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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

Total Bridges

14,554

Public highway bridges in Kentucky

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)

Kentucky23.85598460904219%57.71609179606981%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

36

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132
Selected

21

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

33

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

40

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

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 Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY

Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10

PETROLEUM RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK

0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY

Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164

DEERFIELD ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: STOVALL CREEK

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

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

KY-3042

Structurally Deficient

Over: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE

.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY

Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630

KY-1951

Poor

Over: SNAG CREEK

2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36

Jones Branch

Structurally Deficient

Over: 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-23

Fair

Over: Caney Creek

@Frogtown Rd, Pike, KY

Built 1973 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 8,764

NATURAL BRIDGE STA

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK OF RED RIVER

.05 MI S OF JCT KY 11, Powell, KY

Built 1964 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 827

KY-1676

Fair

Over: ROCK LICK CRK-W OF HOGUE

5.4 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 635, Pulaski, KY

Built 1970 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 231

ELK LICK RD

Fair

Over: N.FK. TRIPLETT CREEK

.05 MI E OF JCT KY 377, Rowan, KY

Built 1984 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 221

KY 1472

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF KY 2256, Shelby, KY

Built 1956 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 493

EDMONSON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

.3 MI S JCT US 62, Anderson, KY

Built 1991 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 27

KY-36

Fair

Over: SLATE CREEK

.65 MI S OF I-64 NTRCH, Bath, KY

Built 1981 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 3,071

ELK CAVE ROAD

Fair

Over: ELK CAVE BRANCH

0.6 MI E OF MINOR BR. RD, Boyle, KY

Built 1991 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 67

KY-1371

Fair

Over: UNNAME STREAM

.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 193, Carlisle, KY

Built 1962 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 264

KY-1973

Fair

Over: BR OF CANE RUN CREEK

.1MI S OF US 25, Fayette, KY

Built 1978 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 12,006

FROGTOWN LN

Fair

Over: SHANNONS RUN

0.3 MI. S. JCT US 60, Fayette, KY

Built 1980 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 249

HEATHEN RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: N FK MIDDLE GRASSY CREEK

50' S of JCT. CR-1021, Grant, KY

Built 2018 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 46

SANDERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: BR OF KEY CREEK

.7 MI SE OF JCT KY 1276, Graves, KY

Built 1983 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 88

NORTH INDIAN HILL

Fair

Over: BLACKFORD CREEK

1.6 MI NE DAVIESS CO., Hancock, KY

Built 1999 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 202

KY 22

Fair

Over: E FORK FLOYDS FORK

0.90 MI E OF KY 1861, Henry, KY

Built 1962 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 1,645

KY-307

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

.35 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 924, Hickman, KY

Built 1926 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 878

WENDELL H FORD WES

Fair

Over: POND RIVER

WBL AT MUHLENBERG CL, Hopkins, KY

Built 1963 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 5,255

WK-9001

Fair

Over: DRAKES CREEK

EBL 1.9 MI E OF PNYRL PW, Hopkins, KY

Built 1963 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 5,255

AIKEN RD

Fair

Over: CHENOWETH RUN

0.55 MI E OF N ENG STA RD, Jefferson, KY

Built 1993 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 3,747

LITTLE INDIAN CREE

Fair

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

.9 MI NW OF JCT KY 459, Knox, KY

Built 1955 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 119

KY-587

Fair

Over: STURGEON CREEK

3.9 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 399, Lee, KY

Built 1964 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 158

KY-70

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 723, Livingston, KY

Built 1936 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 111

KY-542

Fair

Over: LICKING RIVER

.05 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 7, Magoffin, KY

Built 1975 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 303

KY-2437

Fair

Over: WEST FORK BUCK CREEK

.4 MI N-KY 250, McLean, KY

Built 1992 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 88

KY-544

Fair

Over: EAST FK LITTLE BARREN RI

3.51 MI E OF JCT W/US 68, Metcalfe, KY

Built 1993 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 220

DELK BR RD

Fair

Over: E.FK.LITTLE BARREN RIVER

0.2 MI S CR 5114, Metcalfe, KY

Built 1990 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 79

DONALD RALPH DR

Fair

Over: S.FK. PANTHER CREEK

0.1 MI SE KY 1414, Ohio, KY

Built 1992 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 21

BROWNS MILL RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK

N OF WOODFORD CO LINE, Scott, KY

Built 1995 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 90

OLD MT EDEN RD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.2 MI S OF US 60 EB, Shelby, KY

Built 1975 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 3,238

BRASHEARS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: SNAKE RUN

3.75 MI E OF KY 55, Spencer, KY

Built 1978 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 49

KY-294

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.3 MI WEST OF JCT KY 181, Todd, KY

Built 1956 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 1,869

US-60

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 270, Union, KY

Built 1968 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 6,836

KY-2335

Fair

Over: HUTCHINSON CREEK

1.6 MI.S. JCT 1939, Bourbon, KY

Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 506

HIDDEN MEADOW LN

Fair

Over: WHITE SULPHUR CREEK

.2 MI W.-JCT CR 5303, Caldwell, KY

Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 29

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: SKINFRAME CREEK

1.7 MI S JCT KY 91, Caldwell, KY

Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 126

CALIFORNIA XRD

Fair

Over: BR OF TWELVEMILE CREEK

15' SE OF JCT KY 10, Campbell, KY

Built 1920 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 530

TOM TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: PRYOR CREEK

.4 MI WEST -MILL ROAD, Carroll, KY

Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

ELMORE HILL RD

Fair

Over: HATTER CREEK

50' SOUTH JCT KY 70, Casey, KY

Built 1998 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 90

OLD FRUIT HILL RD

Fair

Over: E.BR.-POND RIVER

2.6 MI NOR.- KY 107, Christian, KY

Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 244

KY-654

Fair

Over: TRIBUNE CREEK

.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 120, Crittenden, KY

Built 1968 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 188

ODDVILLE-SUNRISE R

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

1.9 MI SW KY 1284, Harrison, KY

Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 37

KY-302

Fair

Over: MILLERS CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF E-JCT KY1107, Johnson, KY

Built 1955 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 400

WHITE OAK CHURCH R

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

.6 MI EAST- CARMICHAEL, Laurel, KY

Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 162

KY-3399

Fair

Over: NEWCOMB CREEK

.2 MI.N JCT. KY 707, Lawrence, KY

Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 89

Old Terryville Rd

Fair

Over: Left Fork of Blaine Crk

0.1 MI S of JCT KY 1715, Lawrence, KY

Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 75

KY-989

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY

Built 1971 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 285

TRUSTY RD

Fair

Over: TRUSTY BRANCH

.8 MI SE JCT KY 698, Lincoln, KY

Built 1990 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 136

US-431

Fair

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

4 MI N OF N-JCT KY 106, Logan, KY

Built 1930 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,748

STEVENSON MILL RD

Fair

Over: TRIB.-MUD RIVER

2.4 MI E JCT KY 79, Logan, KY

Built 1990 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 505

UNION GROVE RD

Fair

Over: DALLAM CREEK

4 MI W KY 79, Logan, KY

Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 47

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