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
CHAPEL HILL RD
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
0.4 MI. SOUTH -JCT.KY 130, Union, KY
Built 1983 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 100
US - 150
FairOver: BALLS FORK BRANCH
WBL .1M E OF JCT US150B, Boyle, KY
Built 1971 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 5,848
US-150
FairOver: BALLS FORK BRANCH
EBL .1 MI.E JCT US150BY, Boyle, KY
Built 1971 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 5,848
US-51
FairOver: C/N (SOU) RAILROAD
.3 MI S.E. JCT KY 102, Carlisle, KY
Built 1986 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 2,172
CANEY FORK CREEK R
FairOver: CANEY FORK CREEK
2 -MI-N. JCT CR 5254, Casey, KY
Built 1991 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 30
KY-1974
FairOver: BR OF WEST HICKMAN CREEK
.20 MI SOU. OF KY 4 NTRCH, Fayette, KY
Built 1969 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 35,634
KY-1927
FairOver: BOONE CREEK
WEST OF CLARK CO LINE, Fayette, KY
Built 2000 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 1,873
KY-125
FairOver: BONDURANT CREEK
.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY 112, Fulton, KY
Built 1932 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 2,529
DRAKES CREEK ROAD
FairOver: DRAKES CREEK
10' E OF FALL LICK RD, Garrard, KY
Built 1999 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 107
KY-6257
FairOver: MARTINS FORK-CUMBERLAND
W @ JCT US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 1980 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 364
EDUCATION LN
FairOver: R FRK TROUBLESOME CRK
@ JCT of KY 160, Knott, KY
Built 2000 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 88
LONE STAR RD
FairOver: POND RIVER
2.0 MI SW OF JCT KY 853, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1985 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 100
KY-69
FairOver: BR OF BENS LICK
.70 MI WEST OF JCT KY 273, Ohio, KY
Built 1978 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 2,228
BENT BR
FairOver: BIG CREEK
.1 MI W JCT KY 468, Pike, KY
Built 1997 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 48
KY 44
FairOver: DUTCHMAN CREEK
0.4 MI E OF BULLITT CL, Spencer, KY
Built 1932 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 3,985
I69
FairOver: DEER CREEK
SBL 3.2 MI S OF KY 56 NTR, Webster, KY
Built 1968 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 5,583
I69
FairOver: DEER CREEK
NBL 3.2 MI S OF KY 56 NTR, Webster, KY
Built 1968 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 5,583
KY-516
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
.27 MI. N JCT KY 188, Bell, KY
Built 1998 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 155
CR-1117 GAY RD.
FairOver: STONER CREEK
.1 MI N OF CLARK CO.LN., Bourbon, KY
Built 1976 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 202
KY-955
FairOver: SOLDIER FORK CREEK
.10 MI. SOU. - JCT.KY 174, Carter, KY
Built 1987 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 449
KY-719
FairOver: BRIER FORK
.2 MI S OF JCT KY 32, Elliott, KY
Built 1984 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 375
ASA CREEK RD
FairOver: JENNY'S CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 825, Johnson, KY
Built 1977 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 328
US-31E
FairOver: NORTH FORK NOLIN RIVER
.3 MI.W OF JCT KY 1832, Larue, KY
Built 1989 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 2,808
KY-40
FairOver: STATE ROAD FORK
1.22 MI W KY 1081, Magoffin, KY
Built 1989 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 1,194
YOCUM RD
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
.7 MI E OF JCT KY 1002, Morgan, KY
Built 1930 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 186
KY-197
FairOver: Sycamore Creek
OLD SYCAMORE GRADE SCHOOL, Pike, KY
Built 2005 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 909
KY 155
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
0.1 MI S OF KY 3192, Spencer, KY
Built 1982 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 12,274
US-68
FairOver: TRIB-ELK FORK CREEK
8.5 MI.E.CHRISTIAN CO LNE, Todd, KY
Built 1998 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 2,110
KY-221
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.6 MI NE JCT KY 1630, Bell, KY
Built 1982 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 1,351
BELCHER FORK ROAD
FairOver: BELCHER FORK CRK.
350 FT W KY 30, Breathitt, KY
Built 1977 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 58
CUPIO LODGE RD
FairOver: KNOB CREEK
0.25 MI S OF KY 44, Bullitt, KY
Built 1976 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 100
WATKINS RD(CR1047)
FairOver: W.FK CLARKS RIVER
1.5 MI N. OF KY 849, Graves, KY
Built 2010 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 80
CR1157
FairOver: Canoe Creek
0.3 mi W jct CR1154, Henderson, KY
Built 2014 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 71
KY-291
FairOver: LICK CREEK OVERFLOW
2.5 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 109, Hopkins, KY
Built 1955 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 166
KY-321X
FairOver: Paint Creek
0.15 MI N of JCT KY 321, Johnson, KY
Built 1936 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 4,693
US-31E
FairOver: SOUTH FORK NOLIN RIVER
1.5 MI S OF S-JCT KY 61, Larue, KY
Built 1958 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 2,647
US-421
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
.50 MI SE OF JCT KY 2431, Leslie, KY
Built 1937 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 2,823
KY-1780
FairOver: SPRUCE PINE CREEK
.02 MI S OF JCT KY 2058, Leslie, KY
Built 1982 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 153
JULIAN M CARROLL P
FairOver: CLARKS RIVER RELIEF
SBL .70 MI N OF KY 348 TP, Marshall, KY
Built 1967 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 9,336
J MOSS RD
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
.9 MI SW JCT KY 210, Taylor, KY
Built 1998 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 128
US 421
FairOver: LITTLE KENTUCKY RIVER
0.15 MI N OF KY 316, Trimble, KY
Built 1982 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 2,170
KY-66
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
.50 MI W OF JCT KY 2011, Bell, KY
Built 1951 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 209
CR-1088
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
_TOBACCO ROAD OFF 11, Clay, KY
Built 2015 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 98
KY 1128
FairOver: Fork of Mud Creek
1.2 MI south of KY 94, Fulton, KY
Built 2020 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 52
TREVILIAN WAY
FairOver: S FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.25 MI W OF KY 1703, Jefferson, KY
Built 1994 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 4,631
Campbell Branch Rd
FairOver: Sycamore Fork
0.1 MI W of JCT US 23, Johnson, KY
Built 1982 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 655
SAYLOR RD
FairOver: DIX RIVER
1.5 MI NE JCT US 150, Lincoln, KY
Built 1999 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 27
KY-1506
FairOver: Tug Fork
Williamson WV State Line, Pike, KY
Built 1981 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 4,850
KY-461
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
200' N OF JCT US 150, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1987 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 10,591
KY 152
FairOver: Road Run Branch
1 Mi East of Marion Line, Washington, KY
Built 1941 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 790
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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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