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
WEST MARKSBERRY RD
FairOver: RHODES CREEK
1.7 MI.W. JCT US 231, Daviess, KY
Built 1990 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 299
KY-1971
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
.2 MI.S. JCT KY 563, Garrard, KY
Built 2001 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 174
BOYD ROAD
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
1.9 MI E. OF US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1988 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 30
KY-38
FairOver: NEW DIVERSION-CLOVER FOR
.9 MI. E. JCT US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 1988 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 5,754
BROWNS MILL RD
FairOver: SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK
.35 MI N JCT KY 1681, Woodford, KY
Built 2001 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 196
KY-854
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
.1 MI SE-US 60-@BOYD CL, Carter, KY
Built 1978 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,482
HOPKINS PARK RD
FairOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
.2 MIE. OF JCT KY 109, Christian, KY
Built 1989 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 79
KY-32
FairOver: NEWCOMBE CREEK
.4 MI. E. OF WEST JCT 706, Elliott, KY
Built 2000 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 688
US-62
FairOver: LICK CREEK
2 MI W OF E-JCT KY 733, Nelson, KY
Built 1934 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,871
US-41A
FairOver: BULL CREEK
1.0 SOU. JCT. KY 270, Webster, KY
Built 1984 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 2,198
KY 1494
FairOver: LONG LICK CREEK
2.4 MI S OF N JCT KY 61, Bullitt, KY
Built 2010 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 608
SALYERS BR RD
FairOver: LITTLE FORK
.1 MI W. JCT KY 486, Elliott, KY
Built 2000 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 23
US-45
FairOver: Unknown Stream
.5 mi South KY 1763, Graves, KY
Built 2019 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 1,211
Bloomington Road
FairOver: Miller Fork
1.1 MI N of Jct KY 259, Grayson, KY
Built 2014 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 108
KY-32
FairOver: Yatesville Lake Headwtrs
1.2 MI NE JCT KY 1760, Lawrence, KY
Built 1989 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 1,096
BREATHITT STREET
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
.3 MI N OF JCT US 431, Logan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 1,290
T MCREYNOLDS RD
FairOver: DUNCAN CREEK
1.0 MI E OF JCT KY 2377, Logan, KY
Built 1987 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 46
ROUTE 1
FairOver: SPILLWAY LAKE VEGA
NORTH OF BLD 854, Madison, KY
Built 1962 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 70
TRACE FORK
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE FORK
150' W of JCT KY 1224, Martin, KY
Built 1987 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 258
WHITE OAK RD
FairOver: EMILY CREEK
.1 MI SE JCT KY 3407, Martin, KY
Built 1998 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 200
CORDER FLATS RD
FairOver: MARSH CREEK
0.05 MILE EAST OF KY 1470, McCreary, KY
Built 1975 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 40
STEPSTONE RD
FairOver: STEPSTONE CREEK
3.8 MI.E.- KY 1331, Montgomery, KY
Built 1982 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 370
ORVILLE HENRY RD
FairOver: UPPER LONG BRANCH
1.7 MI N US 460, Morgan, KY
Built 1960 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 279
JOHNSON RD
FairOver: POND CREEK
1.0 MI. N.W.-JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1983 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 10
CR-1161 Brad Land
FairOver: Unnamed Stream
.15 Mi. W of Elm Street, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1983 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 100
KY-980
FairOver: W BAYS FORK CREEK
.02 MI E OF JCT KY 1386, Allen, KY
Built 1960 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 7,604
US-150
FairOver: SALT RIVER
.6 MI E OF JCT KY 1822, Boyle, KY
Built 1964 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 7,818
KY-690
FairOver: BLUE FORK CREEK
2.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 86, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1951 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 523
Butchertown Road
FairOver: Carpenter Fork
0.8 MI S BOYLE CO LINE, Casey, KY
Built 2001 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 50
TRACE CREEK CHURCH
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
.3 MI E OF E-TERM KY 1374, Graves, KY
Built 1968 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 170
KY-70
FairOver: BARTEN CREEK
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 85, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 1,680
SHORT CREEK RD
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
0.2 MI. W. OF US 421, Leslie, KY
Built 1983 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 150
US-127
FairOver: SEVERN CREEK
.5 MI. N. JCT KY 845, Owen, KY
Built 1999 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 2,935
KY-2024
FairOver: POLETOWN FK OF MEADOW CR
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 30, Owsley, KY
Built 1976 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 78
Sunshine Ln
FairOver: Johns Creek
30 ft. West of KY 194, Pike, KY
Built 1982 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 720
KY 623
FairOver: SALT RIVER
1 MI S OF KY 44, Spencer, KY
Built 1984 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 711
POPLAR SPRING RD
FairOver: GLOVER CREEK
1 MI EAST -KY 63, Barren, KY
Built 1992 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 71
HARBERSON LANE
FairOver: BR. OF CHAPLIN RIVER
1.2 MI E OF JCT KY1856, Boyle, KY
Built 1981 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 253
PUP CREEK RD
FairOver: PUP CREEK
1.2 MI. W. JCT. KY 1513, Daviess, KY
Built 1986 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 159
HARP PIKE
FairOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
1.45 MI N OF KY 12, Franklin, KY
Built 2007 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 50
US-60 NC
FairOver: LEAD CREEK
3.2 MI. W. HAWESVILLE, Hancock, KY
Built 1982 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 4,459
US-60
FairOver: LEAD CREEK
EBL .2 MI E OF JCT KY 271, Hancock, KY
Built 1978 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 4,459
KY-38
FairOver: CLOVER FK CUMBERLAND RVR
1.8 MI W OF JCT KY 1601, Harlan, KY
Built 1978 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 5,226
KY-2009
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
300' SE OF COUNTY LINE, Harlan, KY
Built 2002 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 157
KY 2053
FairOver: PENNSYLVANIA RUN
1.55 MI E OF KY 61, Jefferson, KY
Built 1977 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 4,181
ANGEL RIDGE RD
FairOver: SOUTH FORK
0.1 MI. SOUTH JCT KY 1778, Lincoln, KY
Built 1976 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 156
HIGHVIEW PIKE
FairOver: ROLLING FORK RIVER
.4 MI-SW JCT KY 84, Marion, KY
Built 1995 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 90
RADIO STATION RD
FairOver: Cartwright Creek
.4 MI NE JCT KY 55, Marion, KY
Built 1999 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 138
KY-1565
FairOver: BLACK BRANCH
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT US 60, McCracken, KY
Built 1977 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 803
KY-1915
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
.2MI S JCT KY 598, Mercer, KY
Built 1997 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 231
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