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
US-127
FairOver: CLARKS RUN
0.6 MI S. JCT US 150, Boyle, KY
Built 1987 Load: 57.9 t ADT: 7,115
KY-1
FairOver: Woods Branch
2.5 MI W of JCT KY 828, Lawrence, KY
Built 1978 Load: 57.9 t ADT: 352
779
FairOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
.75 MILE WEST OF 11 SOUTH, Whitley, KY
Built 2009 Load: 57.9 t ADT: 351
KY-507
FairOver: LOWER BRANCH
1.5 MI. E JCT KY 508, Christian, KY
Built 1999 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 647
COMBS BRIDGE RD
FairOver: ROUGH RIVER
1.6 MI W JCT KY 69, Ohio, KY
Built 1997 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 103
BUCKS RUN RD
FairOver: BUCK RUN CREEK
100 FT. EAST OF KY 227, Owen, KY
Built 1979 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 44
KY-1095
FairOver: MONTGOMERY CREEK 1.7SW-1
1.7 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 15, Perry, KY
Built 1978 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 557
KY 359
FairOver: Lost Creek
0.9 mi N of JCT US 60, Union, KY
Built 2018 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,265
KY-988
FairOver: SUGAR RUN
.50 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 217, Bell, KY
Built 1978 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 331
KY-1153
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
.35 MI WEST OF JCT KY 626, Butler, KY
Built 1968 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 239
CRUTCHER PIKE
FairOver: CRUTCHER FORK
.1 MI w OF JCT KY 169, Madison, KY
Built 1938 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 305
US 52
FairOver: TUG FORK, CR15, NSRR
0.01 MILE E OF KY 292, Pike, KY
Built 1997 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 10,000
US 52
FairOver: TUG FORK, CR15, NSRR
0.01 MILE E OF KY 292, Pike, KY
Built 1997 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 10,000
KY-987
FairOver: COAL STONE BRANCH
.60 MI EAST OF JCT KY 217, Bell, KY
Built 1952 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 429
US-68
FairOver: BR HINKSTON CREEK
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1893, Bourbon, KY
Built 1957 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 1,517
HAWKINS-CUMMINS RD
FairOver: TOWNSEND CREEK
.05 MI W JCT KY 353, Bourbon, KY
Built 1999 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 330
US-62
FairOver: SINKHOLES
1.3 MI. W JCT KY 91, Caldwell, KY
Built 2001 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 4,317
KY-915
FairOver: RIFFLE CREEK
3.7 MI. N. JCT JCT KY 10, Campbell, KY
Built 1979 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 775
LYDANNE BRIDGE S
FairOver: FLAT LICK CREEK
0.1 MI. EAST KY 815, Daviess, KY
Built 1985 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 149
DIEDERICK STREET
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.0 MI. W. JCT US 23, Greenup, KY
Built 1996 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 14,963
DIEDERICK STREET
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.2 MI.W. JCT US 23, Greenup, KY
Built 1996 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 14,963
NORTH SEBREE ST
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
200' NORTH -SEBREE AVE, Hopkins, KY
Built 1990 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 57
CR1408 Antioch Ch
FairOver: East FK Deer Ck
.68 Mi. East KY 1069, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 35
RACCOON BRANCH RD
FairOver: HOOD CREEK
0.15 MI E of JCT KY 201, Lawrence, KY
Built 1995 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 252
Wolfpit Branch Rd
FairOver: Wolfpit Branch
0.40 MI SW of JCT KY 195, Pike, KY
Built 2007 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 505
KY-1029
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.5 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 616, Robertson, KY
Built 1966 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 175
KY-5
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
.9 MI NW OF JCT US 60, Boyd, KY
Built 1979 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,686
KY-19
FairOver: LOCUST CREEK
2.2 MI NE OF JCT KY 1159, Bracken, KY
Built 1981 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,543
CALICO RD
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
.30 MI E OF JCT KY 3109, Garrard, KY
Built 1999 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 103
HR-9006
FairOver: ULYSSES CREEK
200FT EAST OF B41, Leslie, KY
Built 1973 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 3,701
KY-713
FairOver: SPENCER CREEK
1.1 MI WEST OF JCT KY 213, Montgomery, KY
Built 1978 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,009
KY-974
FairOver: HOWARD CREEK
3.8 MILES W. OF JCT KY 89, Clark, KY
Built 2002 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 55
OLD MORGANFIELD RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF POND CREEK
0.7 M. W. OF KY. 630, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 187
Big Branch Rd
FairOver: Elkhorn Creek
@ JCT KY 197, Pike, KY
Built 1982 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 2,407
KY-33
FairOver: BR OF E FK CLEAR CREEK
1.2 MI S-KY 1267 @TROY, Woodford, KY
Built 1967 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 440
Pitts Fork Rd
FairOver: Left Fork Middle Creek
0.02 MI E of JCT KY 850, Floyd, KY
Built 1901 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 260
Sulphur Springs Rd
FairOver: Camp Creek
0.1 M E JCT JOHN TAPP RD, Henderson, KY
Built 2019 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 114
KY-74
FairOver: STONY FORK CREEK
1.3 MI.WEST JCT. KY 441, Bell, KY
Built 1984 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 783
PILOT VIEW ROAD
FairOver: WHITE FORK CREEK
10FT E OF JCT W/KY 89, Clark, KY
Built 2007 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 222
KY-743
FairOver: Beaver Dam Creek
1.1 MI N OF JCT KY 422, Edmonson, KY
Built 2019 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 237
KY-1069
FairOver: EAST FK -DEER CREEK
3.5 MI. N JCT KY 260, Hopkins, KY
Built 2001 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 629
US-127
FairOver: HARRIS CREEK
1.4 MI N JCT KY 1194, Lincoln, KY
Built 1993 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 9,808
HORSE CREEK ROAD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
.6 MI. S. JCT KY 80, Clay, KY
Built 1981 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 155
CRESSMONT RD
FairOver: LOWER SINKING CREEK
2 MI W OF JCT KY 399, Lee, KY
Built 1979 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 200
GUM SULPHER RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO DIX RIVER
.05 MI NE OF JCT US 150, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1976 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 76
POKEBERRY RD
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
1.5 MI S JCT US 25, Scott, KY
Built 1999 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 16
WISES LANDING RD
FairOver: BAREBONE CREEK
0.8 MI S OF KY 754, Trimble, KY
Built 1980 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 100
KY-167
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5 MI NW OF JCT KY 1258, Wayne, KY
Built 1982 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 923
KY-109
FairOver: OWENS CREEK
.10 MI. S KY 120, Webster, KY
Built 1985 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 801
HOUSTON-ANTIOCH RD
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
.78 MI S OF JCT W/KY 1970, Bourbon, KY
Built 2014 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 410
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