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
SNAVELY RD
FairOver: LECOMPTES RUN
300 FT S OF JCT KY 368, Scott, KY
Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 413
HINTON CEMETERY RD
FairOver: EAST FK-EAGLE CK.
1.0 MI N JCT BARKLEYRD, Scott, KY
Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
MORRIS RD
FairOver: SHARON BRANCH
50' E OF GUNNELL RD, Scott, KY
Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 55
CLUBHOUSE DRIVE
FairOver: LANES RUN
0.2 MI E JCT OXFORD DR, Scott, KY
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
KY 362
FairOver: LUTZ RUN
0.85 MI W OF KY 53, Shelby, KY
Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,052
KY 322
FairOver: TRIB TO BULLSKIN CREEK
0.5 MI N OF KY 53, Shelby, KY
Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,712
VAN DYKE MILL RD
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
0.7 MI E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 416
BROOKS INDUSTRIAL
FairOver: DRY RUN
100 FT E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,710
KY 48
FairOver: LILY BRANCH
0.4 MI E OF KY 623, Spencer, KY
Built 1941 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,570
KY 1169
FairOver: TRIB TO ELK CREEK
0.6 MI E OF KY 55, Spencer, KY
Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,511
KY 155
FairOver: ELK CREEK
110 FT N OF KY 55, Spencer, KY
Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,274
KY 1169
FairOver: LITTLE PLUM CREEK
0.7 MI E OF KY 1060, Spencer, KY
Built 2002 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,608
OLD HEADY RD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
0.5 MI W OF KY 3192, Spencer, KY
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 17
KY-289
FairOver: LITTLE PITMAN CREEK
.45 MI N OF JCT KY 3145, Taylor, KY
Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,464
KY-3098
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
.2 MI W OF JCT KY 3183, Taylor, KY
Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 980
KY-1252
FairOver: WILLOWTOWN CREEK
.55 MI WEST OF JCT KY 527, Taylor, KY
Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 139
KY-634
FairOver: BIG PITMAN CREEK
.50 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 744, Taylor, KY
Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 176
KY-210
FairOver: LITTLE PITMAN CREEK
.3 MI NW OF CAMPBELLSVL, Taylor, KY
Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,159
KY-289
FairOver: TRACE FK-CTY RSVR OUTLET
.2 MI N-SHAWNEE DR-KY2219, Taylor, KY
Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,717
OLD GREENSBURG RD
FairOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
.75 MI NW-JCT US68-KY 70, Taylor, KY
Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 132
KY-106
FairOver: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK (N.FK
.25 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 178, Todd, KY
Built 1933 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,172
KY-102
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
4.0 MI EAST OF JCT US 68, Todd, KY
Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 542
US-68A
FairOver: BR OF W FK RED RIVER
.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 115, Todd, KY
Built 1922 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 340
US-68
FairOver: VICKS BRANCH
.904 MI WEST-LOGAN CO LNE, Todd, KY
Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,435
HADDEN MILL RD
FairOver: TRIB. OF WHIPPORWLL CK.
2.3 MI E OF JCT KY 106, Todd, KY
Built 1949 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 190
SHARON GROVE RD
FairOver: ANTIOCH CREEK
2.1 MI N OF JCT KY 106, Todd, KY
Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350
NEW ALLENSVILLE RD
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
2.8 MI N OF S-JCT KY 102, Todd, KY
Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 75
DAVIS MILL RD
FairOver: REINS LICK CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT KY 104, Todd, KY
Built 1949 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 200
DAVIS MILL RD
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.1 MI S OF JCT US 68, Todd, KY
Built 1949 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250
SHARON GROVE-CLIFF
FairOver: ANTIOCH CREEK
1 MI NOR. KY 106, Todd, KY
Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 412
KY-274
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
.40 MI S.E. OF LYON CL, Trigg, KY
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 688
KY-1489
FairOver: BLUE SPRINGS CREEK
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 918, Trigg, KY
Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,413
US 68
FairOver: GILBERT CREEK
4 MI W. Lake Barkley Brdg, Trigg, KY
Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,593
KY 1335
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
0.9 MI W OF CARROLL CL, Trimble, KY
Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 158
KY-141
FairOver: BR OF HIGHLAND CREEK
3 MI SE OF NE JCT US 60, Union, KY
Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 827
KY-56
FairOver: GOOSE POND DITCH
.65 MI EAST OF JCT KY 667, Union, KY
Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,618
KY-270
FairOver: BR OF BORDLEY DITCH
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 141, Union, KY
Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 311
KY-871
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 1671, Union, KY
Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 66
KY-760
FairOver: BR OF CASEY CREEK
2.0 MI N.E. OF JCT US 60, Union, KY
Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 544
KY-492
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
.40 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 109, Union, KY
Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 133
KY-758
FairOver: BR OF BORDLEY DITCH
0.3 MI. SE -JCT.KY 141, Union, KY
Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 63
KY-667
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.7 MI S JCT KY 668, Union, KY
Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 17
SMITH MILLS-UNIONT
FairOver: HIGHLAND CREEK
0.1 MI N JCT KY 360, Union, KY
Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 60
BEN HARRIS RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF CASEY CREEK
2.8 MI NW JCT KY 141, Union, KY
Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40
SULLIVAN RD
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.00 MI NW US 60, Union, KY
Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 300
KY-1435
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.5 MI N JCT KY 880, Warren, KY
Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,155
BLUE LEVEL RD
FairOver: CHISM CREEK
1.5 MI S OF JCT KY 1083, Warren, KY
Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 221
US-150
FairOver: PARKER RUN
1.7 MI EAST OF NELSON CL, Washington, KY
Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,268
KY-55
FairOver: SERVANT RUN
1.55 MI NOR. OF MARION CL, Washington, KY
Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,598
US 150
FairOver: Shay Branch
Int US 150 & KY 528, Washington, KY
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,157
Showing 6,651-6,700 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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