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
CRUTCHER PIKE
FairOver: CRUTCHER FORK
.7 MI. W OF JCT KY 169, Madison, KY
Built 2001 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 103
GHOLSON RD
FairOver: BR OF LITTLE MASSAC CREE
1 MI N. OF US 62, McCracken, KY
Built 1975 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 93
KY-613
FairOver: RED RIVER
.35 MI N OF JCT KY11&, Powell, KY
Built 1978 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 414
ETTER LN
FairOver: CANE RUN CREEK
.5 MI W OF JCT US 25, Scott, KY
Built 1975 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 740
I-64 WB
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.3 MI E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1960 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 24,238
I-64 EB
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.3 MI E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1960 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 24,238
KY 3175
FairOver: DEMEREE BRANCH
3.45 MI S OF US 42, Trimble, KY
Built 1976 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 189
US-31E
FairOver: TRAMMEL FORK CREEK
3.2 MI S - JCT KY 100, Allen, KY
Built 1986 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 5,792
MATTHEWS MILL RD
FairOver: ROSE CREEK
4.3 MI S OF JCT US 31E, Barren, KY
Built 1987 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 169
HUNTING CREEK ROAD
FairOver: TACKETT FK OF HUNTING CR
1.25 MI N OF JCT KY 30, Breathitt, KY
Built 1975 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 145
FURCHES TRL
FairOver: BR OF MID FK CLARKS RIVE
0.3 M. N. OF KY. 1550, Calloway, KY
Built 1968 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 75
WENDELL H FORD WES
FairOver: POND RIVER RELIEF
WBL .6 MI W OF MULNBG, Hopkins, KY
Built 1963 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 5,255
WK-9001
FairOver: POND RIVER RELIEF
EBL .6 MI W OF MULNBG CL, Hopkins, KY
Built 1963 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 5,255
Tick Vanhoose Br
FairOver: Toms Creek
50' N of JCT KY 201, Johnson, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 952
HAPPY HOLLOW RD
FairOver: LAUREL RIVER
.5 MI FROM KY 80, Laurel, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 75
Old Boston Road
FairOver: WITHROW BRANCH
.7 MI W OF W-JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY
Built 1934 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 87
KELLY RD
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK GRASSY CREEK
1.2 MI. NW OF JCT KY 467, Pendleton, KY
Built 2002 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 102
BURGESS SMITH RD
FairOver: WEST FORK-EAGLE CREEK
2.1 MI S. JCT KY 32, Scott, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 68
BORDEN ROAD
FairOver: CANE CREEK
0.8 MI N JCT KY 1290, Ballard, KY
Built 1990 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 41
KY-66
FairOver: LOST FORK-STRAIGHT CRK
3.97 MI NE JCT US 25E, Bell, KY
Built 1988 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,597
BLACKROCK ROAD
FairOver: BLACK ROCK CREEK
300' E OF INT TOLLROAD, Carroll, KY
Built 1972 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 133
US-60
FairOver: BARRETT CREEK
.2 MI E OF JCT KY 1947, Carter, KY
Built 1969 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 2,092
KY-6227
FairOver: Trough Camp Creek
0.5 mile E jct w/ KY-1704, Carter, KY
Built 2020 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 29
BARDSTOWN RD
FairOver: LYONS BRANCH
1.44 MI S JCT KY 1987, Mercer, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 48
KY-70
FairOver: GREEN RIVER OVERFLOW
.80 MI EAST OF BUTLER CL, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1980 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,055
KY 519
FairOver: MORGAN FORK
1.86 mi S of Jct US 60, Rowan, KY
Built 2008 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 3,588
GORDON LN
FairOver: DRY RUN
0.55 MI E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 2015 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 210
KY-1749
FairOver: CLAY LICK CREEK
.3 MI N OF JCT KY 185, Warren, KY
Built 1936 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 160
Free Silver Road,
FairOver: Pup Creek
1.2 Mi. SE Jct. KY 1389, Daviess, KY
Built 2007 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 50
GREENVILLE ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE FK GRASSY CREEK
.7 MI S OF JCT CR 5033, Grant, KY
Built 1970 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 46
KY-160
FairOver: LOONEY CREEK
2.5 MI. SE JCT US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 1,692
KY-1662
FairOver: OVER GRASSY CK
1.5 MI S.W. JCT.KY.59, Lewis, KY
Built 2003 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 164
KY-134
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
.1 MI. WEST OF US 460, Magoffin, KY
Built 1985 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 277
KY-1437
FairOver: BIG MINE FORK
@ KY. 1081 JCT., Magoffin, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 438
ROGERS MILL RD
FairOver: PEYTONS LICK BRANCH
1 MI E OF BOURBON CO.LN., Montgomery, KY
Built 1978 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 292
JOHNSON RD
FairOver: SANDLICK CREEK
1.2 MI. N.W. JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1983 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 10
KY-609
FairOver: LITTLE KINCAID CREEK
.02 MI. W.- JCT. KY 159, Pendleton, KY
Built 1982 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 245
FIELDS RD
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO BURNETT CRE
.2 MI W JCT KY 142, Daviess, KY
Built 2005 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 100
RUSSELL CAVE PIKE
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
2.5 MI. N. JCT KY 1876, Fayette, KY
Built 1986 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 2,040
KY-10
FairOver: TYGARTS CREEK
.05 MI.E. JCT KY 7, Greenup, KY
Built 1991 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 3,052
US-31W
FairOver: E RHUDES CREEK
2.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 222, Hardin, KY
Built 1942 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 3,330
KENTUCKY AVE
FairOver: LOONEY CREEK
150' N of KY-160, Harlan, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 171
DEWEESE ROAD
FairOver: BAYOU DE CHIEN CREEK
1.4 MI NW KY 239, Hickman, KY
Built 1990 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 29
RICHLAND-MANITOU R
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.6 MI S. KY 70, Hopkins, KY
Built 1990 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 184
LOCUST GROVE RD
FairOver: CRAIG CREEK
1.2 MI NW OF JCT KY 363, Laurel, KY
Built 1981 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 114
US-150
FairOver: WALNUT FLAT CREEK
4.5 MI EAST OF US 27, Lincoln, KY
Built 1999 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 5,892
KY-1153
FairOver: MUD RIVER
4.2 MI. N.-JCT. KY 106, Logan, KY
Built 1984 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 115
KY-11
FairOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
.65 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 597, Mason, KY
Built 1989 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 5,928
NEW LIBERTY RD
FairOver: MARSH CREEK
0.6 MI W OF W TERM KY 679, McCreary, KY
Built 1970 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 30
ROCK CRK RD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
0.15 MI EAST OF JCT 1363, McCreary, KY
Built 2002 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 40
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