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
I-265 SB
FairOver: RJ CORMAN RAILROAD
2.4 MI N OF I-64, Jefferson, KY
Built 1984 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 32,574
I-265 NB
FairOver: RJ CORMAN RAILROAD
2.4 MI N OF I-64, Jefferson, KY
Built 1984 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 32,574
COLDWATER LN
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
.1 MI SE OF JCT CR 5036, Marshall, KY
Built 1979 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 20
MENIFEE CO MID SCH
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.01 MI. S. US 460 JCT., Menifee, KY
Built 2001 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 204
LOUIE B. NUNN PARK
FairOver: EAST FORK LITTLE BARREN
9008 PKY OVER E FK BARREN, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1972 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 2,429
LN-9008
FairOver: EAST FORK LITTLE BARREN
9008 PKY OVER E FK BARREN, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1972 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 2,429
CR 1009
FairOver: Branch of Knoblick Creek
2.4 mi. N. jct KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 2012 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 49
KY-920
FairOver: LINDERS CREEK
.60 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 84, Hardin, KY
Built 1969 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 391
CARTER CHURCH RD
FairOver: GARRETT CREEK
.1 MI E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1995 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 1,070
LEATHERS ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
.4 MI E OF JCT KY 1291, Anderson, KY
Built 1977 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 29
LOGAN BR. ROAD
FairOver: LOGAN BRANCH
1.2 MI. S. OF JCT KY 953, Cumberland, KY
Built 2006 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 21
BEE HOLW
FairOver: OVER BRUSHY CREEK
0.1 MI. SO. OF JCT. 5372, Greenup, KY
Built 2002 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 29
HAMMONS FORK RD
FairOver: COLLINS FORK
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 11, Knox, KY
Built 1978 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 476
KY-6117
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
.30 MI SOU. OF JCT US 62, Ohio, KY
Built 1973 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 859
Denton Slack Rd.
FairOver: Adams Fork
1.0 mi NW of Jct Ky 69, Ohio, KY
Built 2012 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 130
KY-527
FairOver: LITTLE PITMAN CREEK
1.7 MI NOR OF JCT US 68, Taylor, KY
Built 1986 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 2,335
KY-1083
FairOver: GASPER RIVER
2.8 MI South OF BUTLER CL, Warren, KY
Built 1970 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 304
KY-1920
FairOver: DEEP CREEK
100' EAST OF JCT.KY 422, Washington, KY
Built 1987 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 353
DOVER CHURCH ROAD
FairOver: ROUGH CREEK
2.2 MI. SOUTH JCT KY 2160, Allen, KY
Built 2007 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 357
PEACOCK ROAD
FairOver: CSX RR
.5 MI N OF JCT US 68 BYPS, Bourbon, KY
Built 1983 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 1,925
CROSS CREEK LN
FairOver: BROAD RUN
AT DEACON TRACE RD, Bullitt, KY
Built 2002 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 75
Johnson Rd
FairOver: Left Fork Beaver Creek
E of JCT KY 122 @Minnie, Floyd, KY
Built 1980 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 387
CR 1333
FairOver: Trib. to Highland Creek
0.2 Mi. N Utley&Utley Rd, Henderson, KY
Built 2003 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 207
US-60
FairOver: HAYES BRANCH
.10 MI NE JCT KY 174, Rowan, KY
Built 1988 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 2,717
KY-80
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
1.1 MI. W. OF CASEY CO LN, Russell, KY
Built 2005 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,105
BUFORD LN
FairOver: SHAW CREEK
250' SOUTH JCT KY 3005, Hardin, KY
Built 2000 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 3,398
CR1247 Dixon Rd
FairOver: Beaverdam Creek
.9 Mi NE Jct Ky 145, Henderson, KY
Built 2013 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 100
KY-78
FairOver: PEYTON CREEK
.05 MI W. JCT KY 198, Lincoln, KY
Built 1990 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 1,360
GOVER MILL RD
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
0.181MI. NE.JCT KY 39, Pulaski, KY
Built 2007 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 28
HARP PIKE
FairOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
1.55 MI N OF KY 12, Franklin, KY
Built 2007 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 50
Hogg Rd
FairOver: Poor Fk Cumberland River
0.1 M S of JCT US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 30
KY-3473
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
MI. JCT KY, Clay, KY
Built 2000 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 491
CAIN SPRINGS
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
.9 MI E OF JCT KY 1986, Madison, KY
Built 1975 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 43
KY-1674
FairOver: BIG CLIFTY CREEK
4.0 MI N.W. OF JCT US 27, Pulaski, KY
Built 1965 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,467
US-68
FairOver: WEST FK RED RIVER
3.11MI. E CHRIST.CO LNE, Todd, KY
Built 1998 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 2,718
LOWER PATTONS CRK
FairOver: DOG BRANCH
0.5 MI W OF KY 1488, Trimble, KY
Built 2008 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 20
FOUR MILE HOLLOW R
FairOver: LITTLE POPLAR CREEK
.3 MI SW JCT KY 1809, Knox, KY
Built 2002 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 100
KY-132
FairOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
WEBSTER--CRITTENDEN CO., Webster, KY
Built 1982 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 175
KY-825
FairOver: JENNY'S CREEK
.63 MI. E. JCT KY 2039, Johnson, KY
Built 1994 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 573
KY-7
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE CREEK
1.7 MI NE KY 2036, Letcher, KY
Built 1979 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 1,866
DEAD MAN HOLLOW RO
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
.25 MI W OF JCT KY 779, Whitley, KY
Built 1975 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 151
KY 922
FairOver: UK Ag Station Branch
1 MI N of I75 Underpass, Fayette, KY
Built 2006 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 4,142
KY-425
FairOver: ELAM DITCH
.2 MI E JCT KEY 136, Henderson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 8,592
KY-3390
FairOver: Hammonds Creek
2.5 MI N OF JCT KY 40, Johnson, KY
Built 2015 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 156
KY-10
FairOver: MONTGOMERY CREEK
@ KY 3311, Lewis, KY
Built 1987 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 2,618
TICK CREEK ROAD
FairOver: MILL RUN CREEK
0.4 Mi E Jct KY 152, Washington, KY
Built 2012 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 356
KY-9009
FairOver: LACY CREEK
.20 MI WEST OF KY 1010 OP, Wolfe, KY
Built 1963 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 4,015
HARP PIKE
FairOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
1.25 MI N OF KY 12, Franklin, KY
Built 1979 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 110
US-23 NC
FairOver: BLAINE CREEK
5.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 3, Lawrence, KY
Built 1977 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,565
US-23
FairOver: BLAINE CREEK
5.3 MI NOR OF JCT KY 3, Lawrence, KY
Built 1977 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,565
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