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
KY-3430
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1.0 MI. W JCT KY 312, Laurel, KY
Built 1994 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 1,644
PARRISH ROAD
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
0.1 MI S. OF US 62, Lyon, KY
Built 2000 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 19
KY-768
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
.5 MI SW OF JCT KY 959, Adair, KY
Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 727
BROWN RD
GoodOver: LITTLE SOUTH FORK
1.1 MI SW - KY 14, Boone, KY
Built 1992 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 506
COAL BRANCH RD
GoodOver: LONG SHOAL BRANCH
2.3 MI- W JCT KY 708, Lee, KY
Built 1996 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 50
APEX-ORANGE GROVE
GoodOver: WEST FORK POND RIVER
2.0 MI W. JCT KY 189, Christian, KY
Built 2000 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 58
LICK RUN RD
GoodOver: LICK RUN CREEK
.3 MI N. JCT CR 1029, Marion, KY
Built 1995 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 69
TERRY COAL RD
GoodOver: CASTLEBERRY CREEK
2.0 MI N. JCT KY 1348, Christian, KY
Built 1998 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 60
Die - Shiboley Rd.
GoodOver: Lynn Camp Creek
0.5 MI E of Jct KY1079, Hart, KY
Built 2010 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 40
PANTHER BR RTFK RD
GoodOver: PANTHER CREEK
.25M W. JCT 825 & 460, Johnson, KY
Built 2005 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 30
KY-76
GoodOver: ROBINSON CREEK
.10 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 70, Taylor, KY
Built 1969 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,985
KY-15
GoodOver: HUNTING FORK CREEK
1.3 MI NW OF JCT KY 1261, Wolfe, KY
Built 1964 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 4,353
WEST KNOB LICK RD
GoodOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.6 MI W JCT US 127, Boyle, KY
Built 1994 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 122
WOMBEL ROAD
GoodOver: BR. OF SUGAR CREEK
.58 MI SW OF U.S. 62, McCracken, KY
Built 1989 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 69
POTTSVILLE RDOLD 1
GoodOver: LONG RUN CREEK
3.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1195, Washington, KY
Built 1931 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 180
Max Roark Road
GoodOver: Puncheon Creek
0.05 M E of Green Valley, Allen, KY
Built 2021 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 141
JENNINGS ST.
GoodOver: TOWN BRANCH
0.1 MI W. OF US 51, Carlisle, KY
Built 2014 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 54
WOODBURN HAY RD
GoodOver: MIDDLE BRANCH
0.9 MI E. JCT CR 5099, Christian, KY
Built 1990 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 171
MOUNT ZION RD
GoodOver: NOSEY CREEK
1.1 MI N JCT KY 224, Grayson, KY
Built 1994 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 33
CHESTER RD.
GoodOver: FREE BRANCH
.65 MI S. OF KY 402, Marshall, KY
Built 2012 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 61
KY-144
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
@ HARDIN- MEADE CO LINE, Meade, KY
Built 1990 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 2,080
TERRY RD
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.1 MI- W JCT CR 5268, Hopkins, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 10
Old Walnut Trail
GoodOver: West Bays Fork Creek
0.01 MI S OF JCT KY 2160, Allen, KY
Built 2021 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 50
BOONE AIRE RD
GoodOver: TRIB -GUNPOWDER CREEK
.3 MI W KY 18, Boone, KY
Built 1991 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 82
KY 893
GoodOver: McCullough Fork
4.0MI EAST OF JCT US 641, Calloway, KY
Built 2016 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 495
JACKSON FERRY RD
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
200 FT SOUTH JCT KY 97, Clark, KY
Built 1996 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 364
KY3459
GoodOver: MARTIN'S FK CUMB RIVER
0.1 MILE W OF US421, Harlan, KY
Built 2012 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 991
US-62
GoodOver: SMALLEY BRANCH
3.4 MI SW OF JCT KY 1284, Harrison, KY
Built 1930 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,318
Steel Bridge Rd
GoodOver: N Fork Kentucky River
0.25 W of JCT KY 7/3408, Letcher, KY
Built 2018 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 131
CR-1063
GoodOver: MONTGOMERY CREEK
108' W. of KY 3311, Lewis, KY
Built 2014 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 53
FORMAN CHAPEL RD
GoodOver: SHANNON CREEK
30 FT S - JCT US 62, Mason, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 71
KY-2061
GoodOver: KY 2061 OVER JOHNS CREEK
CANEY @JCT KY 2061 & 194, Pike, KY
Built 2008 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,089
SKYLAND ROAD
GoodOver: SUGAR RUN ROAD AND STREA
2.3 MILES BEFORE PINNACLE, Breathitt, KY
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 205
N. ST. PAUL ST.
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
.2 MI- N.JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 1996 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 197
KY-537
GoodOver: BR OF BRUSH CREEK
2.5 MI W OF JCT KY 57, Bourbon, KY
Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 784
MULLIGAN RD
GoodOver: E FORK -KNOBLICK CREEK
.3 MI S JCT KY 56, Daviess, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 226
HALL BLVD
GoodOver: LOONEY CREEK
.0001 MI S JCT KY 160, Harlan, KY
Built 1993 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 200
BECKHAM ROBERTS RD
GoodOver: EARLE CREEK
0.1 MI NE of JCT KY 85, Hopkins, KY
Built 2020 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 50
MAXON RD (CR1302)
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
0.4 MI N. U.S. 60, McCracken, KY
Built 2018 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 714
KY 172
GoodOver: Elk Fork Creek
600ft from Ky1161 JCT, Morgan, KY
Built 2016 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,838
BUZZARD ROOST RD
GoodOver: LEATHERWOOD BRANCH
75' WEST JCT CR 5303, Greenup, KY
Built 1996 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 113
JC-9003
GoodOver: EAST FORK CLARKS RIVER
NBL 1.0 MI N OF KY 348 TP, Marshall, KY
Built 1967 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 9,336
KY-9000
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
EBL .8 MI E OF KY 1184 OP, Powell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 4,394
BLACK SULPHUR RD
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
.2 MI-SW JCT CR 5117, Bath, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 92
BERNADINE LN
GoodOver: THREE PRONG BRANCH
650 FT -S. JCT KY 784, Greenup, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 10
LAUREL FORK ROAD
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK
2.1 MI W. JCT KY 1595, Whitley, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 77
Gilberts Creek Rd
GoodOver: Gilberts Creek
3.6 Mi. E of US127, Anderson, KY
Built 2019 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 61
WESTPLAINS ROAD
GoodOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
1.1 MI E. JCT KY 1241, Graves, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 150
KY-1163
GoodOver: CARTER CREEK
3.863 MI SE JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1985 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 335
GRIMES RD
GoodOver: LITTLE KINCAID CREEK
200' SW JCT KY 159, Pendleton, KY
Built 1996 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 58
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