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
DAVIDSON RD
FairOver: UPPER BRUSH CREEK
75 FT W CR 5006, Casey, KY
Built 1993 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 80
US-60
FairOver: STRODES CREEK
.3 MI W OF JCT KY 1958, Clark, KY
Built 1937 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 6,371
KY-764
FairOver: N FORK OF PANTHER CREEK
3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 54, Daviess, KY
Built 1961 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 351
WILSON RUN RD
FairOver: WILSON RUN CREEK
.4 MI N KY 559, Fleming, KY
Built 1991 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 92
KY-987
FairOver: MARTINS FK CUMBERLAND RV
2.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 3099, Harlan, KY
Built 1956 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 537
US-119
FairOver: POOR FK CUMBERLAND RVR
.30 MI E OF TOTZ CNCTR RD, Harlan, KY
Built 1974 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 2,443
CR-1042
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
0.1 MI. S OF KY 2008, Harlan, KY
Built 1982 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 40
KY-2678
FairOver: BR OF E FK GRANE CREEK
0.2 MI E JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 160
KY-944
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.40 MI EAST OF JCT KY 307, Hickman, KY
Built 1963 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 143
WEST FARREN AVE
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
50' NE SEBREE AVE, Hopkins, KY
Built 1991 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 67
PEAKE ROAD
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
.8 MI NW JCT US 31E, Larue, KY
Built 1991 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 40
KY-9
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
3 MI E. JCT KY 57, Lewis, KY
Built 1987 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 5,015
PEYTON WELL RD
FairOver: HANGING FORK CREEK
1.7 MI NW OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1935 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 644
BENNETTS LN
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
.4 MI WEST- KY 733, Nelson, KY
Built 1993 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 151
KY-1056
FairOver: BLACKBERRY CREEK
.55 MI SW OF NE-JCT K1056, Pike, KY
Built 1951 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 1,827
NARROW GAGE PIKE
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
0.3 MI W OF MULBERRY PIKE, Shelby, KY
Built 1994 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 183
KY-152
FairOver: LONG LICK CREEK
1.3 MI WEST OF JCT KY 433, Washington, KY
Built 1936 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 572
MONROE GIBSON ROAD
FairOver: JONES STAND DITCH
400'E -MILTON ROAD, Webster, KY
Built 1991 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 55
HALIFAX SETTLE RD
FairOver: SULPHER CREEK
2.0 MI W OF JCT KY 234, Allen, KY
Built 1987 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 85
AIRPORT ROAD
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK BYPASS CANA
50 FT S JCT KY 441, Bell, KY
Built 1991 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 969
CARPENTER CREEK RO
FairOver: N FORK ROLLING RIVER
.2 MI S - KY 37, Boyle, KY
Built 1992 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 105
KY-121
FairOver: OVERFLOW STRUCTURE
.57 MI WEST OF JCT KY 444, Calloway, KY
Built 1945 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 3,080
US-60
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
.1 MI W OF E-JCT KY 1, Carter, KY
Built 1949 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 8,441
US-41A
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER SLOUGH
.50 MI S OF PENNYRILE PKW, Christian, KY
Built 1957 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 17,993
KY-91
FairOver: LITTLE SINKING CREEK
1.0 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 134, Christian, KY
Built 1932 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 3,948
KY-323
FairOver: SAND LICK CREEK
2.2 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 61, Green, KY
Built 1952 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 289
US-119
FairOver: POOR FORK CUMBERLAND RIV
.30 MI E OF JCT KY 2010, Harlan, KY
Built 1974 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 3,117
KY 3455
FairOver: CLOVER FORK
500 FT S OF KY38 AT AGES, Harlan, KY
Built 2008 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 248
CORYDON GREENLICK
FairOver: BRANCH--ROCK CREEK
2.1 MI. W. US 60, Henderson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 133
UPPER DELAWARE RD
FairOver: CASH CREEK
.8 MI S.E. CR 1132, Henderson, KY
Built 1992 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 48
KY-172
FairOver: UPPER LAUREL CREEK
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 469, Johnson, KY
Built 1937 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,082
SPRINGDALE RD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.2 MI E OF JCT KY 10, Mason, KY
Built 1975 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 460
MATLOCK RD
FairOver: NEWTON'S CREEK
.35 MI W -KY 1564, McCracken, KY
Built 1992 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 77
I-64-10 NC
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
WBL ON ROWAN - BATH CL, Bath, KY
Built 1967 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 9,752
I-64
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
EBL ON ROWAN - BATH CL, Bath, KY
Built 1967 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 9,752
KY-36
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
2.1 MI W OF JCT KY 1325, Bath, KY
Built 1981 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 605
KY-1836
FairOver: DARNELL CREEK
.80 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 121, Calloway, KY
Built 1960 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 380
KY-198
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
.40 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 70, Casey, KY
Built 1967 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,374
WINDY HILL RD
FairOver: JOES RUN CREEK
1.8 MI N.JCT KY 54, Daviess, KY
Built 1989 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 105
KY-7
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
BTWN JCTS KY 32 + KY 556, Elliott, KY
Built 1930 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,881
KY-89
FairOver: STATION CAMP CREEK
.3 MI W OF JCT KY 1209, Estill, KY
Built 1959 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 378
MADDOX PIKE
FairOver: FLEMING CREEK
.15 MI E OF JCT KY 57, Fleming, KY
Built 1960 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 178
KY-1130
FairOver: CRUZ BRANCH CREEK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 35, Gallatin, KY
Built 1951 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 127
KY-381
FairOver: CALDWELL CREEK
1.8 MI SOU OF JCT KY 94, Graves, KY
Built 1988 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 766
Sadler Lane
FairOver: Buck Creek
1.5 MI NE of JCT KY-187, Grayson, KY
Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 57
RUTLAND
FairOver: S FK RAVEN CREEK
.8 MI SW OF JCT KY 36, Harrison, KY
Built 1975 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 78
KY 502
FairOver: Clear Creek
2.8 MI S OF JCT KY 1034, Hopkins, KY
Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 307
Davis Branch Rd
FairOver: Little Paint Creek
150' E of JCT KY 580, Johnson, KY
Built 1993 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 233
Elliott Bros. Road
FairOver: HANGING FORK
.1 MI.S JCT. KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1993 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 312
BARREN PLAINS RD
FairOver: SOUTH FK-RED RIVER
.7 MI S.JCT KY 591, Logan, KY
Built 1999 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 274
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