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
KY-174
FairOver: BRANCH OF SOLDIER FORK
2.3 MI E OF JCT KY 1626, Carter, KY
Built 1944 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 723
BLACKBURN CHURCH R
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
5.0 MI W. OF KY 139, Crittenden, KY
Built 1988 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 24
CR-1000
FairOver: CLOVER FK CUMBERLAND RVR
.05 MI S OF JCT KY 38, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 200
SWITZER ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO MILL CREEK
_, Harrison, KY
Built 2007 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 99
KY-1283
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.8 MI N OF JCKSN PUR PKWY, Hickman, KY
Built 1956 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 217
KY-1283
FairOver: BAYOU DE CHIEN
1 MI N OF JCKSN PUR PKWY, Hickman, KY
Built 1956 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 217
KY-1069
FairOver: EAST FK-DEER CREEK
.2 MI. SOU.-WEBSTER CO LN, Hopkins, KY
Built 1985 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 568
KY-3184
FairOver: MIDDLE FK-GRASSY CREEK
1.6 MI.N.W OF KY 467, Pendleton, KY
Built 1982 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 253
KY-70
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.3 MI WEST JCT KY 865, Pulaski, KY
Built 1955 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 1,158
KY 55
FairOver: TRIB TO FOX RUN
0.4 MI S OF HENRY CL, Shelby, KY
Built 1998 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 6,431
LODGE HALL RD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.4 MI W OF JCT KY 185, Warren, KY
Built 1974 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 110
KY-1893
FairOver: CSX RR
1.7 MI EAST OF JCT US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 1976 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 457
POOR FARM RD
FairOver: EAST FK. ROCKHOUSE CREEK
50' E OF JCT CR 5360, Calloway, KY
Built 1970 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 634
KY-114
FairOver: Middle Creek
3.9 MI SE of JCT KY 1427, Floyd, KY
Built 1964 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 4,626
KY-569
FairOver: LITTLE BRUSHY CREEK
0.05 Mi S of Jct KY 2763, Green, KY
Built 1997 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 297
US-60
FairOver: RACE CREEK
.4 MI E OF M-JCT KY 1078, Henderson, KY
Built 1981 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 2,770
TOM SMITH RD
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.6 MI NW OF JCT CR 5108, Henderson, KY
Built 1987 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 207
KY 997
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
200 FT S OF US 421, Henry, KY
Built 1989 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 321
Kedron Rd.
FairOver: Curtis Fork
0.8 Mi S of Jct KY 337, Marion, KY
Built 2017 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 92
KY-1523
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.8 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 95, Marshall, KY
Built 1961 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 1,400
Ishmael Chapel Rd
FairOver: SOUTH GOOSE CREEK
1.333 MI NW JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY
Built 2005 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 110
CR1001 Asher Rd.
FairOver: Trib. to Jackson Creek
1.4 mi. NE Jct US41A, Webster, KY
Built 1986 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 65
KY-225
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 92, Bell, KY
Built 1973 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 121
JEROME CALDWELL RO
FairOver: RIGHT FK-STRAIGT CK
100' EAST JCT KY 221, Bell, KY
Built 1993 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 75
WEST MARKSBERRY RD
FairOver: FORD DITCH
0.8 MI. W. JCT. US 431, Daviess, KY
Built 1983 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 392
LITTLE SUGAR CREEK
FairOver: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK
1.6 MI NW OF JCT KY 16, Gallatin, KY
Built 1925 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 273
HICKMAN ROAD
FairOver: OVER WHAYNE BRANCH
0.3 MI. W. OF KY. 123., Hickman, KY
Built 2004 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 243
BUCK CREEK RD
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
0.1 MI. W. KY. 0007 JCT., Magoffin, KY
Built 2000 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 51
HARRODSBURG BYPASS
FairOver: PIONEER CREEK
0.1 MI N OF JCT W/U.S.127, Mercer, KY
Built 1996 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 9,565
KY-213
FairOver: UPPER SPRUCE CREEK
.1 MI N OF JCT KY 1314, Montgomery, KY
Built 1940 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,795
KY-476
FairOver: LOTTS CREEK
.02 MI. S. KY. 1088 JCT., Perry, KY
Built 2001 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 3,868
MULLINS STATION RD
FairOver: ROUND STONE CREEK
2.0 MI SW JCT KY 1004, Rockcastle, KY
Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 69
KY-922
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
.6 MI N OF JCT KY 1962, Scott, KY
Built 1969 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,944
US 25
FairOver: LITTLE EAGLE CREEK
5.5 MI. N.JCT -DELAPLAIN, Scott, KY
Built 1990 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,527
US 25
FairOver: LITTLE EAGLE CREEK
.25 MI S OF N-JCT KY 620, Scott, KY
Built 1990 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,527
US-231
FairOver: UNNAMED CHANNEL
5.788 MI N OF 114/002 CL, Warren, KY
Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 9,259
GORDON HILL 312
FairOver: LAUREL RIVER
ON LAUREL - WHITLEY CL, Whitley, KY
Built 1974 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 3,716
KY 3499
FairOver: Bays Fork
1.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 98, Allen, KY
Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,404
KENDALL SPGS RD
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
.4 MI W OF JCT KY 36, Bath, KY
Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,090
US-68
FairOver: FLAT RUN
3.2 MI E OF KY 1940, Bourbon, KY
Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,353
INTERSTATE 64 NC
FairOver: BIG SANDY RIVER
WBL @ W.VA. STATE LINE, Boyd, KY
Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,703
I-64
FairOver: BIG SANDY RIVER
EBL @ W.VA. STATE LINE, Boyd, KY
Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,703
KY-3
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
.001 MI SW JCT KY 180, Boyd, KY
Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,522
KY-1098
FairOver: QUICKSAND CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT CR 1111, Breathitt, KY
Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 226
GREENWELL-FORD RD
FairOver: SALT RIVER
0.1 MI N OF RIVER BTM RD, Bullitt, KY
Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 287
Stateline Road E
FairOver: Bullfrog Branch
1.6 MI W OF JCT CR 5176, Calloway, KY
Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 84
SHUGARS HILL RD
FairOver: MASON CREEK
1.75 MILE SOUTH OF US 127, Casey, KY
Built 1969 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 294
Windsor Rd.
FairOver: E. FK. OF GOOSE CREEK
0.7 MI N. OF JCT KY 80, Casey, KY
Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40
KY-189
FairOver: Branch of Buck Fork
2.1 MI EAST OF JCT KY 107, Christian, KY
Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 156
HAYDEN BRIDGE RD
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
E @ JCT CR 5297, Daviess, KY
Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 513
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