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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WINSLOW-SUMMIT ROA
FairOver: LITTLE HOOD CREEK
200 FT SE JCT KY 766, Boyd, KY
Built 1999 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 3,149
SIGMAN ROAD
FairOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 15, Breathitt, KY
Built 1974 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 233
Ryan Rd. CR-1015
FairOver: Fox Run Creek
End of KY 3302, Fleming, KY
Built 2009 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 58
KY-36
FairOver: STEAM MILL BRANCH
1.6 MI WEST OF I-75 NTRCH, Grant, KY
Built 1933 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 415
JC-9003
FairOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
NBL .50 MI E OF US45N NTR, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,086
JULIAN M CAROLL PA
FairOver: CLARKS RIVER OVERFLOW
SBL 1.0 MI W OF MARSHAL C, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 3,987
JULIAN M CAROLL PA
FairOver: WEST FORK CLARKS RIVER
SBL .80 MI W OF MARSHAL C, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 3,987
JC-9003
FairOver: WEST FORK CLARKS RIVER
NBL .80 MI W OF MARSHAL C, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 3,987
JC-9003
FairOver: OPOSSUM CREEK
NBL .40 NOR. OF KY 1748 O, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 5,762
ALTON ROAD
FairOver: OBION CREEK
0.1 MI. W OF KY 1748, Graves, KY
Built 1989 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 265
CR-1330
FairOver: AGES CREEK
2ND BRIDGE UP AGES CREEK, Harlan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 80
LANDHERR DR
FairOver: TRIB TO CHENOWETH RUN
0.37 MI N OF KY 913, Jefferson, KY
Built 1998 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 250
C THOMASSON RD
FairOver: MOTTS LICK CREEK
.3 MI W OF JCT CR 5083, Logan, KY
Built 2004 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 33
KY-195
FairOver: Marrowbone Creek
0.35 MI W of JCT KY 611, Pike, KY
Built 1998 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,152
US 25
FairOver: BIG EAGLE CREEK
.85 MI N KY 32, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 614
KY 53
FairOver: FOX RUN
1.6 MI N of KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 2016 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,238
JULIAN M CAROLL PA
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
SBL .20 MI E OF KY 301 OP, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,987
KY-569
FairOver: LYNN CAMP CREEK
2.8 MI EAST OF JCT US 31E, Hart, KY
Built 1975 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 130
GUEST AVE
FairOver: TRIB TO GREASY DITCH
AT VIM DR, Jefferson, KY
Built 1964 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 126
KY-1
FairOver: LITTLE CAT FORK
0.15 MI SW of JCT KY-3, Lawrence, KY
Built 1978 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 270
KY-1149
FairOver: KINNICONICK CREEK
.3 MI NW OF TANNERY JCT, Lewis, KY
Built 1981 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 225
US-431
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
.60 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 250, McLean, KY
Built 1968 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 6,309
KY-172
FairOver: DOC ISOM BRANCH
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1715, Morgan, KY
Built 1949 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 825
CAMPBELL LANE
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
.2 MI. S JCT US 68, Warren, KY
Built 2000 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 22,654
SLUSHER LOOP
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
.10 MI KY 92 10-11 M/P, Bell, KY
Built 1975 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 159
KY-2
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
400' E-KY 474-IN CARTER, Carter, KY
Built 1982 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,054
GRIZZLE CR 1183L
FairOver: CULP CREEK
380' N. of JCT. WOODS RD., Greenup, KY
Built 2012 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 15
COUNTY LINE ROAD
FairOver: S. FORK PANTHER CREEK
50' S JCT SMITH BRIDGE RD, Hancock, KY
Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 101
KY-1304
FairOver: LITTLE RICHLAND CREEK
1.5 MI NE&S OF JCT KY 11, Knox, KY
Built 1977 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,397
BONANZA RD
FairOver: FOREMAN CREEK
0.1 MI SO.JCT KY 838, Livingston, KY
Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30
KY-52
FairOver: POTTINGER CREEK
.2 MI NW OF S-JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY
Built 1977 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,726
I-75 SOUTH BOUND
FairOver: WOLF BRANCH
2.8 MI S OF KY 32 NTRCH, Scott, KY
Built 1962 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 48,428
BURGESS SMITH RD
FairOver: WEST FK-EAGLE CREEK
2.5 MI S JCT KY 32, Scott, KY
Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 68
KY-1944
FairOver: TRIBUTARY OF WHITE OAK C
2.5 MI W of KY 111, Bath, KY
Built 1983 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 118
KY 2673
FairOver: BLUE LICK CREEK
1 MI S OF KY 1020, Bullitt, KY
Built 1999 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 3,380
KY-94
FairOver: LEDBETTER CREEK
.2 MI.E JCT. KY 497, Calloway, KY
Built 1993 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 632
KY-121
FairOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF BALLARD CL, Carlisle, KY
Built 1955 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 1,508
THOMAS LANE
FairOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
.8 MI S-JCT CR 5310, Hancock, KY
Built 1983 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 112
US-421
FairOver: CLOVER FK CUMBERLAND RVR
.01 MI S-CLOVER ST-KY 38, Harlan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 17,722
Scuffle Creek Rd.
FairOver: Big South Fork
.35 Mi SW of KY 49, Marion, KY
Built 2013 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 80
CRAB ORCHARD RD
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
260 FT S OF US 60, Shelby, KY
Built 1997 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 321
KY-875
FairOver: NORTH FORK LICKING RIVER
@ BRACKEN-ROBERTSON CO.CL, Bracken, KY
Built 1983 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 211
KY-464
FairOver: JONATHAN CREEK
1.7 MI.WEST OF JCT.KY 94, Calloway, KY
Built 1982 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 216
KY-1836
FairOver: CANEY BRANCH
.5 MI S.- MARSHALL CO LNE, Calloway, KY
Built 1983 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 132
FOOTE AVE
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
100 FT EAST OF CENTER ST, Campbell, KY
Built 1996 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,288
KY-55
FairOver: MAJORS RUN CREEK
.6 MI S. JCT KY 389, Carroll, KY
Built 1990 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 566
US-60
FairOver: STONER CREEK
0.5 MI E OF I-64 OVRPAS, Clark, KY
Built 1995 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 6,197
KY-1032
FairOver: BRANCH OF MUDLICK CREEK
1.8 MI E OF S-JCT KY 1054, Harrison, KY
Built 1982 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 310
I-71 NB
FairOver: LITTLE KENTUCKY RIVER
0.4 MI N OF KY 153, Henry, KY
Built 1968 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 18,682
CR-1061
FairOver: CRUISES CREEK
300' N OF JCT KY 14, Kenton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 199
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