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
KY-1127
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.2 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 94, Fulton, KY
Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 80
KY-781
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.6 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 94, Fulton, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 136
BOONES CREEK RD
FairOver: BOONE CREEK
0.2 MI N JCT KY 52, Garrard, KY
Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 164
KY-131
FairOver: CROWLEY BRANCH
.60 MI NOR. OF JKSN PUR P, Graves, KY
Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,968
KY-301
FairOver: PRYORS BRANCH
.60 MI NOR. OF JKSN PUR P, Graves, KY
Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 338
KY-97
FairOver: SAND CREEK
.6 MI N OF JCT KY 1270, Graves, KY
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 681
KY-464
FairOver: TRIB TO DUCK CREEK
.80 MI EAST OF JCT KY 121, Graves, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,127
KY-94
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
1.2 MI EAST OF JCT KY 129, Graves, KY
Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,405
KY-94
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.10 MI EAST OF JCT US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 776
KY-94
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.08 MI EAST OF JCT US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 776
KY-564
FairOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
.60 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 121, Graves, KY
Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 919
KY-564
FairOver: TRIB TO MAYFIELD CREEK
.30 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 919
KY-849
FairOver: BR OF MAYFIELD CREEK
1.5 MI EAST OF JCT US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 763
KY-1684
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.4 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 849, Graves, KY
Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 660
KY-440
FairOver: FORK OF GILBERT CREEK
1.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 121, Graves, KY
Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 656
KY-994
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 306, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 385
KY-994
FairOver: OLD CAMP CREEK
.08 MI SOU. OF MCCRACKN C, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 385
KY-994
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.01 MI SOU. OF MCCRACKN C, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 385
KY-408
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
.23 MI EAST OF JCT KY 945, Graves, KY
Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 824
KY-564
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
1.2 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 464, Graves, KY
Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 385
KY-129
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.80 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 668
KY-129
FairOver: BARREN BRANCH
2.6 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 668
WRAY ROAD
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
2.82 MI E. OF US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60
KY-54
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.5 MI EAST OF JCT KY 79, Grayson, KY
Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,711
KY-54
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
.05 MI EAST OF JCT KY 79, Grayson, KY
Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,711
KY-479
FairOver: BR OF LAUREL RUN
1.5 MI N OF JCT KY 1214, Grayson, KY
Built 1948 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 699
KY-79
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 54, Grayson, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 904
KY-1133
FairOver: HARGUS CREEK
3 MI SE OF JCT KY 187, Grayson, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 217
KY-736
FairOver: KIPER HOLLOW BRANCH
1.5 MI NOR. OF JCT US 62, Grayson, KY
Built 1935 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 329
HOPEWELL RD
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
.1 MI W JCT KY 1, Greenup, KY
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 45
LOWER WHITE OAK RD
FairOver: LOWER WHITE OAK CREEK
1.1 MI W JCT KY 784, Greenup, KY
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200
KY-1389
FairOver: DRISKETT BRANCH
.35 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 140, Hancock, KY
Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 363
KY-1375
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.60 MI S.W. OF JCT US 62, Hardin, KY
Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 802
KY 361
FairOver: Shaw Creek
0.1 Mi N of US 31W Bypass, Hardin, KY
Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,417
KY-357
FairOver: DRY RAVINE
1.8 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 569, Hart, KY
Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 687
KY-2185
FairOver: BOILING SPRING BRANCH
1.5 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 357, Hart, KY
Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 193
KY-283
FairOver: DITCH
.95 MI S.W. OF JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 316
KY-283
FairOver: DITCH
.10 MI NOR. OF WEBSTER CL, Henderson, KY
Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 316
US-41
FairOver: BRANCH KING CRK
.8 MI N OF JCT KY 2097, Henderson, KY
Built 1947 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,850
KY-1078
FairOver: LICK CREEK
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 812, Henderson, KY
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 244
KY-416
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.55 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 351, Henderson, KY
Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 308
KY-1217
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 1299, Henderson, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 378
KY-1217
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
3.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 1299, Henderson, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 378
KY-288
FairOver: RUSSELL CREEK
.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 136, Hickman, KY
Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 252
KY-123
FairOver: BRYARS BRANCH
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 239, Hickman, KY
Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,045
KY-123
FairOver: ABLE CREEK
1.1 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 608, Hickman, KY
Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 323
KY-239
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 123, Hickman, KY
Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 921
KY-780
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.40 MI N.E. OF JCT US 51S, Hickman, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 39
KY-808
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.2 MI S & W OF JCT KY 12, Hickman, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 63
KY-1529
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.4 MI WEST OF JCT US 51, Hickman, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 185
Showing 7,001-7,050 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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