Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near median Poor share
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
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 - Poor-condition share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
NY
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
KY
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
NH
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
OK
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
WIDS ROAD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
PoorOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
PoorOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: South Fk Quicksand Creek
100' S of KY 1098 MP 9.23, Breathitt, KY
Built 2013 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 55
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Joe Patterson Road
FairOver: Indian Creek
0.05 M North of KY-3270, Casey, KY
Built 2019 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10
FITTS RD
FairOver: WOLF BRANCH DITCH
1.9 MI S JCT KY 554, Daviess, KY
Built 1978 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 131
S 75 NC
FairOver: DAVID FK-ELKHORN CREEK
.6 MI. N. JCT US 60, Fayette, KY
Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 37,536
KY-114
FairOver: Middle Creek
1.4 MI of JCT KY 404, Floyd, KY
Built 1964 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 9,923
WK-9001
FairOver: CANEY FORK
2.5 MI EAST OF KY 185 OP, Grayson, KY
Built 1962 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 11,155
KY-736
FairOver: SPRING FORK CREEK
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 54, Grayson, KY
Built 1964 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 67
US-27
FairOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
1.7 MI S OF JCT KY 1980, Jessamine, KY
Built 1944 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 35,153
HOLLYBUSH RD
FairOver: CANEY FORK CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 899, Knott, KY
Built 1970 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 300
SOUTH DIXIE STREET
FairOver: WHITLEY BRANCH
.25 MI WEST OF JCT US 25, Laurel, KY
Built 1975 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,122
BIG SALT LICK CREE
FairOver: SALT LICK CREEK
.1 MI W JCT KY 36, Menifee, KY
Built 1998 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 182
KY-505
FairOver: BR OF CANEY CR
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 878, Ohio, KY
Built 1988 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 261
KY-3536
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.4 MI SW OF W-JCT KY 11, Owsley, KY
Built 1975 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 116
Valley Rd
FairOver: Big Clifty Creek
.25 M E CR 1672, Pulaski, KY
Built 2010 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 69
UPPER CRANEY RD
FairOver: CRANEY CREEK
0.740 MI NORTH KY 1167, Rowan, KY
Built 2000 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 110
KY 55
FairOver: RJ CORMAN RAILROAD
1.4 MI N OF JCT US 60, Shelby, KY
Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 12,922
KY-8
FairOver: LOCUST CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 1159, Bracken, KY
Built 1959 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 804
HALEY RDG RD
FairOver: KINCAID CREEK
.5 MI NE OF JCT KY 22, Bracken, KY
Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 63
KY-107
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.0 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 287, Christian, KY
Built 1932 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,004
KY-1923
FairOver: TWO MILE CREEK
1.2 MI EAST OF JCT KY 627, Clark, KY
Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 277
WEST McINTYRE RD
FairOver: WEST FK KNOBLICK CREEK
0.2 MI SW - JCT KY 258, Daviess, KY
Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 37
KY-440
FairOver: FORK OF GILBERT CREEK
1.2 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 121, Graves, KY
Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 656
ROBARDS-ROCKHOUSE
FairOver: E.FK-GRANE CREEK
.3 MI W .JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 423
DEWEESE ROAD
FairOver: BR.BAYOU DE CHIEN
0.4 MI S OF CAMPBELL RD, Hickman, KY
Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 29
I-264
FairOver: WEICHER CREEK
0.25 MI E OF KY 1932, Jefferson, KY
Built 1951 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 166,324
US-62X
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 11, Mason, KY
Built 1954 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,112
KY-797
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
.1 MI S. JCT KY 796, McLean, KY
Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 115
KY 1472
FairOver: MINK RUN
1.8 MI S OF KY 1779, Shelby, KY
Built 1957 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 174
NEOSHEO ROAD
FairOver: SULPHUR SPRING CREEK
0.2 MI. NORTH JCT. KY 664, Simpson, KY
Built 1984 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50
TB HOSPITAL RD
FairOver: LOST CREEK
2.1 MI N OF JCT KY 263, Warren, KY
Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 55
KY-53
FairOver: SALT RIVER
0.1 MI. S.-KY. 44, Anderson, KY
Built 1981 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 132
KY-44
FairOver: HAMMOND CREEK
3.0 MI W. JCT US 127, Anderson, KY
Built 1995 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 1,170
CEREDO ROAD
FairOver: HUMPHREY CREEK
.7 MI. E. OF JCT. KY. 358, Ballard, KY
Built 1970 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 97
KY-57
FairOver: STRODES CREEK
.38 MI N OF JCT KY 627, Bourbon, KY
Built 1956 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 778
SPEARS MILL ROAD
FairOver: STONER CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT CR 5122, Bourbon, KY
Built 1985 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 176
KY-627
FairOver: HOODS CREEK
1 MI N OF JCT W/I-64, Clark, KY
Built 1984 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 2,637
KY-142
FairOver: BAILEY CR;N.FK.PANTHER C
.70 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 54, Daviess, KY
Built 1975 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 669
I-75
FairOver: DAVID FK-ELKHORN CREEK
.6 MI. N. JCT US 60, Fayette, KY
Built 1997 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 37,536
CITATION BLVD
FairOver: CANE RUN
.7 MI E of JCT US-25, Fayette, KY
Built 1998 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 14,750
KY-1299
FairOver: W FK CANOE CREEK DITCH
.5 MI SE OF JCT KY 1217, Henderson, KY
Built 1967 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 180
KY-11
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.05 MI N. FLEMING CO LINE, Mason, KY
Built 1991 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 6,346
KY-136
FairOver: BR OF LITTLE NO CREEK
4.0 MI WEST OF JCT US 231, Ohio, KY
Built 1932 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 951
KY-599
FairOver: LOWER CANE CREEK
.90 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 615, Powell, KY
Built 1975 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 432
GEORGE HAYES
FairOver: BRIER CREEK
.1 MI N OF US 25W OVRPSS, Whitley, KY
Built 1972 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 318
CANNON RD
FairOver: DONALDSON CREEK
.8 MI N -JCT KY 70, Caldwell, KY
Built 1993 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 38
EB-9004
FairOver: NORTH FORK LITTLE RIVER
.80 MI SOU. OF KY 1682, Christian, KY
Built 1968 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 15,930
I-64 WB
FairOver: BENSON CREEK
0.5 MI W OF KY 151, Franklin, KY
Built 1960 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 22,628
I-64 EB
FairOver: BENSON CREEK
0.5 MI W OF KY 151, Franklin, KY
Built 1960 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 22,628
TAYLOR BRANCH RD
FairOver: STONELICK CREEK
1.15 MI W OF KY 1665, Franklin, KY
Built 2009 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 25
KY-1992
FairOver: PAINT LICK CREEK
.3 MI N JCT US 42, Gallatin, KY
Built 1986 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 164
KY-770
FairOver: LAUREL RIVER
.30 MI WEST OF I75 NTRCH, Laurel, KY
Built 1976 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 8,026
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