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-1698
FairOver: CANE CREEK
.60 MI EAST OF JCT KY 307, Hickman, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 17
KY-58
FairOver: IC (SOU) RAILROAD
.20 MI WEST OF JCT US 51, Hickman, KY
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,603
KY-1731
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
ON WATERFIELD ST N CLINTO, Hickman, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 575
KY-138
FairOver: BR OF OTTER CREEK
3.1 MI EAST OF PNYRL PW, Hopkins, KY
Built 1933 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,967
US-62
FairOver: BR OF FOX RUN CREEK
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 454, Hopkins, KY
Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,426
KY-70
FairOver: LAMBS CREEK
2.3 MI EAST OF JCT KY 109, Hopkins, KY
Built 1933 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,001
KY-630
FairOver: FORK OF POND CREEK
.35 MI NOR. OF JCT US 41A, Hopkins, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,410
KY-1220
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
3.2 MI WEST OF JCT KY 109, Hopkins, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 368
KY-813
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.80 MI SOU. OF JCT US 62, Hopkins, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,119
US-41
FairOver: BR OF DRAKES CREEK
.15 MI N OF S-JCT KY 2083, Hopkins, KY
Built 1938 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,151
US 31E
FairOver: FERN CREEK
0.50 MI S OF WATTERSON TR, Jefferson, KY
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,065
US 60A
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.2 MI E GRINSTEAD DR, Jefferson, KY
Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,441
KY 864
FairOver: FERN CREEK
0.1 MI S OF KY 1747, Jefferson, KY
Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,339
THURMAN RD
FairOver: CANE RUN
1.7 MI S OF KY 1531, Jefferson, KY
Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 362
SCHUFF LN
FairOver: S FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.1 MI S OF KY 1703, Jefferson, KY
Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
MITCHELL HILL RD
FairOver: BIG BEE LICK CREEK
0.4 MI S OF HOLSCLAW HILL, Jefferson, KY
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 769
WILLOW STONE WAY
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
AT US 60, Jefferson, KY
Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,959
BOARIES LN
FairOver: TRIB S FK BEARGRASS CRK
0.15 MI N OF DELL BROOKE, Jefferson, KY
Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,041
LOCK EIGHT ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE HICKMAN CREEK
2 MI S JCT KY 1268, Jessamine, KY
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 93
KY-3224
FairOver: GEORGES CREEK
0.1 MI SOU. US 23, Johnson, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 595
KY-3224
FairOver: WILEY CREEK
0.5 MI. WEST KY 581, Johnson, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300
KY-233
FairOver: JOHNSON HOLLOW CREEK
1.1 MI S OF JCT KY 1232, Knox, KY
Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,661
KY-1809
FairOver: LITTLE POPLAR CREEK
2.2 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 11, Knox, KY
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 509
Little Brush Ck Rd
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
.11 MI W JCT KY 225, Knox, KY
Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 99
KY-490
FairOver: HAZEL PATCH CREEK
.50 MI N OF JCT KY 1394, Laurel, KY
Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,055
KY-472
FairOver: LITTLE LAUREL RIVER
1.0 MI E OF JCT KY 586, Laurel, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,322
KY-472
FairOver: LITTLE LAUREL RIVER
.75 MI NOR. OF JCT DB PW, Laurel, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,145
US-23
FairOver: RHUBENS CREEK
1.8 MI N OF JCT KY 2038, Lawrence, KY
Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,593
KY-32
FairOver: Cam Creek
2.0 MI NW of JCT KY 469, Lawrence, KY
Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 363
KY-469
FairOver: LEFT FORK OF BLAINE CREE
ON JOHNSON - LAWRENCE CL, Lawrence, KY
Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 332
KY-317
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE CREEK
.15 MI W OF JCT KY 1469, Letcher, KY
Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 634
KY-317
FairOver: Wright Fork
.20 MI N.W. of JCT KY 805, Letcher, KY
Built 1942 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,115
KY-317
FairOver: Yonts Fork
1.5 MI N of JCT KY 343, Letcher, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 634
KY-7
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.10 MI W of JCT KY 317, Letcher, KY
Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 563
KY-317
FairOver: Quillen Fork
0.1 MI N of Yonts Fork, Letcher, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 634
Maggard Br
FairOver: Poor Frk Cumberland Rvr
@ JCT of KY 3619, Letcher, KY
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 228
KY-8
FairOver: BRIARY CREEK
.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 1021, Lewis, KY
Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,582
KY-198
FairOver: PEYTON CREEK
1.3 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,387
KY-643
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2.5 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 177, Lincoln, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,217
KY-328
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.25 MI E OF JCT KY 1247, Lincoln, KY
Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 607
KY-198
FairOver: PETTIS FORK
0.3 MI. N OF JCT CR 1383, Lincoln, KY
Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 335
KY-198
FairOver: PINE LICK CREEK
0.75 MI. S. JCT CR 1383, Lincoln, KY
Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 335
KY-133
FairOver: TRIB. OF COX SPRING BRAN
1.1 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Livingston, KY
Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 448
KY-838
FairOver: BR OF FOREMAN CREEK
.30 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 133, Livingston, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 123
US-431
FairOver: CEDAR DALE SWAMP
3.7 MI N OF N-JCT KY 106, Logan, KY
Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,748
KY-106
FairOver: PITMANS CREEK
.80 MI SOU. OF BUTLER CL, Logan, KY
Built 1942 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 495
KY-96
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.30 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 739, Logan, KY
Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,316
US-431
FairOver: Town Branch
0.1 MI S of KY 79, Logan, KY
Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,816
BUENA VISTA RD
FairOver: EDGAR CREEK
4.7 MI N KY 178, Logan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 36
KY-93
FairOver: FORK OF DRY CREEK
.75 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 778, Lyon, KY
Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 479
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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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