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
KY-279
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
2.8 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 56, Daviess, KY
Built 1975 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 544
PLEASANT VALLEY RD
FairOver: E.FK.LITTLE SANDY RVR
.5 MI W OF JCT KY 503, Greenup, KY
Built 1970 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 164
MARY ALICE DR
FairOver: CATRON CREEK
.2 MI W&N -JCT KY 72, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 100
KY-1302
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY SPUR
1.1 MI. W. JCT. KY 70, Hopkins, KY
Built 1982 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 744
ROGERS MILL RD
FairOver: PEYTONS LICK BRANCH
1.1 MI E OF BOURBON CO.LN, Montgomery, KY
Built 1978 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 292
KY-39
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
2.5 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 80, Pulaski, KY
Built 1973 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 3,929
US 62
FairOver: CANE RUN CREEK
1.5 MI. W OF US 460B, Scott, KY
Built 2007 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 5,998
BENSON CREEK ROAD
FairOver: BENSON CREEK
1.1 MI N JCT KY 512, Anderson, KY
Built 1989 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 86
BOBTOWN RD
FairOver: TRIB TO MUDLICK CREEK
.2 MI S OF MT PLEASANT RD, Harrison, KY
Built 2003 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 47
KY 1606
FairOver: WHITE SULPHUR FORK
2.44 MI S OF US 421, Henry, KY
Built 2020 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 519
SOUTH US 25E
FairOver: STINKING CREEK
3.7 MI.N JCT BELL CO LNE, Knox, KY
Built 1990 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 3,081
US-25E
FairOver: STINKING CREEK
3.7 MI.N JCT BELL CO LNE, Knox, KY
Built 1990 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 3,081
KY-201
FairOver: DRY FORK CREEK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 1, Lawrence, KY
Built 1979 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 345
ALEXANDER RD
FairOver: SHELLY CREEK
0.1 MI. W. KY 778, Trigg, KY
Built 1980 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 209
Rackestraw Bottoms
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.8 MI. S. JCT. KY. 132, Webster, KY
Built 1980 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 21
INTERSTATE 64 NC
FairOver: CSX RR & VANDERPOOL RD
WBL .20 MI E OF US 23 NTR, Boyd, KY
Built 1963 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 11,312
I-64
FairOver: CSX RR & VANDERPOOL RD
EBL .20 MI E OF US 23 NTR, Boyd, KY
Built 1963 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 11,312
LITTLE BUCKHORN RD
FairOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
.5 MI E OF JCT KY 476, Breathitt, KY
Built 1975 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 110
US 31E
FairOver: WHITTAKER RUN
1.7 MI S OF KY 44, Bullitt, KY
Built 1998 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 10,405
ELLISTON-NAPOLEON
FairOver: NAPOLEON BRANCH CREEK
0.1 MI. N OF JCT KY1942, Grant, KY
Built 1979 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 89
COPPER CREEK RD
FairOver: COPPER CREEK
0.4 M. W. OF KY. 112, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 17
KY-330
FairOver: CLAYS BRANCH
.50 MI WEST OF JCT US 27, Pendleton, KY
Built 1936 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 1,428
LITTLE FLAT-LEDFOR
FairOver: LITTLE FLAT CREEK
2.7 MI NW OF N-JCT KY 11, Bath, KY
Built 1980 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 53
KY-86
FairOver: FORK OF DRY VALLEY CREEK
.05 MI W OF N-JCT KY 261, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1966 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 123
FRANKFORT FORD ROA
FairOver: JESSAMINE CREEK
.3 MI S OF JCT KY 3433, Jessamine, KY
Built 1988 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 509
GRASSY LICK ROAD
FairOver: SOMERSET CREEK
1.0 MI E. OF I-64 OP, Montgomery, KY
Built 1968 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 1,191
MCCORMICK RD
FairOver: GREENBRIER CR RSVR OUTLE
0.6 MI. W. JCT. KY 713, Montgomery, KY
Built 1982 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 149
BEECH CREEK RD
FairOver: LITTLE BEECH CREEK
0.9 MI N OF JCT KY 248, Spencer, KY
Built 1980 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 99
VEACH RD
FairOver: HORSE FK OF PANTHER CRK
.5 MI E OF JCT CR 5216, Daviess, KY
Built 1980 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 4,819
WEST 5TH STREET RD
FairOver: KATIE MEADOW SLOUGH
.2 MI E OF JCT KY 1554, Daviess, KY
Built 1980 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 458
BARD ROAD
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
0.56 MI SE OF US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1960 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 84
KY-1245
FairOver: RENDERS CREEK
.02 MI EAST OF JCT US 62-, Ohio, KY
Built 1979 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 571
KY-476
FairOver: LOTTS CREEK
0.3 MI N KY 550, Perry, KY
Built 1991 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 3,868
KY-3227
FairOver: STONE COAL CREEK
UPPER STONE COAL MOBILEPK, Pike, KY
Built 1993 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,361
BUD ASHER MOONEY R
FairOver: CRAB ORCHARD CR.
.3 MI. S. JCT. KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 1979 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 61
US-25W
FairOver: Clear Fork River
1.5 M N of N-JCT KY-1804, Whitley, KY
Built 1947 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 3,011
LOUIE B NUNN-CUMBE
FairOver: SO FK BEAVER CREEK
WBL .10 MI E OF US 31E OP, Barren, KY
Built 1973 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 6,848
LN-9008
FairOver: SO FK BEAVER CREEK
EBL .10 MI E OF US 31E OP, Barren, KY
Built 1973 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 6,848
KY-57
FairOver: LOGAN RUN CREEK
3.1 MI NE OF JCT KY 11BUS, Fleming, KY
Built 1983 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 2,263
KY-114
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
2.0 MI SE OF JCT KY 1427, Floyd, KY
Built 1964 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 4,626
MCGREW LN
FairOver: SIDE DITCH
.22 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 892, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 857
KY-40
FairOver: PAINT CREEK
.043 MI. W JCT KY 580, Johnson, KY
Built 1997 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 1,324
STEPSTONE RD
FairOver: STEPSTONE CREEK
3.4 MI. E. JCT. KY 1331, Montgomery, KY
Built 1982 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 370
SB I-75
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
.5 MI S US 460 @ G-TOWN, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 31,756
NB I-75
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
.5 MI S US 460 @ G-TOWN, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 31,756
KY 248
FairOver: LITTLE BEECH CREEK
2.5 MI E OF KY 44, Spencer, KY
Built 1982 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 2,298
KY-66
FairOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
.10 MI N OF JCT KY 221, Bell, KY
Built 1982 Load: 56.9 t ADT: 1,597
FORDS MILL ROAD
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
.2 MI W OF JCT US 27-BYPS, Bourbon, KY
Built 1965 Load: 56.9 t ADT: 545
US-119
FairOver: POOR FK CUMBERLAND RVR
1.5 MI E OF JCT KY 522, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 56.9 t ADT: 3,117
LITTLE HOLLY ROAD
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
30 FT EAST KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1999 Load: 56.9 t ADT: 31
Showing 9,251-9,300 of 14,554 bridges
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