Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near median Poor share
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
0.1pp vs national avg 7.0%
Kentucky vs national bridge condition
Kentucky - Good condition share 23.9%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Kentucky - Poor-condition share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (120)
Adair 143 Allen 88 Anderson 84 Ballard 85 Barren 147 Bath 89 Bell 205 Boone 138 Bourbon 112 Boyd 89 Boyle 89 Bracken 49 Breathitt 124 Breckinridge 91 Bullitt 99 Butler 98 Caldwell 116 Calloway 210 Campbell 131 Carlisle 75 Carroll 68 Carter 189 Casey 143 Christian 300 Clark 117 Clay 160 Clinton 41 Crittenden 89 Cumberland 93 Daviess 283 Edmonson 39 Elliott 53 Estill 56 Fayette 200 Fleming 117 Floyd 161 Franklin 117 Fulton 95 Gallatin 55 Garrard 67 Grant 79 Graves 380 Grayson 119 Green 57 Greenup 160 Hancock 70 Hardin 223 Harlan 252 Harrison 153 Hart 57 Henderson 186 Henry 94 Hickman 123 Hopkins 251 Jackson 51 Jefferson 662 Jessamine 58 Johnson 99 Kenton 142 Knott 134 Knox 127 Larue 54 Laurel 131 Lawrence 103 Lee 42 Leslie 112 Letcher 179 Lewis 149 Lincoln 136 Livingston 104 Logan 135 Lyon 78 Madison 154 Magoffin 107 Marion 149 Marshall 208 Martin 70 Mason 97 McCracken 201 McCreary 39 McLean 75 Meade 24 Menifee 49 Mercer 75 Metcalfe 78 Monroe 70 Montgomery 75 Morgan 114 Muhlenberg 153 Nelson 151 Nicholas 82 Ohio 227 Oldham 66 Owen 54 Owsley 55 Pendleton 94 Perry 176 Pike 331 Powell 110 Pulaski 182 Robertson 24 Rockcastle 87 Rowan 130 Russell 46 Scott 183 Shelby 137 Simpson 50 Spencer 58 Taylor 92 Todd 80 Trigg 109 Trimble 44 Union 127 Warren 106 Washington 104 Wayne 76 Webster 144 Whitley 149 Wolfe 77 Woodford 60
Kentucky vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
NY
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
KY
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
NH
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
OK
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
WIDS ROAD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
PoorOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
PoorOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
PoorOver: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE
.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY
Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630
KY-1951
PoorOver: SNAG CREEK
2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36
Jones Branch
PoorOver: South Fk Quicksand Creek
100' S of KY 1098 MP 9.23, Breathitt, KY
Built 2013 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 55
All Bridges in Kentucky
I-64 EB
UnknownOver: US 60
1.5 MI W OF WOODFORD CL, Franklin, KY
Built 1972 ADT: 26,847
I-64 WB
UnknownOver: KY 1263
1.8 MI E OF US 127, Franklin, KY
Built 1962 ADT: 392
I-64 EB
UnknownOver: KY 1263
1.8 MI E OF US 127, Franklin, KY
Built 1962 ADT: 392
US 127/US 421
UnknownOver: US 127
1.5 MI N OF US 460, Franklin, KY
Built 1974 ADT: 7,549
KY 676 (E-W CONN)
UnknownOver: KENTUCKY RIVER & KY 1263
500 FT E OF KY 420, Franklin, KY
Built 1979 ADT: 392
US 60
UnknownOver: KY 676 (E-W CONN)
1.2 MI W OF I-64, Franklin, KY
Built 1978 ADT: 17,504
KY 1472
UnknownOver: I-64
1.5 MI S OF US 60, Franklin, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 45,255
US 127
UnknownOver: KY 3505 (DEVILS HOLLOW)
1.0 MI N OF US 60, Franklin, KY
Built 1989 ADT: 645
US 127
UnknownOver: RJC RR, BENSON VALLEY RD
0.35 MI S OF KY 1211, Franklin, KY
Built 1989 ADT: 648
US 127
UnknownOver: I-64
0.7 MI N OF KY 420, Franklin, KY
Built 1992 ADT: 48,162
US 127
UnknownOver: ELKHORN CREEK
0.9 MI S OF KY 2919, Franklin, KY
Built 1995 ADT: 11
I-64 WB
UnknownOver: KY 151
1.5 MI E OF SHELBY CL, Franklin, KY
Built 2023 ADT: 5,522
I-64 EB
UnknownOver: KY 151
1.5 MI E OF SHELBY CL, Franklin, KY
Built 2023 ADT: 5,522
I-64
UnknownOver: KY 1665
2.0 MI E OF KY 151, Franklin, KY
Built 2023 ADT: 825
I-64
UnknownOver: KY 2817
1.6 MI W OF US 127, Franklin, KY
Built 2023 ADT: 2,532
US-51
UnknownOver: JACKSON PURCHASE PARKWAY
OVER JACKSON PURCHASE PKW, Fulton, KY
Built 1968 ADT: 10,157
US-45
UnknownOver: IC (NOR) RAILROAD
OVER ILL CEN RR SWITCH-YD, Fulton, KY
Built 1937 ADT: 6,096
KY-307
UnknownOver: JACKSON PURCHASE PARKWAY
OVER JACKSON PURCHASE PKW, Fulton, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 10,157
US-45
UnknownOver: IC (SOU) RAILROAD
200 FT EAST OF 4TH STREET, Fulton, KY
Built 1954
STATE MAINTAINED R
UnknownOver: KY 116
SBL AT TENNESSEE STATE LN, Fulton, KY
Built 1968 ADT: 1,389
JC-9003
UnknownOver: KY 116
NBL AT TENNESSEE STATE LN, Fulton, KY
Built 1968 ADT: 1,389
PURCHASE PARKWAY
UnknownOver: KY 166
SBL .90 MI N OF TENN ST L, Fulton, KY
Built 1968 ADT: 3,786
JC-9003
UnknownOver: KY 166
NBL .90 MI N OF TENN ST L, Fulton, KY
Built 1968 ADT: 3,786
US-127
UnknownOver: I-71
2.5 MI N OF OWEN CO.LN., Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 35,794
KY-455
UnknownOver: I-71 @ 60.373
1.5 MI W OF JCT US 127, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 35,794
KY-465
UnknownOver: I-71 @ 59.433
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 455, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 35,794
KY-562
UnknownOver: I-71 @ 66.273
.1 MI NW OF JCT KY 16, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 37,088
I-71
UnknownOver: KY 47
SBL @ CARROLL CO.LN., Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 328
I-71
UnknownOver: KY47
NBL @ CARROLL CO.LN., Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 328
I-71
UnknownOver: KY3002
SBL 1.6 N.E. OF US127 NTR, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 430
I-71
UnknownOver: KY3002
NBL 1.6 N.E. OF US127 NTR, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 430
I-71
UnknownOver: LITTLE SUGAR ROAD
SBL 3.5 MI NE-US127 NTRCH, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 382
I-71
UnknownOver: LITTLE SUGAR ROAD
NBL 3.5 MI NE-US127 NTRCH, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 382
I-71
UnknownOver: ROBERTS ROAD
SBL 2.5 MI SW-BOONE CO.LN, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 127
I-71
UnknownOver: ROBERTS ROAD
NBL 2.5 MI SW-BOONE CO.LN, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 127
WALNUT LICK RD
UnknownOver: I-71
.9 MI NW OF JCT KY 2850, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 37,088
KY-2850
UnknownOver: I-71
.10 MI S.W. OF BOONE CL, Gallatin, KY
Built 1967 ADT: 37,088
KY-1039
UnknownOver: KY 465 AND LICK CREEK
.25 MILE NORTH OF KY 465, Gallatin, KY
Built 2002 ADT: 306
KY-1039
UnknownOver: I-71
0.5 MILES N. OF KY 465, Gallatin, KY
Built 2002 ADT: 30,716
KY-1039
UnknownOver: OHIO RIVER-MARKLAND DAM
.533 MI. N. JCT. KY 184, Gallatin, KY
Built 1978 ADT: 3,377
I-71
UnknownOver: KY 35
I-71 over KY-35 @ Exit 57, Gallatin, KY
Built 2007 ADT: 3,791
KY-35
UnknownOver: ENT. KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
.3 MI N OF I-71, Gallatin, KY
Built 2012
US-27
UnknownOver: KENTUCKY RIVER & CO RD
@ GARRARD - JESS.CO LINE, Garrard, KY
Built 1974 ADT: 104
US-27
UnknownOver: KENTUCKY RIVER & CO
ON JESSAMINE - GARRARD CL, Garrard, KY
Built 1972 ADT: 104
KY 52
UnknownOver: KY 21 AND PAINT LICK CR
W OF MADISON CO LINE, Garrard, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 474
KY-36
UnknownOver: I-75
.3 MI W OF JCT US 25, Grant, KY
Built 1961 ADT: 51,943
KY-3088
UnknownOver: KY 3025 AND NS RAILROAD
.2 MI. W JCT US 25, Grant, KY
Built 1997 ADT: 4,572
KY-22
UnknownOver: I-75 @ 158.54
.6 MI.W. JCT US 25, Grant, KY
Built 1998 ADT: 54,170
KY-491
UnknownOver: KY 491 OVER I-75
2 MI NW OF JCT US 25, Grant, KY
Built 2001 ADT: 56,289
BANNISTER PIKE
UnknownOver: BANNISTER PIKE OVER I75
M.P. 160.4 ON I-75, Grant, KY
Built 2003 ADT: 56,289
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