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
All Bridges in Kentucky
I-64
FairOver: BULLSKIN CREEK
1.75 MI E OF KY 1848, Shelby, KY
Built 2014 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 50,900
KY-1435
FairOver: CLIFTY CREEK
1.6MI.N JCT. KY 626, Warren, KY
Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 135
KY-478
FairOver: JELLICO CREEK
3.0 MI. W. JCT KY 204, Whitley, KY
Built 1991 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 281
FREEDOM CHURCH RD
FairOver: RUSSELL CREEK
2.0 MI SE OF KY 80, Adair, KY
Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 81
CR-1238
FairOver: POND CREEK
1.3 MI SW OF JCT KY 9, Campbell, KY
Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14
KY-7
FairOver: GRAYSON DAM SPILLWAY
.8 MI SW OF JCT KY 1496, Carter, KY
Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,232
KY-78
FairOver: KAUFFMAN BRANCH
2.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 243, Casey, KY
Built 1935 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 559
Austin Scott Road
FairOver: BIG RENNOX CREEK
0.155 MI. W. OF KY 61N, Cumberland, KY
Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20
SCHENKEL LN
FairOver: OLD F&C RAILROAD
0.6 MI S OF US 421, Franklin, KY
Built 1975 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,389
KY-32
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1842, Harrison, KY
Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 597
BATES LN
FairOver: LITTLE KENTUCKY RIVER
0.55 MI S OF KY 153, Henry, KY
Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50
CANE RUN RD
FairOver: CANES RUN
1.1 MI W OF KY 574, Henry, KY
Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
EDWARD T BREATHITT
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
SBL 4.0 NOR OF KY 281 NTR, Hopkins, KY
Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,982
EB-9004
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
NBL 4.0 NOR OF KY 281 NTR, Hopkins, KY
Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,982
VICTORY RD
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.2 MI NE OF JCT KY 490, Laurel, KY
Built 1972 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 367
KY-1237
FairOver: POWERLICK CREEK
.35 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 989, Lewis, KY
Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 370
KY-69
FairOver: ADAMS FORK
3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 878, Ohio, KY
Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,521
US-231
FairOver: ROUGH RIVER SLOUGH
.3 MI. N JCT KY 69, Ohio, KY
Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,771
KY-15
FairOver: CARR FORK
2.5 MI EAST OF KY 7 OP, Perry, KY
Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,773
KY 1247
FairOver: NS (CNO & TP) RR
@ JCT US 27 & KY 90, Pulaski, KY
Built 2008 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,528
KY-360
FairOver: BR OF SUGG CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 56, Union, KY
Built 1935 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 366
CR1154
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.6 MI S. OF KY 1524, Clay, KY
Built 2010 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 104
Sunbeam Rd.
FairOver: BIG RUN
2.0 Mi NW JCT KY 54, Grayson, KY
Built 2001 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 498
US-119
FairOver: POOR FORK CUMBERLAND RIV
1.4 MI.S. LETCHER CO LINE, Harlan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 2,413
UPPER CURRY
FairOver: CURRY CREEK
100 FT W. OF US 27, Harrison, KY
Built 1989 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 94
SPOTTSVILLE-BLUFF
FairOver: BRANCH-LICK CREEK
1.7 MI SE JCT CHANEY RD, Henderson, KY
Built 1993 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 118
KY-281
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.25 MI E JCT US41A, Hopkins, KY
Built 2002 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 17,655
KY-0254
FairOver: N FORK OF ELK CREEK
BETWEEN JCTS OF KY 862, Hopkins, KY
Built 2006 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 824
BRIDGE ST
FairOver: N.FK.KENTUCKY RVR
200' NW OF BENTLEY ST, Letcher, KY
Built 1961 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 741
U.S. 68/80
FairOver: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK
2.8 MI. E JCT TODD CO.LN, Logan, KY
Built 1995 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 2,344
U.S. 68/80
FairOver: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK
2.8 MI. E JCT TODD CO. LN, Logan, KY
Built 1995 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 2,344
COPPER CREEK RD
FairOver: DIX RIVER
.5 MI-NE.JCT US 150, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1994 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 476
KY-1688
FairOver: NORTH ELKHORN CREEK
2.0 MI W OF JCT KY 227, Scott, KY
Built 1967 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 551
KY 1790
FairOver: GUIST CREEK
1.05 MI E OF KY 53, Shelby, KY
Built 1982 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 995
KY-1405
FairOver: SUGAR CAMP CREEK
.5 MI W-KY 1405, Webster, KY
Built 1964 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 96
SIMS FRK RD
FairOver: SIMS FORK CREEK
1.7 MI E KY 66, Bell, KY
Built 1989 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 150
HILLSDALE RD.
FairOver: SUNNY FORK CREEK
1.0 MI SOUTH OF KY-875, Bracken, KY
Built 2013 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 58
KY-467
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
2.2 MI EAST OF JCT KY 227, Carroll, KY
Built 1971 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 314
KY-1028
FairOver: LOG LICK CREEK
1.7 MI. E. JCT KY 89, Clark, KY
Built 2001 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 64
KY-404
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
.05 MI S of JCT KY 114, Floyd, KY
Built 1959 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,742
KY-777
FairOver: STONE COAL BRANCH
0.6 MI EAST of JCT KY 7, Floyd, KY
Built 1956 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 796
US 421
FairOver: TUCKER CREEK
1.7 MI N OF KY 1570, Franklin, KY
Built 1984 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,128
BLEVINS GAP RD
FairOver: CRANE RUN
1.0 MI E OF US 31W, Jefferson, KY
Built 1996 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 697
PAYNE ST
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
250 FT N OF LEXINGTON RD, Jefferson, KY
Built 2005 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 9,193
MAHER RD
FairOver: BANK LICK CREEK
50 FT WEST -KY 2043, Kenton, KY
Built 1981 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,335
OLD HIGHWAY 25
FairOver: LAUREL RIVER
.1 MI SE OF JCT US 25, Laurel, KY
Built 1925 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 63
FERGUSON-OLMSTEAD
FairOver: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK
.1 MI S JCT KY 1151, Logan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 78
MILO SUBDIVISION R
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE CREEK
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1884, Martin, KY
Built 1988 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 343
KY-10
FairOver: KENNEDYS CREEK
.05 MI E OF JCT KY 1449, Mason, KY
Built 1932 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,009
KY-250
FairOver: WEST FORK OF BUCK CREEK
.5 MI W OF JCT KY 1080, McLean, KY
Built 1975 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 620
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