Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near national median SD
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
- 7.1%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
7.1%
1,027 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Kentucky (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
40
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
WIDS ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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-68
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.3 MI E. JCT KY 1027, Christian, KY
Built 1999 Load: 81.1 t ADT: 6,057
CRAYTON RD
FairOver: PAINTER CREEK
.7 MI JCT KY 1244, Nicholas, KY
Built 2000 Load: 81.1 t ADT: 28
KY-585
FairOver: Middle Fork Drakes Creek
At Simpson - Allen CL, Allen, KY
Built 2020 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 519
830
FairOver: LYNN CAMP BR
.15 MI.W JCT KY 1232, Knox, KY
Built 1998 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 1,655
Mt. Pleasant Rd.
FairOver: Muddy Creek
.4 mi. N Jct Mt Pleasant, Ohio, KY
Built 2012 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 75
US-62X
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 10-, Mason, KY
Built 1963 Load: 81.5 t ADT: 9,230
KY-110
FairOver: ROUGH RIVER
2.1 MI W - KY 79, Grayson, KY
Built 1992 Load: 81.7 t ADT: 648
KY 33
FairOver: SPEARS CREEK
1.3 MI NORTH US 127, Boyle, KY
Built 2000 Load: 81.8 t ADT: 3,457
KY 1000
FairOver: Caney Creek
200 FT N OF KY 191 INT, Morgan, KY
Built 2014 Load: 82.0 t ADT: 54
US-23
FairOver: BULL CREEK
@JCT KY3&KY80- WATERGAP, Floyd, KY
Built 1978 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 20,328
KY-686
FairOver: HINKSTON CREEK
100 FT W OF S-JCT KY 11, Montgomery, KY
Built 1984 Load: 83.2 t ADT: 17,152
JACKSTOWN ROAD
FairOver: BR. OF HINKSTON CREEK
.5 MI E OF JCT STRINGTOWN, Bourbon, KY
Built 1970 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 399
KY-1
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
.40 MI NOR. OF CARTER CL, Greenup, KY
Built 1940 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 1,022
OLD ROUTT RD
FairOver: TRIB TO FLOYDS FORK
1.2 MI N OF KY 1531, Jefferson, KY
Built 2003 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 3,023
N Old Ottenheim RD
FairOver: Branch of Neals Creek
E at JCT KY-1247, Lincoln, KY
Built 1930 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 256
KY 2053
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.5 MI E OF KY 864, Jefferson, KY
Built 1971 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 2,296
HR-9006
FairOver: Bull Creek
.25 MI EAST OF JCT KY 118, Leslie, KY
Built 1974 Load: 84.1 t ADT: 5,265
KY 43
FairOver: DUTCH FORK
1.5 MI N OF KY 241, Shelby, KY
Built 1932 Load: 84.3 t ADT: 477
KY-1312
FairOver: BECK HOLLOW BRANCH
.50 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 1952 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 208
CR-1169
FairOver: CLEAR FORK
_, Bell, KY
Built 2014 Load: 84.8 t ADT: 140
ECHO TRL
FairOver: BRUSH RUN
200 FT N OF KY 1819, Jefferson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 696
STEPHENSON MILL RD
FairOver: MCCOYS FORK
1.8 MI NW OF JCT KY 14/16, Boone, KY
Built 1940 Load: 85.2 t ADT: 219
KY-389
FairOver: MAJORS RUN
.10 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 55, Carroll, KY
Built 1932 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 1,159
KY-790
FairOver: LITTLE SINKING CREEK
1.3 MI SOU. OF PULASKI CL, Wayne, KY
Built 1960 Load: 85.9 t ADT: 258
US 150
FairOver: Unnamed Creek
0.9 M E of Lincoln Co., Rockcastle, KY
Built 2009 Load: 86.8 t ADT: 4,495
KY-85
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.80 MI WEST OF MCLEAN CL, Hopkins, KY
Built 1929 Load: 87.2 t ADT: 1,339
US-62
FairOver: FORK-EAST FORK CREEK
.1 MI W- HOPKINS CO LINE, Caldwell, KY
Built 1991 Load: 87.3 t ADT: 892
KY 1526
FairOver: BR OF BROOKS RUN
0.3 MI E OF I-65, Bullitt, KY
Built 1997 Load: 88.2 t ADT: 14,176
BLUE LN
FairOver: PATH FK OF PUCKETT CREEK
W @JCT KY 2005, Harlan, KY
Built 1979 Load: 88.5 t ADT: 200
I-64
FairOver: DRY RUN
0.20 MI E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1960 Load: 89.2 t ADT: 48,476
SLOAN FORK RD
FairOver: SOUTH FORK CREEK
200' S OF JCT CR 5122, Casey, KY
Built 1974 Load: 89.4 t ADT: 603
LN-9008
FairOver: HUGGINS BRANCH
1.4 MI W OF US31E NTRCHNG, Barren, KY
Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,578
US 68
FairOver: TRIB. OF BEAVER CREEK
0.58 MI. E. OF US 68/80, Barren, KY
Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,133
US-25E
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK SLOUGH
2.0 MI NW OF JCT KY 2015, Bell, KY
Built 1942 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,358
I-71
FairOver: MCCOYS FORK
1.5 MI N.E. OF KY 14 NTRC, Boone, KY
Built 1967 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 43,403
KY-8
FairOver: BR OF TURTLE CREEK
1.1 MI WEST OF JCT KY 19, Bracken, KY
Built 1961 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,056
I-69
FairOver: WARD CREEK
2.5 MI EAST OF KY 293 OP, Caldwell, KY
Built 1963 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,063
FULTZ RD
FairOver: LITTLE SINKING CREEK
1.8 MI- W JCT KY 1661, Carter, KY
Built 1930 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 179
I-64
FairOver: STRODES CREEK
.2 MI W OF KY 1958 INTRCH, Clark, KY
Built 1962 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 40,128
E RAMP TO MT PKWY
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.1MI E OF KY-974, Clark, KY
Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,665
KY-90
FairOver: NORRIS BRANCH
.70 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 691, Cumberland, KY
Built 1942 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,335
AU-9005
FairOver: RHODES CK
1.0 MI WEST OF KY 279 OP, Daviess, KY
Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,541
KY 1747 & HOUNZ LN
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.5 MI N OF KY 146, Jefferson, KY
Built 1968 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 23,290
KY-80
FairOver: PINE CREEK
1.45 MI. E.-PULASKI-CO., Laurel, KY
Built 1979 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,603
CS 1031
FairOver: Crystal Creek
.14 miles W of JCT KY11, Lee, KY
Built 1936 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,580
LN-9008
FairOver: DRY FORK CREEK
0.42 MI W OF JCT. W/US 68, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 6,947
Cindas creek road
FairOver: Open fork paint creek
0.1 miles south of ky 172, Morgan, KY
Built 2013 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 130
KY-613
FairOver: SPAAS CREEK
.05 MI SE OF JCT KY 1067, Powell, KY
Built 1953 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 49
LN-9008
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
.65 MI EAST OF KY 837 OP, Pulaski, KY
Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,371
LN-9008
FairOver: HOUSE FORK CREEK
1.1 MI EAST OF RUSSELL CL, Pulaski, KY
Built 1974 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,371
Showing 9,851-9,900 of 14,554 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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