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
BROADUS BRANCH RD
FairOver: BROADUS BRANCH
1 MI S JCT KY 1295, Garrard, KY
Built 1991 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 158
WALLACETOWN RD
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
150' E of White Lick Rd., Garrard, KY
Built 1992 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 95
WARD HENRY RD
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
1.0 MI S JCT KY 39, Garrard, KY
Built 1994 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 10
US-62
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
.55 MI EAST OF OHIO CL, Grayson, KY
Built 1929 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 550
US-31W
FairOver: TIOGA CREEK
1 MI SW OF S-JCT KY 835, Hardin, KY
Built 1940 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 19,810
KY-179
FairOver: CLOVERLICK CREEK
.10 MI W OF JCT KY 2006, Harlan, KY
Built 1974 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 151
KY-66
FairOver: UPPER JACKS CREEK
.10 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 406, Leslie, KY
Built 1957 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 367
KY-588
FairOver: DRY FORK
@ 0MI. JCT. KY 3401, Letcher, KY
Built 1992 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 399
KY-73
FairOver: BLACK LICK
.8 MI N OF JCT KY 1466, Logan, KY
Built 1935 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 543
JIGG WATER ROAD
FairOver: JIGG WATER BRANCH
1.5 MI WEST - KY 1984, Madison, KY
Built 1993 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 47
KY-9009
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
4.8 MI WEST OF KY 30 NTRC, Magoffin, KY
Built 1963 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 4,478
KY-330
FairOver: ELK CREEK
.75 MI WEST OF JCT KY 845, Owen, KY
Built 1936 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 227
KY 55
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.1 MI N OF SPENCER CL, Shelby, KY
Built 1928 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 4,631
KY-103
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT KY 100, Simpson, KY
Built 1935 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 303
BOOKER RD
FairOver: SERVANT RUN CREEK
2 MI SW JCT KY 55, Washington, KY
Built 1991 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 418
KY-57
FairOver: BOONE CREEK
0.9 MI S OF JCT KY 537, Bourbon, KY
Built 1987 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 273
KY-170
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
.35 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 161, Fleming, KY
Built 1934 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 466
US 60
FairOver: CANOE CREEK
.4 MI. WEST JCT. 41A, Henderson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 11,568
OLD WHIPPS MILL RD
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.1 MI S OF ORMSBY LN, Jefferson, KY
Built 1993 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 160
KY-2606
FairOver: SOLDIER CREEK
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 1949, Marshall, KY
Built 1967 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,042
YORK CEMETERY ROAD
FairOver: PATTY CREEK
.12 MI WEST OF KY 2606, Marshall, KY
Built 2000 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 18
Plum Run Rd.
FairOver: Cox Creek
2.1 Mi E of Murray Run Rd, Nelson, KY
Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 286
KY-3419
FairOver: Calloway Branch
0.6 MI S of JCT KY 632, Pike, KY
Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 236
KY-11
FairOver: RED RIVER @WCL CLAY CITY
.05 MI E OF W-JCT KY 15, Powell, KY
Built 1983 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 7,094
MENNONITE CHURCH R
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
.1 MI N KY 1170, Simpson, KY
Built 1990 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 43
KY-1834
FairOver: LONG BRANCH CREEK
1 MI NE-JCT US 68-KY 55, Taylor, KY
Built 1959 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 316
KY-181
FairOver: BR OF ELK FORK CREEK
.75 MI NOR. OF JCT US 68, Todd, KY
Built 1955 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 4,087
KY-2091
FairOver: LOST CREEK
1.0 MI SE JCT US 60, Union, KY
Built 1973 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,755
BLUFF SPGS RD
FairOver: SWANNIGAN CREEK
1 MI E JCT KY 1307, Barren, KY
Built 1993 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 205
CR-1044C
FairOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.06 MI E KY 221, Bell, KY
Built 1989 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 55
KY-144
FairOver: BULL CREEK
2.6 MI.NOR. JCT. US 60, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1982 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 250
KY-70
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
1.5 MI W OF JCT KY 1117, Butler, KY
Built 1935 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,127
US-127
FairOver: FREY CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 906, Casey, KY
Built 1963 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,181
GOSHEN RD
FairOver: STONER CREEK
.5 MI N JCT KY 1960, Clark, KY
Built 1999 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 131
KY-142
FairOver: BAILEY CR;N.FK.PANTHER C
.64 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 54, Daviess, KY
Built 1975 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 669
KY-650
FairOver: WELLS CREEK
2.7 MI. SOU KY 7, Elliott, KY
Built 1984 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 199
US-23
FairOver: Little Paint Creek
@ JCT of KY 1100 & US 23, Floyd, KY
Built 1990 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 13,213
ROSE ROAD
FairOver: BR OF BAYOU DU CHIEN
1.34 MI W OF KY 1283, Hickman, KY
Built 1971 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 71
KY-254
FairOver: ELK CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 892, Hopkins, KY
Built 1968 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 824
KY 1931
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.15 MI N OF KY 1934, Jefferson, KY
Built 1998 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 10,096
US-79
FairOver: DRY FORK
.6 MI N OF JCT KY 1151, Logan, KY
Built 1933 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,325
KY-1638
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
1.5 M E JCT KY 1238, Meade, KY
Built 1990 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 7,436
KY-519
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN BRANCH
0.4 MI. S. JCT KY 1002, Morgan, KY
Built 1987 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,696
ROCKHOUSE FRK
FairOver: RT FORK OF LONG FORK
NW @JCT KY 1469, Pike, KY
Built 1970 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 222
COMBS AVE
FairOver: CHLOE CREEK
.1 MI S-KY 1460, Pike, KY
Built 1990 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,734
KY-32
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
2.0 MI EAST OF JCT US 25, Scott, KY
Built 1964 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 854
US 60
FairOver: GUIST CREEK
0.75 MI W OF KY 714, Shelby, KY
Built 1989 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,385
U.S. 68/80
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 740, Barren, KY
Built 1956 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,187
US-460
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
.80 MI EAST OF JCT US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 1930 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,932
BEARCAMP RD
FairOver: BRIER CREEK
0.2 MI E OF SCOTTS GAP RD, Bullitt, KY
Built 1982 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 248
Showing 7,251-7,300 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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