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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

Total Bridges

14,554

Public highway bridges in Kentucky

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)

Kentucky23.85598460904219%57.71609179606981%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

36

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132
Selected

21

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

33

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

40

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

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 Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY

Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10

PETROLEUM RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK

0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY

Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164

DEERFIELD ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: STOVALL CREEK

.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

KY-3042

Structurally Deficient

Over: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE

.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY

Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630

KY-1951

Poor

Over: SNAG CREEK

2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36

Jones Branch

Structurally Deficient

Over: 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

Fair

Over: BULLSKIN CREEK

1.75 MI E OF KY 1848, Shelby, KY

Built 2014 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 50,900

KY-1435

Fair

Over: CLIFTY CREEK

1.6MI.N JCT. KY 626, Warren, KY

Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 135

KY-478

Fair

Over: JELLICO CREEK

3.0 MI. W. JCT KY 204, Whitley, KY

Built 1991 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 281

FREEDOM CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: RUSSELL CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF KY 80, Adair, KY

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 81

CR-1238

Fair

Over: POND CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF JCT KY 9, Campbell, KY

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14

KY-7

Fair

Over: GRAYSON DAM SPILLWAY

.8 MI SW OF JCT KY 1496, Carter, KY

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,232

KY-78

Fair

Over: KAUFFMAN BRANCH

2.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 243, Casey, KY

Built 1935 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 559

Austin Scott Road

Fair

Over: BIG RENNOX CREEK

0.155 MI. W. OF KY 61N, Cumberland, KY

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20

SCHENKEL LN

Fair

Over: OLD F&C RAILROAD

0.6 MI S OF US 421, Franklin, KY

Built 1975 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,389

KY-32

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1842, Harrison, KY

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 597

BATES LN

Fair

Over: LITTLE KENTUCKY RIVER

0.55 MI S OF KY 153, Henry, KY

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

CANE RUN RD

Fair

Over: CANES RUN

1.1 MI W OF KY 574, Henry, KY

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100

EDWARD T BREATHITT

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

SBL 4.0 NOR OF KY 281 NTR, Hopkins, KY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,982

EB-9004

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

NBL 4.0 NOR OF KY 281 NTR, Hopkins, KY

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,982

VICTORY RD

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF JCT KY 490, Laurel, KY

Built 1972 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 367

KY-1237

Fair

Over: POWERLICK CREEK

.35 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 989, Lewis, KY

Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 370

KY-69

Fair

Over: ADAMS FORK

3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 878, Ohio, KY

Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,521

US-231

Fair

Over: ROUGH RIVER SLOUGH

.3 MI. N JCT KY 69, Ohio, KY

Built 1996 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,771

KY-15

Fair

Over: CARR FORK

2.5 MI EAST OF KY 7 OP, Perry, KY

Built 1969 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,773

KY 1247

Fair

Over: NS (CNO & TP) RR

@ JCT US 27 & KY 90, Pulaski, KY

Built 2008 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,528

KY-360

Fair

Over: BR OF SUGG CREEK

1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 56, Union, KY

Built 1935 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 366

CR1154

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.6 MI S. OF KY 1524, Clay, KY

Built 2010 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 104

Sunbeam Rd.

Fair

Over: BIG RUN

2.0 Mi NW JCT KY 54, Grayson, KY

Built 2001 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 498

US-119

Fair

Over: POOR FORK CUMBERLAND RIV

1.4 MI.S. LETCHER CO LINE, Harlan, KY

Built 1990 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 2,413

UPPER CURRY

Fair

Over: CURRY CREEK

100 FT W. OF US 27, Harrison, KY

Built 1989 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 94

SPOTTSVILLE-BLUFF

Fair

Over: BRANCH-LICK CREEK

1.7 MI SE JCT CHANEY RD, Henderson, KY

Built 1993 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 118

KY-281

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.25 MI E JCT US41A, Hopkins, KY

Built 2002 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 17,655

KY-0254

Fair

Over: N FORK OF ELK CREEK

BETWEEN JCTS OF KY 862, Hopkins, KY

Built 2006 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 824

BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: N.FK.KENTUCKY RVR

200' NW OF BENTLEY ST, Letcher, KY

Built 1961 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 741

U.S. 68/80

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK

2.8 MI. E JCT TODD CO. LN, Logan, KY

Built 1995 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 2,344

COPPER CREEK RD

Fair

Over: DIX RIVER

.5 MI-NE.JCT US 150, Rockcastle, KY

Built 1994 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 476

KY-1688

Fair

Over: NORTH ELKHORN CREEK

2.0 MI W OF JCT KY 227, Scott, KY

Built 1967 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 551

KY 1790

Fair

Over: GUIST CREEK

1.05 MI E OF KY 53, Shelby, KY

Built 1982 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 995

KY-1405

Fair

Over: SUGAR CAMP CREEK

.5 MI W-KY 1405, Webster, KY

Built 1964 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 96

SIMS FRK RD

Fair

Over: SIMS FORK CREEK

1.7 MI E KY 66, Bell, KY

Built 1989 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 150

HILLSDALE RD.

Fair

Over: SUNNY FORK CREEK

1.0 MI SOUTH OF KY-875, Bracken, KY

Built 2013 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 58

KY-467

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.2 MI EAST OF JCT KY 227, Carroll, KY

Built 1971 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 314

KY-1028

Fair

Over: LOG LICK CREEK

1.7 MI. E. JCT KY 89, Clark, KY

Built 2001 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 64

KY-404

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

.05 MI S of JCT KY 114, Floyd, KY

Built 1959 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,742

KY-777

Fair

Over: STONE COAL BRANCH

0.6 MI EAST of JCT KY 7, Floyd, KY

Built 1956 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 796

US 421

Fair

Over: TUCKER CREEK

1.7 MI N OF KY 1570, Franklin, KY

Built 1984 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,128

BLEVINS GAP RD

Fair

Over: CRANE RUN

1.0 MI E OF US 31W, Jefferson, KY

Built 1996 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 697

PAYNE ST

Fair

Over: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK

250 FT N OF LEXINGTON RD, Jefferson, KY

Built 2005 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 9,193

MAHER RD

Fair

Over: BANK LICK CREEK

50 FT WEST -KY 2043, Kenton, KY

Built 1981 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,335

OLD HIGHWAY 25

Fair

Over: LAUREL RIVER

.1 MI SE OF JCT US 25, Laurel, KY

Built 1925 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 63

FERGUSON-OLMSTEAD

Fair

Over: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK

.1 MI S JCT KY 1151, Logan, KY

Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 78

MILO SUBDIVISION R

Fair

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1884, Martin, KY

Built 1988 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 343

KY-10

Fair

Over: KENNEDYS CREEK

.05 MI E OF JCT KY 1449, Mason, KY

Built 1932 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,009

KY-250

Fair

Over: 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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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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