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
SULPHUR LICK RD
FairOver: BUFFINS BRANCH
0.85 MI E OF KY 1262, Franklin, KY
Built 1979 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 69
KY 153
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.80 MI N OF I-71, Henry, KY
Built 1973 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 6,798
KY 61
FairOver: BLUE SPRING DITCH
0.35 MI S OF KY 1747, Jefferson, KY
Built 1965 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 27,081
KY - 135
FairOver: WEST FORK OF BUCK CREEK
.80 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 133, Livingston, KY
Built 1948 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 107
KY-949
FairOver: BAKERS BRANCH
2.0 MI EAST OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1980 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 522
CAWOOD ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH FK KY RIVER
.2 MI S JCT KY 11, Owsley, KY
Built 1993 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 6
KY-319
FairOver: BLACKBERRY FORK
1.9 MI S. OF JCT. US 119, Pike, KY
Built 1981 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 4,033
US-62
FairOver: CANE RUN CREEK
1.5 MI W US 460, Scott, KY
Built 1993 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 5,998
BENSON ROAD
FairOver: PIGEON FORK OF BENSON CR
1.5 MI N OF JCT KY 512, Anderson, KY
Built 1960 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 86
HOPEFULL CHURCH
FairOver: UTTERBACK CREEK
.2 MI N JCT US 127, Boone, KY
Built 1996 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 14,016
BRENTSVILLE ROAD
FairOver: COOPER RUN
2.25 W of US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 400
JACKSTOWN ROAD
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
6.3 MI E US 68, Bourbon, KY
Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 442
GILSTRAP-IND. SCHL
FairOver: INDIAN CAMP CREEK
3.1 MI W OF JCT W/ KY 79, Butler, KY
Built 1999 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 31
OLD FREDONIA RD
FairOver: MCELROY CREEK
.75 MI W OF JCT CR 5249, Caldwell, KY
Built 1979 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 79
CR-1149
FairOver: TRACE FORK CREEK
.2 MI. EAST- KY 501, Casey, KY
Built 1993 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 334
DELONG RD
FairOver: EAST HICKMAN CREEK
.3 MI E OF ARMSTR MILL RD, Fayette, KY
Built 1970 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 2,769
WAGGONER BOTTOM RD
FairOver: BARN CREEK
2.1 MI W. OF KY 129, Graves, KY
Built 1993 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 79
KY-3061
FairOver: BR OF BRUSH CREEK (EAST)
.2 MI N OF JCT CR 5154, Hickman, KY
Built 1969 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 177
SHORT SHUN ROAD
FairOver: JESSAMINE CREEK
1 MI W US 27 BYPASS, Jessamine, KY
Built 1990 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 2,600
GILLUM RD
FairOver: JONES CREEK
.1 MI S. JCT KY 453, Livingston, KY
Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 70
JACK SPARKS RD
FairOver: EAST FK-LITTLE BARREN RV
.01 MI E JCT KY 80, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1999 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 196
BULL CRK RD
FairOver: N. FORK KY RIVER
AT JCT KY 7, Perry, KY
Built 1996 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 246
US-119
FairOver: Pond Creek
@ JCT of KY 319, Pike, KY
Built 1978 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 5,305
US-119
FairOver: Pond Creek
@ JCT of KY 319, Pike, KY
Built 1978 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 5,305
HALLS CEMETERY RD
FairOver: SOUTH FORK RED RIVER
AT JCT KY 1639, Powell, KY
Built 1997 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 22
GILLILAND LN
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
.2 MI NW OLD KY 80, Pulaski, KY
Built 1990 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 28
BEARDS LN
FairOver: GUIST CREEK
0.5 MI N OF KY 1779, Shelby, KY
Built 1993 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 120
PEA RIDGE RD
FairOver: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK
.7 MI S. KY 178, Todd, KY
Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 196
BEN LADD RD
FairOver: CASEY CREEK
0.35 MI S JCT US 60, Union, KY
Built 1977 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 30
US-60
FairOver: ROSE RUN
.25 MI WEST OF JCT KY 965, Bath, KY
Built 1931 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 2,692
US-421
FairOver: LITTLE GOOSE CREEK
@ JCT 3472, Clay, KY
Built 1993 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 13,190
KY-54
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.45 MI EAST OF JCT KY 142, Daviess, KY
Built 1960 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5,859
TAYLOR MILL RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.6 MI S OF MASON CO.LN., Fleming, KY
Built 1979 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 154
Picket Ln
FairOver: BULL CREEK
100'N.KY.3 (.1 MI E US 23, Floyd, KY
Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 243
CHENAULT RD
FairOver: RJ CORMAN RAILROAD
0.75 MI S OF US 421, Franklin, KY
Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 2,627
DR MELVIN ROAD
FairOver: LEECH CREEK
200' S. OF JCT. KY. 97, Graves, KY
Built 1958 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 90
EDWARD T BREATHITT
FairOver: ELAM DITCH
SBL .9 M S OF KY 425 NTRC, Henderson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 7,258
EB-9004
FairOver: ELAM DITCH
NBL .9 M S OF KY 425 NTRC, Henderson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 7,258
WATTERSON TRL
FairOver: FERN CREEK
0.75 MI E OF KY 1747, Jefferson, KY
Built 1983 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 10,398
KY-80
FairOver: ROUGH CREEK
.25 MI E. JCT KY 521, Laurel, KY
Built 1991 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 3,165
KY-15X
FairOver: NORTH FORK KY RIVER
@ MADISON ST, Letcher, KY
Built 1996 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 2,527
KY-595
FairOver: WEST FK OF SILVER CREEK
.3 MI N OF JCT KY 1617, Madison, KY
Built 2003 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 1,450
KY-85
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
.2 MI E-KY 2226, McLean, KY
Built 1991 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 1,016
FLOUR CREEK RD
FairOver: FLOUR CREEK
1.5 MI E. JCT US 27, Pendleton, KY
Built 1989 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 149
US-119 NC
FairOver: ROAD FORK
.3 MI N KY 319, Pike, KY
Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5,305
US-119
FairOver: ROAD FORK
.3 MI N KY 319, Pike, KY
Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5,305
JOHN ROACH ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.5 MI SW OF JCT CR 5124, Webster, KY
Built 1980 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 41
KY-1681
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.5 MI W OF JCT KY 1685, Woodford, KY
Built 1984 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 620
BEANS FRK RD
FairOver: BEANS FORK
1.0 MI NW OF JCT KY 441, Bell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 357
KY-1974
FairOver: HICKMAN CREEK
1.2 MI. SOUTH JCT. KY 4, Fayette, KY
Built 1986 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 27,807
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