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-645
GoodOver: Middle Fork
1000 ' EAST OF JCT KY 3, Martin, KY
Built 2004 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 4,537
POTTERSHOP RD
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
3.7 MI SE JCT US 150, Nelson, KY
Built 1997 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 148
Lower Judio Road
GoodOver: Judio Creek
0.42 Miles SE of KY-953, Cumberland, KY
Built 2015 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 20
Higgs Rd.
GoodOver: ALDER CREEK
1.MI. SE JCT US 62, Grayson, KY
Built 1990 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 53
KY-438
GoodOver: LINCOLN RUN
.1 MI. SW JCT KY 528, Washington, KY
Built 1995 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 318
KY-357
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK OF BACON CREE
.40 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 728, Hart, KY
Built 1950 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 577
KY-70
GoodOver: DUTTONS CREEK
1.5 MI NE JCT KY 1798, Taylor, KY
Built 2003 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,632
KY-2422
GoodOver: UNNAME STREAM
.10 MI EAST OF WTR VLY CL, Graves, KY
Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 285
KY-2422
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK BAYOU DE CHIE
.50 MI EAST OF WTR VLY CL, Graves, KY
Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 285
BLOYDS BLUFF RD
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
.25 MI.W. JCT. KY 424, Green, KY
Built 1995 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 110
KY-7
GoodOver: SHULTZ CREEK
3.6 MI. S. JCT. KY 784, Greenup, KY
Built 2001 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 706
MULLINS HOLLOW RD
GoodOver: STATION CAMP CREEK
1.0 MI N. JCT KY 2004, Jackson, KY
Built 1995 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 150
Little Doty Branch
GoodOver: RT Fork of Beaver Creek
0.1 M East of JCT KY-7, Knott, KY
Built 2023 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 103
BRIERY CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
24 FT EAST OF JCT KY 377, Lewis, KY
Built 2001 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100
FLAT FK RD CR-1206
GoodOver: FLAT FORK
1180' S. of KY-161, Mason, KY
Built 2014 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 84
KY 636
GoodOver: LITTLE BEACH CREEK
1.1 M N OF SPENCER CL, Shelby, KY
Built 2021 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 256
FEATHERCREEK RD
GoodOver: PITMAN CREEK
.3 MI W JCT KY 289, Taylor, KY
Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 76
WILLIAM BALL RD
GoodOver: BR OF HOPGOOD DITCH
0.6 MI. SW JCT KY 950, Union, KY
Built 2018 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50
KY 3145
GoodOver: CSX Railroad
0.3 MI S of JCT US-68, Warren, KY
Built 2017 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,700
KY-167
GoodOver: LITTLE SOUTH FORK RIVER
3.8 MI NOR OF TENN ST LIN, Wayne, KY
Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 160
Campground Rd.
GoodOver: Bacon Creek
0.3 Mi S of KY 728, Hart, KY
Built 2012 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 46
_CR1317
GoodOver: _Br. Pond Creek
_1.5 mi. S jct. ky 136, Henderson, KY
Built 2017 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 71
OLD SARDIS PIKE
GoodOver: LEE'S CREEK
.5 MI- W JCT KY 2514, Mason, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 269
BURDINE SCHOOL RD
GoodOver: SHORT CREEK
0.1 M W of JCT KY 1675, Pulaski, KY
Built 2012 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 90
SMOKY CREEK RD
GoodOver: SMOKY CREEK
.5 MI-E. JCT KY 2, Carter, KY
Built 1995 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 44
KY-902
GoodOver: DRY FORK CREEK
1.0 MI WEST OF CALDWELL C, Crittenden, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 193
GREENBRIER RD
GoodOver: FOX CREEK
300' EAST JCT KY 1013, Fleming, KY
Built 1995 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 67
LANGLEY RD
GoodOver: HARRISON CREEK
60 FT SOU. JCT KY 1284, Harrison, KY
Built 1994 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 31
WHEELER RD
GoodOver: FANNIN'S FORK
.15 MI S JCT KY 172, Morgan, KY
Built 1995 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30
HAZELWOOD ROAD
GoodOver: BR OF LTTL HUMPHREY CRK
1 MI W OF JCT KY 358, Ballard, KY
Built 1968 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 430
US 60
GoodOver: Yellow Creek
0.9 mi. E. Jct. KY144 OP, Daviess, KY
Built 2011 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 7,261
KY 1824
GoodOver: Peggy Ann Creek
0.4 M N of JCT KY 80, Marshall, KY
Built 2022 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,455
US-68
GoodOver: N FK LICKING RIVER
.55 MI NOR OF N-JCT KY251, Mason, KY
Built 1966 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,761
JONES RD
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
.5 MI E JCT KY 1954, McCracken, KY
Built 1994 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 10
Joe Dunn Lane
GoodOver: Left Fork Buffalo Creek
100' S of JCT CR-1120, Owsley, KY
Built 2023 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 20
BLAZE VALLEY RD
GoodOver: PITMAN CREEK
75' NORTH JCT KY 192, Pulaski, KY
Built 1999 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 231
GUNNELL RD
GoodOver: MUDDY FORK CREEK
2.5 MI N - US 62, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 74
RICE PIKE
GoodOver: TRIB-BIG BONE CREEK
2.0 MI W JCT US 42/127, Boone, KY
Built 1993 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 460
Crance Road CR1044
GoodOver: Hood Creek
461-ft East of JCT KY 5, Boyd, KY
Built 2005 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 30
KY-944
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.7 MI W JCT US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1990 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 160
LOY MOORE RD
GoodOver: SINKING CREEK
0.01 MI EAST OF KY 663, Logan, KY
Built 1997 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 70
BULLFORK RD
GoodOver: BULL FORK
1.1 MI. JCT FREE STONE RD, Rowan, KY
Built 2003 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 139
KY383 SPRINGFIELD
GoodOver: NEELY BRANCH
1.4M S OF JCT W/ KY 664, Simpson, KY
Built 2011 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 527
_KY 662
GoodOver: Trib Little Blackford Cr
500' W jct S Chestnut Gr, Daviess, KY
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 461
KY 22
GoodOver: Eagle Creek
2.4 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 36, Grant, KY
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,517
LONG BRANCH FK RD
GoodOver: E FORK MILL CREEK
1.7 MI N OF KY 574, Henry, KY
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
KY-1145
GoodOver: Levisa Fork
0.2 MI W of JCT KY 1107, Johnson, KY
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160
Windmill Drive
GoodOver: Balls Fork
0.01 M E of JCT KY-1087, Knott, KY
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
BEECH FRK RD
GoodOver: BEECH FORK CREEK
.8 MI N JCT KY 68, Marion, KY
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 154
US 460
GoodOver: Big Spring Branch
0.5 M SE of JCT KY 1081, Morgan, KY
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 963
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