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
CR 1348
FairOver: Muddy Fork Creek
1.3 mi SE jct US 68, Christian, KY
Built 2007 Load: 67.2 t ADT: 107
MCINTIRE ROAD
FairOver: BLACKFORD CREEK
0.9 MI SE JCT KY 657, Hancock, KY
Built 2002 Load: 67.2 t ADT: 102
KY-1706
FairOver: LITTLE BAYOU DE CHEIN
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 94, Fulton, KY
Built 1958 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 120
CR-1118K
FairOver: YOCUM CREEK
5.1 OFF 215, Harlan, KY
Built 2014 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 10
STROUD-LEVY ROAD
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
.25 MI JCT KY 2226, McLean, KY
Built 2000 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 9
KY 625
FairOver: PRYORS FORK
1.2 MI N OF KY 2869, Trimble, KY
Built 2010 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 200
LN-9008
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.1 MI WEST OF METCALFE C, Barren, KY
Built 1973 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 6,947
KY 480
FairOver: COX CREEK
1.0 MI W OF NELSON CL, Bullitt, KY
Built 1979 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 1,039
RUSSELL CAVE PIKE
FairOver: HARPS FK OF GOOSE CREEK
9 MI N. JCT KY 4, Fayette, KY
Built 1988 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 2,040
US-150
FairOver: SLOUGH OF HANGING FRK
2.1 MI S.E. OF BOYLE CL, Lincoln, KY
Built 1959 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 12,003
KY-9009
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
2.8 MI EAST OF MORGAN CL, Magoffin, KY
Built 1963 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 4,478
US-460
FairOver: MCDOWELLS RUN
1.6 MI. E JCT KY 537, Bourbon, KY
Built 1997 Load: 67.8 t ADT: 1,791
KY-2179
FairOver: POOR FRK.-CUMBERLAND RIV
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 67.8 t ADT: 2,421
KY-582
FairOver: BILL DEES BRANCH
1.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 7, Knott, KY
Built 1966 Load: 67.8 t ADT: 505
HORSEMAN CEM 1140
FairOver: BULL FORK
100' west of bull fork, Rowan, KY
Built 2016 Load: 67.8 t ADT: 40
I-64
FairOver: DAVID FORK
1.8 MI EAST OF I-75S NTRC, Fayette, KY
Built 1963 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 40,192
KY-201
FairOver: Blaine Creek
3.6 MI N of JCT KY 32, Lawrence, KY
Built 1983 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 345
KY-3075
FairOver: CLARK RIVER
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 450, McCracken, KY
Built 1975 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 883
KY-56
FairOver: LOST CREEK
.50 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 758, Union, KY
Built 1930 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 1,590
U.S. ROUTE 25E SOU
FairOver: SKYLAND ROAD
IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF STRU, Bell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 3,000
US-23
FairOver: BULL CREEK
WATERGAP NTRCH-NEW KY 80, Floyd, KY
Built 1978 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 20,328
AIKEN RD
FairOver: FLOYDS FORK
0.65 MI W OF KY 1531, Jefferson, KY
Built 2004 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 7,990
KY-1178
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
.1 MI E - JCT KY 1034, Hopkins, KY
Built 1988 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 3,867
KY Hwy 711
FairOver: KY 711 / Devils Fork
1 mi. N of KY 3420 Int., Morgan, KY
Built 2010 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 152
KY-26
FairOver: CARR CREEK
.25 MI.SOU. JCT KY 511, Whitley, KY
Built 1983 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 1,863
HARRODS CREEK ROAD
FairOver: HARRODS CREEK
1.75 MI W OF JCT US 460, Bourbon, KY
Built 1960 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 99
KY-2469
FairOver: PUNCHEON CAMP CREEK
3.5 MI W JCT KY 30, Breathitt, KY
Built 1998 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 47
EAGLE WAY NC
FairOver: SOUTH FK-LITTE RIVER
1.3 MI.NE JCT US 41, Christian, KY
Built 1999 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 1,836
HOPKINSVILLE BYPAS
FairOver: SOUTH FK-LITTE RIVER
1.3 MI.NE JCT US 41, Christian, KY
Built 1999 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 1,836
KY-52
FairOver: BILLEY FORK
2.36 MI E. JCT KY 1571, Lee, KY
Built 1985 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 998
KY-1285
FairOver: SOMERSET CREEK
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 57, Nicholas, KY
Built 1972 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 395
KY-1336
FairOver: LOCUST CREEK
3.0 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 697, Fleming, KY
Built 1978 Load: 68.8 t ADT: 127
US-60
FairOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
ON UNION - CRITTENDEN CL, Crittenden, KY
Built 1978 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,247
US-25
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
.1 MI N OF I-75 OVERPASS, Fayette, KY
Built 1983 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 23,592
KY-38
FairOver: CLOVER FK CUMBERLAND RIV
2.3 MI EAST OF JCT KY 72, Harlan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 5,754
RIVER RD
FairOver: HARRODS CREEK
0.20 MI E OF WOLF BR RD, Jefferson, KY
Built 1920 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 5,156
KY-607
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
.18 MI. E.-JCT US 127, Owen, KY
Built 1978 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 275
Milford Lewis Road
FairOver: Beaver Creek
.05miles W of Ky 167, Wayne, KY
Built 1994 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 49
US-68
FairOver: LEES CREEK
.30 MI S OF S-JCT KY2514, Mason, KY
Built 1962 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 4,761
BYERS RD
FairOver: CULP CREEK
.036 MIS JCT CR1184, Greenup, KY
Built 2004 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 15
KY-1069
FairOver: Otter Creek
1.5 Mi Sou of JCT KY-260, Hopkins, KY
Built 2017 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 1,727
HR-9006
FairOver: BULL CREEK
1.2 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 118, Leslie, KY
Built 1973 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 5,265
VIC GREER RD
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1 MI N KY 1781, Lincoln, KY
Built 1979 Load: 69.5 t ADT: 86
US-60
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
4.5 MI.E.-KY 144, Meade, KY
Built 1981 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 6,468
U.S. ROUTE 25E NOR
FairOver: SKYLAND ROAD
IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF STRU, Bell, KY
Built 1995 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 300
HORSE CREEK ROAD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
.1 MI S JCT KY 80, Clay, KY
Built 2000 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 50
US-23
FairOver: Toms Creek
0.1 MI E of JCT KY 1559, Johnson, KY
Built 1969 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 4,082
KY-463
FairOver: STONY FORK CREEK
1.5 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 699, Perry, KY
Built 1952 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 796
KY-224
FairOver: NOLIN RIVER
AT GRAYSON - HART CL, Hart, KY
Built 1977 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 1,392
US-23
FairOver: Georges Creek
2.0 MI NE of Johnson Co, Lawrence, KY
Built 1969 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 6,403
Showing 9,701-9,750 of 14,554 bridges
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