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
WN-9007
FairOver: THREE LICK FORK
1.0 MI NOR. OF WK PW NTRC, Ohio, KY
Built 1972 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,459
CR-1321D
FairOver: LF FK STRAIGHT CREEK
300' N OF JCT KY 66, Bell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 30
US-460
FairOver: TTI RAILROAD
.4 MI. E. JCT US 68X, Bourbon, KY
Built 1988 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,015
KY-9
FairOver: TYGARTS CREEK
.5 MI.NW JCT KY 7, Carter, KY
Built 1991 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,043
US-60
FairOver: HORSEMAN CRK DRAIN
1.5 MI EAST OF HENDERSN C, Daviess, KY
Built 1933 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 2,021
KY-762
FairOver: S.FK.PANTHER CREEK
ON OHIO - DAVIESS CO. LNE, Daviess, KY
Built 1985 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 177
JC-9003
FairOver: HARRIS FORK
.20 MI EAST OF KY 307 OP, Fulton, KY
Built 1967 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 6,910
JOE PARKER RD
FairOver: OWENS SLOUGH
.1 MI N OF JCT KY 1282, Fulton, KY
Built 1988 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 37
JULIAN M CAROLL PA
FairOver: CLARKS RIVER OVERFLOW
SBL .40 MI W OF MARSHAL C, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,987
JC-9003
FairOver: CLARKS RIVER OVERFLOW
NBL .40 MI W OF MARSHAL C, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,987
KY-443
FairOver: FORK OF CANOE CREEK
.50 MI S.E. OF JCT US 41A, Henderson, KY
Built 1980 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 82
KY-425
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
0.7 MI. W. JCT US 41A, Henderson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,970
CR1154, Robards Bu
FairOver: Trib. to Canoe Creek
0.5 mi. NW Jct. CR1155, Henderson, KY
Built 2014 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 129
KY-1337
FairOver: LOCH MARY OUTLET
.30 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 112, Hopkins, KY
Built 1969 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 604
I-69
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
RAMP C .2 MI S KY 260, Hopkins, KY
Built 1991 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 21,964
WEST THOMPSON AVE
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
50' N. SEBREE AVENUE, Hopkins, KY
Built 1990 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 859
KY-84
FairOver: BRANCH HOWARDSCREEK
.70 MI WEST OF NELSON CL, Larue, KY
Built 1940 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 809
LINCOLN PARKWAY
FairOver: NORTH FORK NOLIN RIVER
.24 MI. JCT KY 3204, Larue, KY
Built 1985 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,903
HODGE RD
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
1 MI S - US 60, Livingston, KY
Built 1992 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 40
KY-2377
FairOver: DUNCAN CREEK
2.5 MI E OF JCT KY 106, Logan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 208
KY-1156
FairOver: TATES CREEK
.05 MI S OF JCT KY 169, Madison, KY
Built 1978 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 266
SLATE LICK ROAD
FairOver: SLATE LICK BRANCH
1.3 MI S OF KY 21, Madison, KY
Built 1966 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 348
ENGLISH RD
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.0 MI. W. OF US 641, Marshall, KY
Built 1988 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 90
MELL-CORK RD
FairOver: EAST FK L. BARREN RIVER
2.9 MI S JCT KY 745, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1997 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 167
KY-711
FairOver: NORTH FK LICKING RIVER
2.0 MI. W JCT KY 7, Morgan, KY
Built 1999 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 152
KY-81
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
2.7 MI. W JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2000 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 2,122
CAVE SPRINGS RD
FairOver: POND RIVER
1.3 MI SW JCT KY 853, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1985 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 100
ROCKPORT PARADISE
FairOver: POND CREEK
1.7 MI S JCT WKPY OP, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2004 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 100
KY-1247
FairOver: CANEY FORK
.4 MI N-UNIV. AVE-KY 1575, Pulaski, KY
Built 1951 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 6,356
US 25
FairOver: SOUTH RAYS FORK
1 MI N - KY 356, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 276
KY-1434
FairOver: W FK DRAKES CREEK
1.7 MI E OF JCT US 31W, Simpson, KY
Built 1982 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 253
SQUIRE-GRAVES RD
FairOver: EAST FK POND RIVER
.4 MI E OF JCT KY 107, Todd, KY
Built 1986 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 43
KY-44
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
5.7 MI.W. JCT US 127, Anderson, KY
Built 1994 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 1,170
I-69
FairOver: EAST FORK
.50 MI EAST OF KY 2613 OP, Caldwell, KY
Built 1963 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 11,063
KY 389
FairOver: W. FK. OF MILL CREEK
.5 mi S I-71 English exit, Carroll, KY
Built 2006 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 623
Williams Cr Rd1155
FairOver: Williams Creek
0.7 MI S. JCT KY 1654_, Carter, KY
Built 1901 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 447
Baptist Bottom Rd
FairOver: Right Frk Beaver Crk
.05 MI S KY 7 STONECOAL, Floyd, KY
Built 2003 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 246
KY 12
FairOver: TRIB TO FLAT CREEK
4.1 MI E OF US 421, Franklin, KY
Built 1972 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 212
LONG BRANCH RD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
1 MI N KY 1131, Garrard, KY
Built 1992 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 154
JC-9003
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK OVERFLOW
NBL .50 MI E OF KY 301 OP, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 3,987
KY-10
FairOver: C&O RR & COAL BRANCH
.35 MI E OF JCT US 23, Greenup, KY
Built 1985 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 7,891
WEST BOYLE AVE
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
100' N. SEBREE AVE, Hopkins, KY
Built 1990 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 183
SOYARS RD
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 663, Logan, KY
Built 2004 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 34
KY 163
FairOver: ROCKBRIDGE CREEK
0.1 MI S OF ROCKBRIDGE RD, Monroe, KY
Built 2009 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 4,141
KY 393
FairOver: N FORK CURRYS FORK
0.6 MI S OF KY 146, Oldham, KY
Built 1996 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 7,042
KY-122
FairOver: Shelby Creek
@ JCT US 23 Conn, Pike, KY
Built 1991 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 1,728
TERRY TOWN BR
FairOver: LONG FORK CREEK
TERRY TOWN RD, Pike, KY
Built 2001 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 70
KY-615
FairOver: MORRIS CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 213, Powell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 124
KY-1171
FairOver: WEST FORK DRAKES CREEK
1 MI N OF JCT KY 1788, Simpson, KY
Built 1973 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 461
NEW BUCKLEY RD
FairOver: HOOD CREEK
.01 MI E JCT KY 5, Boyd, KY
Built 2004 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 379
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