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-62
GoodOver: RELIEF @ TYRONE BRIDGE
.05 MI E OF ANDERSON CL, Woodford, KY
Built 1938 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,629
Pine Grove Church
GoodOver: Puncheon Camp Creek
0.01 MI W of Ky 1766, Magoffin, KY
Built 2019 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 20
CR 1533 RUBEN ROAD
GoodOver: CHRISTY CREEK
153'S JCT.KY32, Rowan, KY
Built 2006 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 10
Roye Lane
GoodOver: Traces Creek
1 MI E OF JCT KY 53, Washington, KY
Built 2015 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 30
KAHLER-MILL ROAD
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.4 MI N JCT KY 131, Graves, KY
Built 1989 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 145
VILLAGE DRIVE
GoodOver: WALNUT MEADOW BRANCH
200 FT W. OF KY 595, Madison, KY
Built 2003 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 367
KY-772
GoodOver: LICKING RIVER
3.5 MI SW OF JCT KY 519, Morgan, KY
Built 1979 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 330
KY-1114
GoodOver: SHORT FK OF TURKEY CREEK
3.7 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 30, Breathitt, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 54
MOOCK ROAD
GoodOver: THREE MILE CREEK
1 MI NE OF JCT KY 9, Campbell, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,984
KY-1372
GoodOver: UNNAME STREAM
.30 MI EAST OF JCT KY 118, Carlisle, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 192
KY-577
GoodOver: GRASSY BRANCH
.10 MI E OF E-JCT KY1350, Clay, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 123
KY-135
GoodOver: SPRING BRANCH
.30 MI EAST OF JCT KY 297, Crittenden, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 112
KY-855
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.45 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Crittenden, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 353
KY-902
GoodOver: LARPIN BRANCH
1.5 MI EAST OF JCT KY 70, Crittenden, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 139
KY-89
GoodOver: MIDDLE FK.STATION CAMP C
1.2 MI SW OF JCT KY 1209, Estill, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 378
KY-1139
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
2.5 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 594, Estill, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 535
KY-559
GoodOver: ROSE HOLLOW BRANCH
2.7 MI W OF JCT KY 1013, Fleming, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 362
KY-597
GoodOver: INDIAN RUN CREEK
AT MASON - FLEMING CL, Fleming, KY
Built 1969 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 348
KY-404
GoodOver: BUCKEYE BRANCH
0.10 MI N of JCT KY 1210, Floyd, KY
Built 1942 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,742
KY-777
GoodOver: Turkey Creek
0.6 MI N of JCT KY 680, Floyd, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 187
KY-184
GoodOver: BR OF LICK CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 47, Gallatin, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 115
KY-221
GoodOver: BIG LAUREL CREEK
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 510, Harlan, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 221
KY-1092
GoodOver: KEATON FORK
.10 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 469, Johnson, KY
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 583
KY-1498
GoodOver: ARNOLD FORK
@ JCT KY 7, Knott, KY
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 395
KY-1189
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
1.2 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 830, Laurel, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 261
KY-715
GoodOver: WOLFPEN CREEK
1.35 MI. S. JCT KY 77, Menifee, KY
Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 207
KY-158
GoodOver: LITTLE BRUSHY CREEK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 32, Rowan, KY
Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,335
KY-904
GoodOver: COALSTONE BRANCH
.30 MI W OF E-JCT KY 92, Whitley, KY
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 474
CR-1809
GoodOver: Brushy Creek
78' S OF JCT BRUSHY R, Greenup, KY
Built 2005 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 18
CR1401 Ford Ln
GoodOver: Drainage Ditch
0.1 MI SOU JCT KY 175, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2013 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
KY-965
GoodOver: ROSE RUN CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Bath, KY
Built 1962 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 533
KY-1244
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
3.0 MI WEST OF N-JCT US 6, Nicholas, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 80
GRACE LOOP RD
GoodOver: ROUNDSTONE CREEK
.05 MI. W. OF JCT US 25, Rockcastle, KY
Built 2003 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 38
KY-1659
GoodOver: GLENS CREEK
1.4 MI S. OF JCT KY 2331, Woodford, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 344
KY-11
GoodOver: CAT CREEK
.6 MI S OF JCT KY 1184, Powell, KY
Built 1923 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 1,930
KY-1128
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
.60 MI EAST OF JCT KY 112, Fulton, KY
Built 1968 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 52
GOOSE CRK RD
GoodOver: GOOSE CREEK
.45 MI-SW JCT CR 5011, Marion, KY
Built 1997 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 69
KY-55
GoodOver: GREEN RIVER
1.7 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 565, Taylor, KY
Built 1960 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 7,250
MUD LICK BR RD
GoodOver: CREEK
.02 MI W - KY 2011, Bell, KY
Built 1990 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 70
INDIAN CREEK-Bridg
GoodOver: EAST FORK INDIAN CR.
NATIONAL FOREST, Menifee, KY
Built 2009 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 100
PEACOCK ROAD
GoodOver: STONER CREEK
2 MI E JCT US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 2009 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 68
Little Sulphur Rd.
GoodOver: Salt Lick Creek
771 ft. S. of KY 9, Lewis, KY
Built 2015 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 26
NICHOLS RD
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
1.6 MI EAST JCT KY 293, Caldwell, KY
Built 1990 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 93
HALL HILL ROAD
GoodOver: SOUTH FK RED RIVER
.7 MI S JCT KY 1639, Powell, KY
Built 1994 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 220
HARDISON RD
GoodOver: VICKS BRANCH
1.0 MI W JCT KY 1309, Todd, KY
Built 1994 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 48
SMITH RD.(CR1464)
GoodOver: OVER SMITH BRANCH
.15 MI N. OF CR 1461, Calloway, KY
Built 2015 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 21
JACKSON FERRY RD
GoodOver: MUDDY CREEK
2.5 MI S JCT KY 974, Clark, KY
Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 123
ELSOME CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: ELSOME CREEK
.4 MI W OF JCT KY 315, Breathitt, KY
Built 1975 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 30
Billy Ball Hollow
GoodOver: Pond Creek
0.01 MI E of JCT KY 199, Pike, KY
Built 2023 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 100
GREEN SPRINGER RD
GoodOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
45 ' EAST JCT KY 5, Boyd, KY
Built 1997 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 203
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