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
CHELSEY PARK DR
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
120 FT S OF HOCHSTRASSER, Spencer, KY
Built 2006 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 290
KY-200
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
BETWEEN JCTS KY 1009 N&S, Wayne, KY
Built 1970 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 296
KY-1578
FairOver: LONG CREEK
3 MI S OF JCT KY 1421, Allen, KY
Built 1956 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 856
DRY CREEK RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.1 MI S OF JCT KY 100, Allen, KY
Built 1978 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 96
CR 1205A
FairOver: LICK FORK CREEK
0.4 MI N OF KY441, Bell, KY
Built 2014 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 753
KY-403
FairOver: RENFROW CREEK
.70 MI S OF JCT US 231, Butler, KY
Built 1956 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 866
KY-877
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.10 MI WEST OF JCT US 51, Carlisle, KY
Built 1957 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 302
KY 238
FairOver: W. FK OF BIG REEEDY CRK
2.383 MI W. JCT KY 185, Edmonson, KY
Built 2006 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 51
KY-80
FairOver: RT FRK BEAVER CREEK
0.05 MI N of JCT KY 1210, Floyd, KY
Built 1978 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 9,633
KY-878
FairOver: BROWNS CREEK
.80 MI EAST OF OHIO CL, Grayson, KY
Built 1959 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 122
KY-281
FairOver: BRANCH OF ELK CREEK
.2 MILE NORTH OF KY 862, Hopkins, KY
Built 1974 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 428
KY-70
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY
.7 MI E OF JCT KY 1337, Hopkins, KY
Built 1988 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,143
KY-1107
FairOver: Millers Creek
0.28 MI NE of KY 321, Johnson, KY
Built 1982 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,142
WYNN/PINE SCH RD
FairOver: Lick Branch
1 mi SW of KY-3429, Laurel, KY
Built 2007 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,537
KY-2009
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
3.1 MI S JCT 421, Leslie, KY
Built 1988 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 107
KY-7
FairOver: Doty Creek
2 MI SW of W JCT KY 15, Letcher, KY
Built 1977 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,189
US 150
FairOver: Tributary of Dix River
0.25 Mi. East KY 1369, Lincoln, KY
Built 2010 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,103
LICKSKILLET RD
FairOver: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK
.5 MI S KY 775, Logan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 226
KY-1949
FairOver: OVER N. FK OF SOLDIER CR
.48 MI N. OF JCT KY1311, Marshall, KY
Built 2001 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 367
OLD LIBERTY SHC RD
FairOver: MARTINS CREEK
.08 MI N. OF KY. 402, Marshall, KY
Built 2000 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 40
KY 458
FairOver: Chaplin River
Nelson/Washington Line, Nelson, KY
Built 2013 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 437
BLAKEMORE LN
FairOver: N FORK FLOYDS FORK
0.75 MI W OF HENRY CL, Oldham, KY
Built 1997 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 104
KY-692
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT KY 192, Pulaski, KY
Built 1987 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,401
LITTLE MT CHURCH
FairOver: GUIST CREEK
100 FT S OF HALEY RD, Spencer, KY
Built 1991 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 74
US-68
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
2.2 MI E US 31W, Warren, KY
Built 1992 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,441
KY-26
FairOver: WATTS CREEK
.15 MI. N.E. KY 511, Whitley, KY
Built 1984 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,590
CEDAR CREEK RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.3 MI N OF KY 1116, Bullitt, KY
Built 1986 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 698
GEORGES CREEK ROAD
FairOver: MELLINS CREEK
50' SOUTH JCT CR 5211, Carroll, KY
Built 1993 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 304
OLD KY 54
FairOver: BR-N.FK. PANTHER CK
2.1 MI E KY 142, Daviess, KY
Built 1992 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 143
I-264 EB ON RAMP
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY
1.4 MI W OF KY 1865, Jefferson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 81,002
US-23 NC
FairOver: Jennys Creek
0.5 MI N of JCT KY 825, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 4,218
US-23
FairOver: Jennys Creek
0.5 MI N of JCT KY 825, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 4,218
KY-1088
FairOver: Youngs Fork
1.8 MI East of JCT KY 721, Knott, KY
Built 1957 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 612
KY-708
FairOver: LYNAM CREEK
1.9 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 52, Lee, KY
Built 1973 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 263
KONA DR
FairOver: BOONE FORK
@.0 MI. JCT - KY 805 &113, Letcher, KY
Built 1993 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,074
KY-7
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
5.0 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 404, Magoffin, KY
Built 1951 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 222
LEFT JOHNSON FORK
FairOver: LEFT FK JOHNSON CREEK
.05 MI SE OF JCT CR 5256, Magoffin, KY
Built 1975 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 34
KY-3348
FairOver: LITTLE LEATHERWOOD CREEK
2.25 MI SE OF JCT KY 699, Perry, KY
Built 1975 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 364
KY-635
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
1.7 MI EAST OF JCT US 27, Pulaski, KY
Built 1966 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,011
CARMON CREEK RD
FairOver: TRIB TO CARMON CREEK
1.5 MI N OF US 421, Trimble, KY
Built 1990 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 350
KY-56
FairOver: ANDERSON CREEK
0.75 MI E OF JCT KY 983, Union, KY
Built 1988 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,218
KY-904
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
.10 MI W OF E-JCT KY 92, Whitley, KY
Built 1957 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 474
WAYSIDE INN ROAD
FairOver: SHAWNEE CREEK
0.7 MI. NORTH JCT KY 1368, Ballard, KY
Built 1987 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 297
HOPKINSVILLE BYPAS
FairOver: NORTH FK LITTLE RIVER
3.8 MI.E. JCT US 68, Christian, KY
Built 1998 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 5,846
Ivel Coal Company
FairOver: Levisa Fork
50' W of JCT US 23, Floyd, KY
Built 1994 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 175
KY 1005
FairOver: BENSON CREEK
1.4 MI E OF KY 1665, Franklin, KY
Built 1982 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 826
NEW SALEM CIR
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N OF JCT US 41A, Hopkins, KY
Built 1988 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 1,025
CR1068GREENLAWN RD
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
230 FT. S. OF KY-9, Lewis, KY
Built 2012 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 38
SHORT LINE PIKE
FairOver: BRANCH SILVER CREEK
1 MI E OF JCT KY 1016, Madison, KY
Built 1986 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,194
KY-324
FairOver: BR OF SHANNON CREEK
.25 MI. EAST OF JCT US 62, Mason, KY
Built 1983 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 563
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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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