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
KY-169
FairOver: TATES CREEK
.2 MI N OF JCT KY 1984, Madison, KY
Built 1930 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 726
LICK BRANCH OF BUR
FairOver: BURNING FORK
.1 MI S JCT KY 114, Magoffin, KY
Built 1996 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 159
4TH ST IN HARDIN
FairOver: MARTINS CREEK
0.1 MI E. OF KY 1824, Marshall, KY
Built 1991 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 154
DANVILLE ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
AT JCT KY 598, Mercer, KY
Built 1952 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,414
KY-70
FairOver: BLUE SPRING CREEK
0.50 MI E OF BARREN C.L., Metcalfe, KY
Built 1935 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,164
Dry Branch Rd
FairOver: Shelby Creek
@ JCT KY 610, Pike, KY
Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 243
KY-82
FairOver: RED RIVER
.8 MI S OF JCT KY 1028, Powell, KY
Built 1950 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,352
DICKINSON RD
FairOver: REINS LICK CREEK
0.3 MI N OF JCT KY 104, Todd, KY
Built 1973 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 200
KY-1533
FairOver: DIFFICULT CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT KY 252, Allen, KY
Built 1955 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 1,079
KY-90
FairOver: BR OF GLOVER CREEK
1.5 MI W OF METCALFE CL, Barren, KY
Built 1928 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 4,796
I-275 WB
FairOver: OHIO RIVER @ BRENT
WBL OVER OHIO, Campbell, KY
Built 1979 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 39,322
I-275 EB
FairOver: OHIO RIVER @ BRENT
EBL OVER OHIO, Campbell, KY
Built 1979 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 39,322
KY-78
FairOver: HAFLEYS BRANCH
2 MI E OF JCT KY 243, Casey, KY
Built 1947 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 559
KY 676 (E-W CONN)
FairOver: RJ CORMAN RAILROAD
0.3 MI W OF US 60, Franklin, KY
Built 1978 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 17,504
KY-125
FairOver: BRADLEY CREEK
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 109, Fulton, KY
Built 1932 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 2,529
KY-218
FairOver: LITTLE BARREN RIVER
1.3 MI WEST OF JCT KY 729, Green, KY
Built 1978 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 876
KY-70
FairOver: FURGUSON CREEK
2.4 MI. E. -JCT US 60, Livingston, KY
Built 1982 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 493
FAIRVIEW LOOP RD
FairOver: ROUNDSTONE CREEK
2 MI E US 25, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1990 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 309
STEVE WOOD RD
FairOver: BURG CREEK
2.2 MI S OF KY 395, Shelby, KY
Built 1994 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 183
FULCHER SCHOOL RD
FairOver: WEST FORK RED RIVER
1.9 MI S US 68, Todd, KY
Built 1990 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 150
KY-101
FairOver: EAST BAYS FORK CREEK
.75 MI N OF JCT KY 1332, Allen, KY
Built 1935 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,061
KY-234
FairOver: BAYS FORK CREEK AT WARRE
ON WARREN - ALLEN CL, Allen, KY
Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 539
KY-2015
FairOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
.05 MI NOR OF JCT US 25E, Bell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,580
KY-1939
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
.85 MI NORTH OF JCT US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 1939 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,221
CR-1048A
FairOver: LITTLE HOOD CREEK
.05 MI SW OF JCT US 23, Boyd, KY
Built 1930 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 305
KY-36
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.5 MI WEST OF JCT KY 47, Carroll, KY
Built 1933 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 392
KY-1552
FairOver: CARPENTERS CREEK
.10 MI EAST OF JCT US 127, Casey, KY
Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,279
KY-838
FairOver: FLATLICK CREEK
.60 MI N. OF LIVINGSTON C, Crittenden, KY
Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 67
FORDS MILL ROAD
FairOver: STATLERS RUN
1.2 MI E-JCT KY 1132, Grant, KY
Built 1986 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 111
VEALSBURG ROAD
FairOver: LEECH CREEK
.8 MI W. JCT KY 97, Graves, KY
Built 1999 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 21
KY-784
FairOver: SUGARCAMP CREEK
0.92 MI NE OF W INT KY 1, Greenup, KY
Built 1996 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 51
SAND HILL ROAD
FairOver: S.FK.YELLOW CREEK
.7 MI N US 60, Hancock, KY
Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 284
BIG BEECH BRANCH R
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK CREEK
.1 MI N. KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 27
HAMMONS LN
FairOver: LITTLE RICHLAND CREEK
.1 MI W - KY 11, Knox, KY
Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 259
KY-32
FairOver: YATESVILLE RESEVOIR
5.3 MI W JCT OLD US 23, Lawrence, KY
Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 886
UNNAMED RD
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
@ JCT KY805-NE JENKINS, Letcher, KY
Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 175
US-431
FairOver: SOUTH FORK OF RED RIVER
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 591, Logan, KY
Built 1933 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,029
KY 3221
FairOver: HARDINS CREEK
100'WEST JCT KY 49, Marion, KY
Built 1974 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,302
COLE LANE
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
.3 MI N. OF KY 58, Marshall, KY
Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
KY-92
FairOver: CNO & TP RR
200 FT E JCT KY 1651, McCreary, KY
Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,150
KY-136
FairOver: PORTERS DITCH
0.5 MI E JCT KY 140, McLean, KY
Built 2002 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 981
KY-81
FairOver: Slough
.60 MI S OF JCT KY 85, McLean, KY
Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,621
KY-100
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
.30 MI E. OF JCT KY 163, Monroe, KY
Built 1929 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,110
KY-87
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.90 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 678, Monroe, KY
Built 1935 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 618
MURPHY LN
FairOver: JESSIE RUN
.2 MI NW JCT KY 458, Nelson, KY
Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 280
KY-69
FairOver: BENS LICK
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 273, Ohio, KY
Built 1975 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,228
CR 1113 Old House
FairOver: CHRISTY CREEK
123'SE of Jct KY 32, Rowan, KY
Built 2006 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 391
OLD SUMMERSVILLE R
FairOver: LITTLE PITMAN CREEK
.30 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 883, Taylor, KY
Built 1962 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 272
KY-92
FairOver: CABIN FORK OF RUSSELL CR
.60 MI EAST OF JCT KY 768, Adair, KY
Built 1959 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 465
SHOOTING HILL ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL FORK
.01 MI E. JCT KY 3521, Allen, KY
Built 1997 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 318
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