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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

Total Bridges

14,554

Public highway bridges in Kentucky

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)

Kentucky23.85598460904219%57.71609179606981%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

36

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132
Selected

21

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

33

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

40

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

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 Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY

Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10

PETROLEUM RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK

0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY

Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164

DEERFIELD ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: STOVALL CREEK

.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

KY-3042

Structurally Deficient

Over: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE

.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY

Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630

KY-1951

Poor

Over: SNAG CREEK

2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36

Jones Branch

Structurally Deficient

Over: 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

Fair

Over: BUFFINS BRANCH

0.85 MI E OF KY 1262, Franklin, KY

Built 1979 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 69

KY 153

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.80 MI N OF I-71, Henry, KY

Built 1973 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 6,798

KY 61

Fair

Over: BLUE SPRING DITCH

0.35 MI S OF KY 1747, Jefferson, KY

Built 1965 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 27,081

KY - 135

Fair

Over: WEST FORK OF BUCK CREEK

.80 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 133, Livingston, KY

Built 1948 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 107

KY-949

Fair

Over: BAKERS BRANCH

2.0 MI EAST OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY

Built 1980 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 522

CAWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH FK KY RIVER

.2 MI S JCT KY 11, Owsley, KY

Built 1993 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 6

KY-319

Fair

Over: BLACKBERRY FORK

1.9 MI S. OF JCT. US 119, Pike, KY

Built 1981 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 4,033

US-62

Fair

Over: CANE RUN CREEK

1.5 MI W US 460, Scott, KY

Built 1993 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 5,998

BENSON ROAD

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: UTTERBACK CREEK

.2 MI N JCT US 127, Boone, KY

Built 1996 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 14,016

BRENTSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: COOPER RUN

2.25 W of US 27, Bourbon, KY

Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 400

JACKSTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

6.3 MI E US 68, Bourbon, KY

Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 442

GILSTRAP-IND. SCHL

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: MCELROY CREEK

.75 MI W OF JCT CR 5249, Caldwell, KY

Built 1979 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 79

CR-1149

Fair

Over: TRACE FORK CREEK

.2 MI. EAST- KY 501, Casey, KY

Built 1993 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 334

DELONG RD

Fair

Over: EAST HICKMAN CREEK

.3 MI E OF ARMSTR MILL RD, Fayette, KY

Built 1970 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 2,769

WAGGONER BOTTOM RD

Fair

Over: BARN CREEK

2.1 MI W. OF KY 129, Graves, KY

Built 1993 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 79

KY-3061

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: JESSAMINE CREEK

1 MI W US 27 BYPASS, Jessamine, KY

Built 1990 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 2,600

GILLUM RD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

.1 MI S. JCT KY 453, Livingston, KY

Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 70

JACK SPARKS RD

Fair

Over: EAST FK-LITTLE BARREN RV

.01 MI E JCT KY 80, Metcalfe, KY

Built 1999 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 196

BULL CRK RD

Fair

Over: N. FORK KY RIVER

AT JCT KY 7, Perry, KY

Built 1996 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 246

US-119

Fair

Over: Pond Creek

@ JCT of KY 319, Pike, KY

Built 1978 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 5,305

US-119

Fair

Over: Pond Creek

@ JCT of KY 319, Pike, KY

Built 1978 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 5,305

HALLS CEMETERY RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK RED RIVER

AT JCT KY 1639, Powell, KY

Built 1997 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 22

GILLILAND LN

Fair

Over: PITMAN CREEK

.2 MI NW OLD KY 80, Pulaski, KY

Built 1990 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 28

BEARDS LN

Fair

Over: GUIST CREEK

0.5 MI N OF KY 1779, Shelby, KY

Built 1993 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 120

PEA RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK

.7 MI S. KY 178, Todd, KY

Built 1992 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 196

BEN LADD RD

Fair

Over: CASEY CREEK

0.35 MI S JCT US 60, Union, KY

Built 1977 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 30

US-60

Fair

Over: ROSE RUN

.25 MI WEST OF JCT KY 965, Bath, KY

Built 1931 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 2,692

US-421

Fair

Over: LITTLE GOOSE CREEK

@ JCT 3472, Clay, KY

Built 1993 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 13,190

KY-54

Fair

Over: CANEY CREEK

.45 MI EAST OF JCT KY 142, Daviess, KY

Built 1960 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5,859

TAYLOR MILL RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.6 MI S OF MASON CO.LN., Fleming, KY

Built 1979 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 154

Picket Ln

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

100'N.KY.3 (.1 MI E US 23, Floyd, KY

Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 243

CHENAULT RD

Fair

Over: RJ CORMAN RAILROAD

0.75 MI S OF US 421, Franklin, KY

Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 2,627

DR MELVIN ROAD

Fair

Over: LEECH CREEK

200' S. OF JCT. KY. 97, Graves, KY

Built 1958 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 90

EDWARD T BREATHITT

Fair

Over: ELAM DITCH

SBL .9 M S OF KY 425 NTRC, Henderson, KY

Built 1968 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 7,258

EB-9004

Fair

Over: ELAM DITCH

NBL .9 M S OF KY 425 NTRC, Henderson, KY

Built 1968 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 7,258

WATTERSON TRL

Fair

Over: FERN CREEK

0.75 MI E OF KY 1747, Jefferson, KY

Built 1983 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 10,398

KY-80

Fair

Over: ROUGH CREEK

.25 MI E. JCT KY 521, Laurel, KY

Built 1991 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 3,165

KY-15X

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK KY RIVER

@ MADISON ST, Letcher, KY

Built 1996 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 2,527

KY-595

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

.2 MI E-KY 2226, McLean, KY

Built 1991 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 1,016

FLOUR CREEK RD

Fair

Over: FLOUR CREEK

1.5 MI E. JCT US 27, Pendleton, KY

Built 1989 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 149

US-119 NC

Fair

Over: ROAD FORK

.3 MI N KY 319, Pike, KY

Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5,305

US-119

Fair

Over: ROAD FORK

.3 MI N KY 319, Pike, KY

Built 1978 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5,305

JOHN ROACH ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF JCT CR 5124, Webster, KY

Built 1980 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 41

KY-1681

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI W OF JCT KY 1685, Woodford, KY

Built 1984 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 620

BEANS FRK RD

Fair

Over: BEANS FORK

1.0 MI NW OF JCT KY 441, Bell, KY

Built 1962 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 357

KY-1974

Fair

Over: HICKMAN CREEK

1.2 MI. SOUTH JCT. KY 4, Fayette, KY

Built 1986 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 27,807

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