentucky counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.9%). Henderson County, Kentucky contains 184 public highway bridges. Roughly 8.2% are rated “Good,” 87% “Fair,” and 4.9% “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.
Good condition
8.2%
15 of 184 rated 7-9
Fair condition
87%
160 of 184 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.9%
9 of 184 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#38 of 120
Among Kentucky counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 184 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 8.2% (15)
Fair 87% (160)
Poor 4.9% (9)
Henderson County's Poor-condition bridges carry 13,986 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,554 crossings a day against 3,844 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 184 of 184 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
49.5% of Henderson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
91 of the 184 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 8.2% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 41.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
MADISONVILLE ROAD over BR CANOE CRK, built 1948, carries 5,807 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 9-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 13,986 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Henderson County's bridges were built
184 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 6
1930–1939
6 bridges
- 1940s 8
1940–1949
8 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
37 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
32 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
27 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
23 bridges
- 2000s 12
2000–2009
12 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
18 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 37 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Kentucky average (1978).
How Henderson County compares with Kentucky's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Kentucky counties nearest Henderson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.9% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1981 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 119 Kentucky counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter County | 189 | 21.2% | 72.5% | 6.3% | 1974 |
| Henderson County (this page) | 184 | 8.2% | 87% | 4.9% | 1978 |
| Scott County | 183 | 28.4% | 61.7% | 9.8% | 1985 |
| Pulaski County | 182 | 19.8% | 74.7% | 5.5% | 1980 |
| Letcher County | 179 | 36.3% | 52.5% | 11.2% | 1981 |
| Perry County | 176 | 42% | 53.4% | 4.5% | 1987 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Henderson County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Henderson County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside KY (184 bridges here).
- Independence County, AR · 184 bridges
- Mills County, IA · 184 bridges
- Adams County, OH · 184 bridges
- Box Elder County, UT · 184 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside KY (1978 here).
- Orange County, CA · avg 1978 · 1,164 bridges
- Sumner County, KS · avg 1978 · 659 bridges
- Allen County, IN · avg 1978 · 613 bridges
- Livingston County, IL · avg 1978 · 579 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (184)
CR 1333
FairOver: Trib. to Highland Creek
0.2 Mi. N Utley&Utley Rd, Henderson, KY
Built 2003 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 207
CR1247 Dixon Rd
FairOver: Beaverdam Creek
.9 Mi NE Jct Ky 145, Henderson, KY
Built 2013 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 100
KY 425 NC
FairOver: I 69
0.8 MI. EAST JCT KY 2084, Henderson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 4,296
KY-425
FairOver: I 69
0.8 MI.EAST JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 9,338
KY-425
FairOver: ELAM DITCH
.2 MI E JCT KEY 136, Henderson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 8,592
KY-416
FairOver: I 69
.5 MI E OF JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 1,111
US-60
FairOver: RACE CREEK-DRAIN DITCH
3.1 MI E JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1995 Load: 72.2 t ADT: 7,562
KY-2678
FairOver: I 69
.5 MI E OF JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 73.6 t ADT: 160
KY-2675
FairOver: I 69
.5 MI E OF JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 180
EB-9004
FairOver: BR OF CANOE CRK
.20 MI NOR. OF AUDUBON PW, Henderson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 20,747
_CR1317
GoodOver: _Br. Pond Creek
_1.5 mi. S jct. ky 136, Henderson, KY
Built 2017 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 71
US 60
GoodOver: Green River
0.01 MI E OF JCT KY1078, Henderson, KY
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,538
MORGANFIELD ROAD
GoodOver: WASHBURN DITCH
.2 MI W OF W-JCT KY 136, Henderson, KY
Built 1956 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 11,568
Roberts Rd
GoodOver: Br of Sputzman Creek
1.5 MI SE KY 416, Henderson, KY
Built 2022 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 37
BF Overfield Rd
GoodOver: CAMP CREEK
1.2 MI SW JCT KY 145, Henderson, KY
Built 2022 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 37
AUDUBON PKY NC
GoodOver: PENNYRILE PKWY
OVER PENNYRILE PW NTRCHG, Henderson, KY
Built 1970 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 4,838
KY-359
GoodOver: UNNAME STREAM
2.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 136, Henderson, KY
Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,504
US-41 RAMP
GoodOver: US 41 BYPASS
NB RAMP OVER US41BP @60NT, Henderson, KY
Built 2004 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 33,140
CR1216
GoodOver: Camp Creek
0.2 mi W Jct. KY 145, Henderson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 100
BUSBY DENTON RD
GoodOver: WEST FK CANOE CREEK
.8 MI E. KY 1217, Henderson, KY
Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 37
Cooper and Cooper
GoodOver: BR HIGHLAND CREEK
1 MI SW JCT KY 266, Henderson, KY
Built 2022 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 207
SULPHUR SPRINGS RD
GoodOver: BR. OF BEAVERDAM CREEK
.35 MI W JCT KY 145, Henderson, KY
Built 2004 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 84
US-60
GoodOver: IPSOM DITCH & CSX RR
0.2 MI N JCT CR 5027, Henderson, KY
Built 2002 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,461
_KY 351
GoodOver: _Drainage Ditch
1.0 mi. W. Jct KY1078, Henderson, KY
Built 2015 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 2,645
KY 416
GoodOver: Unnamed Stream
.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 283, Henderson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 397
KY-136
PoorOver: POND CREEK SWAMP
2.6 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 359, Henderson, KY
Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 65
KY-136
PoorOver: POND CREEK
2.5 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 359, Henderson, KY
Built 1934 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 65
KY-2253
PoorOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
1.25 MI E JCT KY 145, Henderson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 96
KY-416
PoorOver: BR W FK CANOE CREEK DITC
.8 MI E OF JCT KY 1217, Henderson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 414
WASHINGTON STREET
PoorOver: CANOE CREEK
.23 MI WEST OF JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1952 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,397
KY-1078
PoorOver: RACE CREEK
2.4 MI NE OF W-JCT US 60, Henderson, KY
Built 1953 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 217
KY-812
PoorOver: NORTH FORK CANOE CREEK
0.2 MI. N.W. JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 5,779
MADISONVILLE ROAD
PoorOver: BR CANOE CRK
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 812, Henderson, KY
Built 1948 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 5,807
KY-266
PoorOver: BR OF HIGHLAND CREEK
1.2 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 136, Henderson, KY
Built 1967 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 146
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