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-124
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.75 MI. S.W. OF KY 91, Christian, KY
Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 529
KY-466
FairOver: Left Fork Beaver Creek
1.2 MI S of JCT KY 122, Floyd, KY
Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 856
CR-1083
FairOver: CLOVER FK CUMBERLAND RVR
SW @ JCT KY 38, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 200
KY-266
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.8 MI NW OF JCT US 60, Henderson, KY
Built 1967 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 146
SIXTH VEIN RD
FairOver: LICK CREEK
200' E. OF KY 109, Hopkins, KY
Built 1976 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 178
Industrial Park Rd
FairOver: Levisa Fork
0.01 MI S of KY 321, Johnson, KY
Built 1967 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 787
KY-177
FairOver: BOWMAN CREEK
1.3 MI N OF JCT KY 2042, Kenton, KY
Built 1932 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,281
FELTNER STEER RD
FairOver: LITTLE RACCOON CREEK
.1 MI. S.JCT KY 30, Laurel, KY
Built 1991 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 153
KY-3246
FairOver: FALL LICK CREEK
AT THE.GARRARD CO LINE, Lincoln, KY
Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 279
VAUGHN RD.
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
1.8 MI N. OF KY 70, Livingston, KY
Built 2010 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 36
US-460
FairOver: CLAY LICK
.6 MI.W MENIFEE CO LN, Montgomery, KY
Built 1993 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,933
US-460
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
.05 MI. WEST-KY 772, Morgan, KY
Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,305
Perry Park Rd
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.2 MI South Of KY-1982, Owen, KY
Built 1967 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 50
KY-39
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.4 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 452, Pulaski, KY
Built 1964 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,873
KY-1004
FairOver: ROUNDSTONE CREEK
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 1912, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1965 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,203
KY-377
FairOver: N. FORK OF TRIPLETT CREE
3 MI N OF E-JCT KY 799, Rowan, KY
Built 1948 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 707
ANDERSON LN
FairOver: BULLSKIN CREEK
2.2 MI E OF KY 362, Shelby, KY
Built 1986 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 299
KY-124
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
1.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 126, Trigg, KY
Built 1933 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 427
KY-667
FairOver: DENNIS O'NAN DITCH
1.4 MI WEST OF JCT KY 150, Union, KY
Built 1973 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 17
KY-1340
FairOver: FREDERICKS DITCH
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 874, Webster, KY
Built 1976 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 516
KY-1659
FairOver: BRANCH OF GLENN CREEK
5FT S OF JCT KY 1681, Woodford, KY
Built 1961 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 660
US-25E-10
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
SB .1 MI S OF JCT KY 188, Bell, KY
Built 1973 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 9,431
US-25E
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
NB .1 MI S OF JCT KY 188, Bell, KY
Built 1973 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 9,431
KY-139
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
2.0 MI S.W. JCT US 62, Caldwell, KY
Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 2,132
KY-80
FairOver: JONATHAN CREEK
.14 MI SW JCT KY-1346, Calloway, KY
Built 2004 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,814
KY-627
FairOver: LOWER HOWARDS CREEK
.25 MI S OF JCT W/KY 1958, Clark, KY
Built 1967 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 16,727
KY-691
FairOver: LYONS BRANCH
.6 MI. N JCT KY 1205, Cumberland, KY
Built 1935 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 136
HOWARD'S BOTTOM RD
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
2.35 MI N&W FROM KY 1880, Cumberland, KY
Built 1970 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 112
KY-219
FairOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
.25 MI N OF JCT KY 2007, Harlan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,774
KY-982
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
1.4 MI. S.-JCT. KY 32, Harrison, KY
Built 1983 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 3,551
Narrows Fork Rd
FairOver: Jennys Creek
0.636 MI SW of JCT KY 825, Johnson, KY
Built 2005 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 70
KY-135
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 137, Livingston, KY
Built 1959 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 101
RIVER RD
FairOver: GASPER RIVER
.71 MI N. JCT KY 73, Logan, KY
Built 1998 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 121
KY-499
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
2.9 MI. E OF JCT 421, Madison, KY
Built 1983 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 828
Moore Branch
FairOver: Coldwater Fork
0.12 MI S of JCT KY 908, Martin, KY
Built 1985 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 130
OLD HALF HILL RD
FairOver: OVER STONE LICK BRANCH
.032 MI W KY 1234, Mason, KY
Built 2004 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 70
EBENEZER RD
FairOver: EAST MILL CREEK
.3 MI W KY 163, Monroe, KY
Built 1990 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 173
KY-1768
FairOver: RIGHT FORK OF COW CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 28, Owsley, KY
Built 1959 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 56
KY-699
FairOver: CLOVER FORK CREEK
.73 MI WEST OF JCT KY 463, Perry, KY
Built 1946 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 488
HAMMONDS CREEK RD
FairOver: HAMMOND CREEK
0.5 MI N OF KY 44, Anderson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 303
PIGEON FORK ROAD
FairOver: BENSON CREEK
50 FT WEST-JCT KY 1875, Anderson, KY
Built 1989 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 103
CR-1386
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
.1 MI.N. JCT KY 92, Bell, KY
Built 1992 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 34
SOPER ROAD
FairOver: BOONE CREEK
.8 MI W OF JCT KY 57, Bourbon, KY
Built 1985 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 26
US-62
FairOver: LITTLE MAYFIELD CREEK
.92 MI E OF JCT KY 1181, Carlisle, KY
Built 1929 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 2,220
KY-496
FairOver: FRANKLIN BRANCH
.45 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 1970 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 190
WN-9007
FairOver: N FORK PANTHER CK
NBL .80 MI SOU. OF KY 145, Daviess, KY
Built 1972 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 5,493
Old KY 81
FairOver: OLD PANTHER CREEK
100' N WINDY HOLLOW RD, Daviess, KY
Built 1986 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 803
OAK HILL ROAD
FairOver: ALEXANDER CREEK
3.9 MI S JCT KY 259, Edmonson, KY
Built 1990 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 174
RUSH CRK RD
FairOver: RUSH CREEK
0.86 MI N. OF KY 94, Fulton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 67
FALL LICK RD
FairOver: DRAKES CREEK
2.3 MI E OF JCT W/KY 39, Garrard, KY
Built 1973 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 210
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