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 524
FairOver: SYCAMORE RUN
0.75 MI E OF W JCT US 42, Oldham, KY
Built 1967 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 841
N ROSE ISLAND
FairOver: LITTLE HUCKLEBERRY CREEK
0.2 MI N OF KY 1793, Oldham, KY
Built 2000 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 104
KY-2025
FairOver: ROWLETTE BRANCH
500 FT SE JCT KY. 847, Owsley, KY
Built 1979 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 35
KY-922
FairOver: NORTH ELKHORN CREEK
2.7 MI S- US 460, Scott, KY
Built 1991 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 1,944
DUGAN ST
FairOver: ELK SPRINGS CREEK
0.28 MI. E. OF KY 90 BUS., Wayne, KY
Built 2002 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 490
SLOVER CREEK RD.
FairOver: SLOVER CREEK
.5 Mi. SW JCT KY 270, Webster, KY
Built 2010 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 1,919
CR-1200
FairOver: MARSH RUN
17.5' S JCT KY 3294, Boyd, KY
Built 2003 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 304
KY-32
FairOver: MARE BRANCH
1.6 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 486, Elliott, KY
Built 1933 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 469
KY 841 WB
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY
0.3 MI E OF US 31W, Jefferson, KY
Built 1981 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 16,897
KY 1020
FairOver: SOUTHERN DITCH
200 FT S OF KY 1065, Jefferson, KY
Built 1989 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 14,351
KREMER AVE
FairOver: TRIB TO GREASY DITCH
0.25 MI E OF KY 61, Jefferson, KY
Built 1965 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 220
INDIAN HILLS TRL
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
0.5 MI S OF RIVER RD, Jefferson, KY
Built 1998 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 1,402
DEPOT RD
FairOver: BR-CUMBERLAND RIVER
0.2 MI. S OF US 62, Livingston, KY
Built 1988 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 373
PICAS AUSTIN ROAD
FairOver: BULL CREEK
.8 MI S JCT KY 120, Webster, KY
Built 2000 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 118
WILLIE LONES ROAD
FairOver: PUNCHEON CREEK
1.3 MI E JCT KY 1333, Allen, KY
Built 2008 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 141
CR-1072
FairOver: SIMS FORK
2.4 MI E KY 66, Bell, KY
Built 1989 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 40
KY-501
FairOver: KNOB LICK CREEK
500' E OF N-JCT KY 70, Casey, KY
Built 1982 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,171
Leatherwood Road
FairOver: Marrowbone Creek
0.15 Mile South of KY-90, Cumberland, KY
Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 206
KY-97
FairOver: COOTER CREEK
1 MI N OF JCT KY 1485, Graves, KY
Built 1959 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 681
KY-97
FairOver: SAND FORK CREEK
.5 MI N OF JCT KY 1270, Graves, KY
Built 1959 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 681
KY-97
FairOver: Fork of Sand Creek
.3 MI N OF JCT KY 1270, Graves, KY
Built 1959 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 681
KY-503
FairOver: UHLENS RUN
0.55 MI. S- JCT US 23, Greenup, KY
Built 1980 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 849
MARSHALL RD
FairOver: DECOURSEY CREEK
SOUTH JCT CR 5009, Kenton, KY
Built 1999 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 170
KY-399
FairOver: DUCK FORK CREEK
BETWEEN JCTS KY 587 E&, Lee, KY
Built 1977 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 369
US-421
FairOver: BEAR BRANCH
.55 MI EAST OF CLAY CL, Leslie, KY
Built 1979 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 893
KY-58
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
.40 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 402, Marshall, KY
Built 1932 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,343
Maple Street
FairOver: Right Fork Peter Creek
@JCT KY 632, Pike, KY
Built 1975 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 12
COPPER CREEK ROAD
FairOver: COPPER CREEK
GARRARD CO. Line, Rockcastle, KY
Built 2006 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 382
KY 1779
FairOver: DUTCH FORK
0.3 MI W OF FRANKLIN CL, Shelby, KY
Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 253
FAIRVIEW RD
FairOver: NS RAILROAD
95 FT N OF KY 2867, Shelby, KY
Built 1980 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 90
HARP PIKE
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
3.75 MI N OF KY 12, Franklin, KY
Built 1992 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 178
KY-711
FairOver: NORTH FORK LICKING RIVER
1.2 MI. N. KY. 7 JCT., Morgan, KY
Built 2001 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 300
Mt Eden Road
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
.7 MI East of JCT KY 80, Russell, KY
Built 2012 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 311
MAYSVILLE RD
FairOver: BAYS FORK
2.5 MI S JCT KY 98, Allen, KY
Built 1998 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 54
US 31E
FairOver: WHITTAKER RUN
1.2 MI S OF KY 44, Bullitt, KY
Built 1998 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 10,405
KY-90
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
0.9 MI. E.-METCALFE CO., Cumberland, KY
Built 1982 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 2,450
US-68
FairOver: SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK
2.4 MI. W. JCT KY 4, Fayette, KY
Built 2004 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 32,533
KENNY LN
FairOver: NORTH ELKHORN CREEK
1.2 MI N. JCT KY 1973, Fayette, KY
Built 2000 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 159
KY-488
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
.10 MI W OF JCT KY 1305, Laurel, KY
Built 1979 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 176
CHASE LANE
FairOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
.30 MI WEST OF JCT KY 213, Montgomery, KY
Built 1932 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 50
KY-1835
FairOver: BR OF E FK DEER CREEK
1.7 MI. N.JCT. KY. 138, Webster, KY
Built 1982 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 130
KY 237
FairOver: TRIB TO GUNPOWDER CREEK
.88 MI S of JCT US 42, Boone, KY
Built 1901 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,500
4TH STREET
FairOver: CLARK'S RUN
1.3 MI. NOR.JCT.US 127 BP, Boyle, KY
Built 1983 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,584
NIX BRANCH
FairOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
.01 MI E JCT KY 476, Breathitt, KY
Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 85
CORINTH CHURCH ROA
FairOver: SEXTON CREEK
75' EAST JCT KY 577, Clay, KY
Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 227
PRIVATE
FairOver: RED BIRD RIVER
100' W OF KY 66, Clay, KY
Built 2003 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 100
Hominy Creek Road
FairOver: Marrowbone Creek
0.046 MI. S. OF JCT KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 2010 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 156
KY-144
FairOver: SULPHUR FORK
.60 MI WEST OF JCT KY 170, Hancock, KY
Built 1977 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 378
EDDIE RD
FairOver: FALLEN TIMBER CREEK
0.2 MI W OF KY 1606, Henry, KY
Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 50
KY-262
FairOver: POGUE CREEK
4.0 MI. WEST - JCT US 41A, Hopkins, KY
Built 1984 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 438
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