Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
40
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
BROWNS LN
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.1 MI N OF SHERBURN LN, Jefferson, KY
Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 22,386
US 460 & KY 11
FairOver: HINKSTON CREEK
.1 MI E JCT US 60, Montgomery, KY
Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,765
KY-191
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
1.7 MI. S. US 460 JCT., Morgan, KY
Built 2005 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,064
CRAWFISH ROAD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
80' S.OF KY 80, Clay, KY
Built 2005 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1,018
HEREFORD ROAD
FairOver: BR OF OLD KNOB CREEK
.3 M. WEST OF KY. 303, Graves, KY
Built 1974 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 10
KY-469
FairOver: RIGHT FORK - BLAINE CREE
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 32, Lawrence, KY
Built 1978 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 409
KY-931
FairOver: CAMP BRANCH
.06 MI NW OF JCT KY 1862, Letcher, KY
Built 1982 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 811
JONES CRK RD
FairOver: JONES CREEK
400 FT S OF JCT KY 337, Marion, KY
Built 1960 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 219
KY-324
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.4 MI. W. -JCT KY 11, Mason, KY
Built 1980 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 892
KY-796
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
.1 MI W - KY 797, McLean, KY
Built 1993 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 66
KY-32
FairOver: BR OF SCRUB GRASS CREEK
3.5 MI NE OF JCT KY 1455, Nicholas, KY
Built 1930 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 732
KY-1441
FairOver: RACCOON CREEK
7.1 MI N. OF KY 1789, Pike, KY
Built 1985 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1,072
WALLER SCHOOL RD
FairOver: WASH CREEK
75' S JCT KY 492, Union, KY
Built 1986 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 285
SCOTTSVILLE RD NC
FairOver: DRAKES CREEK
5.582 MI N OF 114/002 CL, Warren, KY
Built 2002 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 9,259
KY-1
FairOver: ANGLIN BRANCH
1.5 MI N OF N-JCT KY 7, Carter, KY
Built 1978 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 1,348
COPPERAS SPRINGS R
FairOver: BUTLER CREEK
0.9 M. N. OF KY. 506, Crittenden, KY
Built 1970 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 67
OLD FRANKFORT PIKE
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
.7 MI. W. OF KY 922, Fayette, KY
Built 2000 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 4,266
KY 841 WB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.6 MI E OF KY 1020, Jefferson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 32,617
KY 841 EB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.6 MI E OF KY 1020, Jefferson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 32,617
KY-79
FairOver: MUD RIVER
.4 MI S OF JCT KY 1588, Logan, KY
Built 1972 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 4,755
US-62
FairOver: BRANCH CYPRESS CREEK
.2 MI W JCT KY. 1523, Marshall, KY
Built 1955 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 6,812
KY-81
FairOver: MYER CREEK
.40 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 815, McLean, KY
Built 1937 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 4,105
GRAHAM RD
FairOver: EAST FK. ROCKHOUSE CREEK
.2 MI S OF JCT CR 5354, Calloway, KY
Built 1960 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 169
KY-2330
FairOver: SALT WELL BRANCH
1 MI S OF JCT KY 1075, Edmonson, KY
Built 1987 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 75
PITTS RD
FairOver: COW CREEK
0.1 MI. N. KY 52, Estill, KY
Built 1979 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 190
KY-979
FairOver: Toler Creek
0.2 MI W of S-JCT KY 1426, Floyd, KY
Built 1979 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 206
STOCKTON RD
FairOver: N BENSON CREEK
AT KY 1005, Franklin, KY
Built 2011 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 69
WHITE LICK RD
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
1.0 MI N JCT KY 954, Garrard, KY
Built 2001 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 198
US-45
FairOver: KEY CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JKSN PUR P, Graves, KY
Built 1968 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 16,933
CR 1113
FairOver: Branch of Lick Creek
1.0 mi. N. Jct. KY 1078, Henderson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 86
US-41A
FairOver: POND CREEK
.25 MI. WEST - KY 630, Hopkins, KY
Built 1985 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 4,532
WOOD RD
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.2 MI N OF WHIPPS MILL, Jefferson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 773
KY-321
FairOver: Paint Creek
.05 MI S of JCT KY-40, Johnson, KY
Built 1987 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 12,825
Ernest Neal Dr.
FairOver: Peyton Creek
0.1 MI W of KY-198, Lincoln, KY
Built 1937 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 110
WOLF GAP ROAD
FairOver: STILLHOUSE CREEK
0.2 MI N OF KY 594, Madison, KY
Built 2005 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 112
WAGONER FERRY RD
FairOver: BR TO LICKING RIVER
2.6 MI S OF JCT KY 22, Pendleton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 71
I-75 SOUTH
FairOver: CANE RUN
.2 MI N. FAYETTE CO LINE, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 31,756
I-75 NORTH
FairOver: CANE RUN
.2 MI N. FAYETTE CO LINE, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 31,756
MATON RD
FairOver: WEST FORK OF RED RIVER
.5 MI W.-KY 475, Todd, KY
Built 1989 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 100
KY-947
FairOver: BRANCH OF SUGG CREEK
0.05 MI W JCT KY 360, Union, KY
Built 1989 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 121
KY-983
FairOver: BR OF CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
3.3 MI W OF JCT KY 1063, Webster, KY
Built 1951 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 140
KY-90
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.4 MI W OF JCT US 31E, Barren, KY
Built 1969 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 8,887
KERRVILLE ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.1MI W OF KY 3364, Bourbon, KY
Built 2009 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 133
PAUL F PURVIS ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE HOODS CREEK
AT.N.W. CL OF ASHLAND, Boyd, KY
Built 1982 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 4,623
PLEASANT VALLEY RO
FairOver: BURNETT CREEK
0.2 MI. W. OF JCT.KY 142, Daviess, KY
Built 1983 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 709
BLOOMINGTON RD
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
3.3 Mi SE of KY 259 @ WK, Grayson, KY
Built 1997 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 108
KY-86
FairOver: WEST RHUDES CREEK
1.1 MI.NW JCT US 62, Hardin, KY
Built 1993 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 3,843
US 421
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
150 FT N OF KY 574, Henry, KY
Built 2009 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 3,586
INDEPENDENCE SCHOO
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.45 MI E OF CEDAR CR RD, Jefferson, KY
Built 2002 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 525
BLACKERRY AVE
FairOver: LICK CREEK
300' SW OF JCT KY 2566, Lawrence, KY
Built 1986 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 548
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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.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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