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
GILBERTSVILLE RD
FairOver: YOCUM CREEK
OVER YOCUM CREEK, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 100
KY 841 EB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.2 MI E OF US 31W, Jefferson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 16,897
JEFFERSON BLVD
FairOver: NORTHERN DITCH
0.7 MI S OF KY 1747, Jefferson, KY
Built 2002 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 11,365
KY-708
FairOver: MOORES FORK
.1 MI NE OF JCT KY 1717, Owsley, KY
Built 1976 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 244
LN-9008
FairOver: SOUTH FORK BEAVER CREEK
EB ENTR RAMP AT US31E NTR, Barren, KY
Built 1972 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 13,695
KY-90
FairOver: BR OF MARROWBONE CREEK
1.3 MI WEST OF JCT KY 100, Cumberland, KY
Built 1942 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 3,335
KY 12
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
6.2 MI E OF US 421, Franklin, KY
Built 2007 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 212
JOE POWERS ROAD
FairOver: BR OF BLACKFORD CR
1.7 MI W JCT KY 69, Hancock, KY
Built 1984 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 100
PIERCE MILL RD
FairOver: ROUGH RIVER
1.6 MI N OF JCT KY 84, Hardin, KY
Built 1979 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 132
CR-1248
FairOver: WALLINS CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 219, Harlan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 100
CRESSMONT RD
FairOver: STURGEON CREEK
50 FT WEST KY 399, Lee, KY
Built 1982 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 135
KY-1778
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
.05 MI S OF JCT KY 698, Lincoln, KY
Built 1988 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 494
US-68-10
FairOver: BLACK LICK CREEK
5.33 MI W OF 114/071 CL, Logan, KY
Built 1995 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 5,577
US-68
FairOver: BLACK LICK CREEK
5.33 MI W OF 114/071 CL, Logan, KY
Built 1995 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 5,577
Pounding Mill Rd
FairOver: Peter Creek
W @JCT KY 194 @Freeburn, Pike, KY
Built 1978 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 1,926
PITMAN CREEK
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
0.5 MI. NE. OF JCT KY 192, Pulaski, KY
Built 2006 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 30
ALLEY BR
FairOver: OVER UPPER CHADWICK CR
.5 MI EAST OF JCT KY 3, Boyd, KY
Built 2004 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 169
KY-37
FairOver: NORTH ROLLING FORK
.5 MI E OF JCT KY 1822, Boyle, KY
Built 1949 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 345
KY-1571
FairOver: MILLERS CREEK
.9 MI W OF E-JCT KY 52, Estill, KY
Built 1983 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,287
KY-114
FairOver: State Road Fork
0.29 MI SE of Magoffin Co, Floyd, KY
Built 1964 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 4,626
FAIRMOUNT RD
FairOver: BIG RUN
0.5 MI E OF US 31E, Jefferson, KY
Built 2007 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 124
KY-830
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
1.9 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 229, Laurel, KY
Built 1952 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 564
VICKSBURG RD
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
.2 MI N OF JCT CR 5204, Livingston, KY
Built 1968 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 57
POPLAR RIDGE RD
FairOver: HAZEL BRANCH
.1 MI E OF JCT KY US 60, Union, KY
Built 1979 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 100
RED RIVER RD
FairOver: BULL RUN
1.0 MI W OF JCT KY 89, Clark, KY
Built 1976 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 60
WILLIAM H NATCHER
FairOver: N FORK PANTHER CK
SBL 1.0 MI SO. OF KY 1456, Daviess, KY
Built 1972 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 5,493
I 165
FairOver: N FORK PANTHER CK
NBL 1.0 MI SO. OF KY 1456, Daviess, KY
Built 1972 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 5,493
KY-1942
FairOver: NAPOLEON CREEK
1.7 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 467, Grant, KY
Built 1975 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 138
WRATHER RD
FairOver: BR.OF W.FK.ROCKHOUSE CK.
.2 MI E OF JCT KY 783, Calloway, KY
Built 1965 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 253
CURDSVILLE-DELAWAR
FairOver: SMOCK CREEK
2 MI NOR. JCT KY 258, Daviess, KY
Built 1979 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 187
KY 676 (E-W CONN)
FairOver: MOUNTAIN BIKE PATH
0.50 MI E OF KY 420, Franklin, KY
Built 1978 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 17,909
KY-411
FairOver: FORK-SUNFISH CREEK
1.9 MI SW OF JCT KY 187, Grayson, KY
Built 1981 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 222
CROWE ROAD
FairOver: HORSE FORK CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT KY 69, Hancock, KY
Built 1984 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 50
CARBONDALE RD
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
1.4 M. N. OF KY. 112, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 100
CARBONDALE RD
FairOver: BR OF RICHLAND CREEK
1.6 M. S. OF KY. 70, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 68
KY 1819
FairOver: CHENOWETH RUN
0.4 MI N OF KY 155, Jefferson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 8,969
RIGHT FORK EAST CR
FairOver: EAST FORK LYNN CAMP CREE
.25 MI S OF JCT KY 1232-W, Knox, KY
Built 1978 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 595
KY 329
FairOver: HARRODS CREEK
1.4 MI E OF JEFFERSON CL, Oldham, KY
Built 1985 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 4,126
KY-1944
FairOver: TRIBUTARY OF WHITE OAK C
3.18 MI W OF JCT KY 111, Bath, KY
Built 1983 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 118
CR1014, Fields Rd.
FairOver: Burnett Creek
0.75 mi. W. Jct. KY 142, Daviess, KY
Built 2017 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 100
MAHER RD
FairOver: BR OF BANKLICK CREEK
.65 MI W OF JCT KY 2043, Kenton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,335
KY-899
FairOver: Caney Fork
0.6 MI NE of KY 1697, Knott, KY
Built 1989 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,497
CHESTNUT GROVE RD
FairOver: DIX RIVER
.3 MI N US 2250, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1990 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 106
KY 3211
FairOver: Tributary of Trace Fork
1.0 MI N of Jct US 68, Taylor, KY
Built 2014 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 369
PARINA PK
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
.5 MI N OF JCT KY 352, Bracken, KY
Built 1979 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 104
TAR SPRINGS RD
FairOver: TAR FORK
2.4 MI N. JCT KY 992, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1999 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 58
US231
FairOver: FLOOD PLAIN-OHIO RIVER
0.2 mi N jct US60, Daviess, KY
Built 1994 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 4,194
US-231
FairOver: FLOOD PLAIN-OHIO RIVER
.2 MI. N JCT US 60 NBL, Daviess, KY
Built 1994 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 4,194
WALKER RD
FairOver: STINKING CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 1959 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 238
KY-133
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
2.6 MI WEST OF JCT KY 135, Livingston, KY
Built 1937 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 101
Showing 9,101-9,150 of 14,554 bridges
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