Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near national median SD
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
- 7.1%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
7.1%
1,027 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Kentucky (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
40
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
WIDS ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
US-119
FairOver: POOR FORK @ MP. 33.317
.60 MI W OF JCT KY 179, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,443
GRAY-ALDRIDGE RD
FairOver: POND CREEK
.3 MI NW JCT CR 5327, Henderson, KY
Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 30
KY 22
FairOver: KENTUCKY RIVER
AT OWEN CL, Henry, KY
Built 2011 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 856
KY-1475
FairOver: HURRICANE BRANCH
.30 MI WEST OF JCT KY 58, Hickman, KY
Built 1977 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 128
KY-70
FairOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
.10 MI EAST OF CALDWELL C, Hopkins, KY
Built 1969 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 254
EB-9004
FairOver: DRAIN TO BR OF FLAT CREE
1.3 MI SOU. OF KY 70 NTRC, Hopkins, KY
Built 1961 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 26,883
CARBONDALE RD
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
1 MILE S. OF KY 70, Hopkins, KY
Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 67
MILDRED RD
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
1.5 MI NW OF JCT US 421, Jackson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 150
KY 148
FairOver: FLOYDS FORK
0.2 MI W OF KY 1531, Jefferson, KY
Built 1957 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,556
HALES BRANCH RD
FairOver: BREEDING CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 15&, Knott, KY
Built 1970 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 367
KY-233
FairOver: E FK LYNN CAMP CREEK
1.4 MI S OF JCT KY 1232, Knox, KY
Built 1936 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 346
KY-113
FairOver: MILLSTONE CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 803, Letcher, KY
Built 1935 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 816
KY-1862
FairOver: Pine Creek
@ JCT KY 3410, Letcher, KY
Built 1990 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,773
ELMO ROAD
FairOver: NORTH FORK DRYDEN CREEK
200' S - MARSHALL ROA, Lyon, KY
Built 1991 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 10
KY-292
FairOver: Wolfe Creek
0.07 MI S of JCT KY 1714, Martin, KY
Built 1958 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 935
HENRY ROBINSON RD
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.2 MI N OF JCT KY 1160, Mercer, KY
Built 1983 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 26
US-460
FairOver: SOMERSET CREEK
1.4 MI W OF N-JCT KY 11, Montgomery, KY
Built 1953 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,880
KY-171
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
1.7 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 831, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 191
KY-136
FairOver: BIG NO CREEK
3.5 MI WEST OF JCT US 231, Ohio, KY
Built 1928 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 951
KY-69
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.60 MI WEST OF JCT US 231, Ohio, KY
Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,866
KY-69
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.80 MI WEST OF JCT US 231, Ohio, KY
Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,866
KY 1694
FairOver: S FORK HARRODS CREEK
2.1 MI S OF KY 329, Oldham, KY
Built 1967 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,437
LOWER WOLFE CREEK
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
150'W-KY 2024, Owsley, KY
Built 1990 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 95
KY-308
FairOver: Road Fork
1.2 MI W of JCT US 119, Pike, KY
Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,735
KY-1426
FairOver: Levisa Fork
@ JCT US 23/Island Crk, Pike, KY
Built 1981 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,402
KY-620
FairOver: WEST FK-EAGLE CREEK
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 922, Scott, KY
Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 193
US 60 WB
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
0.2 MI W OF KY 53, Shelby, KY
Built 1981 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 10,124
BUZZARD ROOST RD
FairOver: JEPTHA CREEK
2.5 MI S OF US 60, Shelby, KY
Built 1991 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 113
US-41
FairOver: WEST FORK RED RIVER
.80 MI S OF CHRISTIAN CL, Todd, KY
Built 1926 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,847
TUCKER HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: DENNY CREEK
.8 MI S JCT KY 776, Wayne, KY
Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 62
KY-90
FairOver: DRY BRIDGE BRANCH
2.5 MI E OF MCCREARY CO L, Whitley, KY
Built 1930 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 970
US-25W
FairOver: ELK FORK CREEK
.10 MI N OF S-JCT KY 1804, Whitley, KY
Built 1943 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,878
KY-80
FairOver: FORK OF BIG CREEK
1.6 MI EAST OF JCT KY 768, Adair, KY
Built 1935 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 836
KY-90
FairOver: BR OF GLOVER CREEK
.3 MI W OF METCALFE CL, Barren, KY
Built 1928 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 4,796
US-31E
FairOver: SKAGGS CREEK EMBAYMENT
2.5 MI N OF JCT KY 1318, Barren, KY
Built 1963 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 5,081
PINE TAVERN RD
FairOver: CAIN RUN
1.0 MI S OF KY 733, Bullitt, KY
Built 1993 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 20
CARSON BRIDGE RD
FairOver: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK
2 MI W OF JCT US 231, Butler, KY
Built 1989 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 43
US-62
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
2.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 182, Carlisle, KY
Built 1949 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 2,825
KY-773
FairOver: LITTLE FORK AT HITCHINS
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 1, Carter, KY
Built 1963 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,043
KY-704
FairOver: W FK CROCUS CREEK
2.5 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 912, Cumberland, KY
Built 1955 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 121
KY-11
FairOver: LITTLE RICHLAND CREEK
2.9 MI NE OF JCT KY 2418, Knox, KY
Built 1946 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 3,390
KY-3
FairOver: CAT FORK
0.1 MI SE of JCT KY-707, Lawrence, KY
Built 1985 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,299
KY-39
FairOver: DRAKE CREEK
2.8 MI NOR. OF JCT US 150, Lincoln, KY
Built 1933 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,079
MOCCASIN RD
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
.5 MI SE OF JCT KY 698, Lincoln, KY
Built 1970 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 123
HEATH ROAD
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.5 MI S -TAVERN ROAD, Lyon, KY
Built 1990 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 76
US HWY 641 S
FairOver: Jullian Carroll Parkway
3.2 MI. N.E. JCT US 641, Marshall, KY
Built 1984 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 4,133
KY-80
FairOver: E FK LITTLE BARREN RIVER
6.53 MI E OF JCT W/US 68, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1933 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 348
KY-136
FairOver: LITTLE NO CREEK
3.8 MI WEST OF JCT US 231, Ohio, KY
Built 1932 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 951
OLD BEECHWOOD RD
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
2.7 MI NE CR 5131, Owen, KY
Built 1987 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 80
US-27
FairOver: S FK LICKING RIVER
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 330, Pendleton, KY
Built 1939 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 6,055
Showing 4,951-5,000 of 14,554 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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