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
I-64 WB RAMP
UnknownOver: I-64 WB, RAMP & RIVER RD
200 FT S OF LINCOLN BR, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 6,987
I-65 SB & RAMPS
UnknownOver: RIVER RD
KY APPR TO KENNEDY BR, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 7,530
I-65 NB & RAMPS
UnknownOver: RIVER RD
KY APPR TO LINCOLN BR, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 7,530
I-65 SB RAMP
UnknownOver: WTHRSPN, ADAMS & RJC RR
2.4 MI S OF ZORN AV, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
I-64 EB RAMP
UnknownOver: WTHRSPN, CSX RR & RAMPS
0.65 MI W OF US 42 WB, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
I-64 EB & RAMP
UnknownOver: WITHERSPOON & CSX RR
0.3 MI E OF I-65 NB, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
I-64 WB RAMP
UnknownOver: WITHERSPOON & CSX RR
0.23 MI E OF I-65, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
I-64 WB & RAMPS
UnknownOver: WITHERSPOON & CSX RR
0.85 MI W OF US 42 WB, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
I-64 WB RAMP
UnknownOver: I-64 & RAMPS
0.7 MI E OF I-65, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
I-71 RAMP TO I-65
UnknownOver: I-64 WB
1.85 MI S OF ZORN, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 74,600
I-64 WB ON RAMP
UnknownOver: I-64 WB
0.2 MI W OF US 42 WB, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 79,991
I-64 WB
UnknownOver: US 42 WB
0.16 MI W OF US 42 EB, Jefferson, KY
Built 1968 ADT: 9,715
I-64 WB
UnknownOver: US 42 EB & BEARGRASS CRK
0.12 MI E OF US 42 WB, Jefferson, KY
Built 1968 ADT: 13,359
I-71
UnknownOver: FRANKFORT AVE
0.15 MI N OF I-64, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
KY 841 WB
UnknownOver: HARRODS CREEK & RIVER RD
1 MI S OF KY/IN ST LINE, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 6,826
KY 841 EB
UnknownOver: HARRODS CREEK & RIVER RD
1 MI S OF KY/IN ST LINE, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 6,826
KY 841 EB OFF RAMP
UnknownOver: KY 841
0.16 MI S OF US 42, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016
WOLF PEN BRANCH
UnknownOver: KY 841
0.63 MI E OF US 42, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 ADT: 18,700
US-27
UnknownOver: OLD US 27
.20 MI N OF GARRARD CL, Jessamine, KY
Built 1971 ADT: 18,005
WILMORE ROAD
UnknownOver: US 27 BY-PASS
1.2 MI S OF JCT US 27 BUS, Jessamine, KY
Built 1986 ADT: 24,550
KY-321
UnknownOver: KY-1428
KY 1428 JCT @ W VAN LEAR, Johnson, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 4,900
US-23 NC
UnknownOver: KY-825/Lick Fork
@ JCT KY 825, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 ADT: 573
US-23
UnknownOver: KY-825/Lick Fork
@ JCT KY 825, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 ADT: 573
US-23 NC
UnknownOver: US-460 & Paint Creek
@ US 23/US 460 INT, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 ADT: 4,749
US-23
UnknownOver: US-460 & Paint Creek
@ US 23/US 460 INT, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 ADT: 4,749
US-23 NC
UnknownOver: KY-40
@ JCT KY 40, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 ADT: 7,801
US-23
UnknownOver: KY-40
@ JCT KY 40, Johnson, KY
Built 1996 ADT: 7,801
KY-3224
UnknownOver: CSX RR/KY-581/Levisa Frk
River Bridge KY 3224, Johnson, KY
Built 2009
4TH STREET
UnknownOver: LICKING RIVER
4TH ST BR OVER LICKING RV, Kenton, KY
Built 1936
I-75 NC
UnknownOver: NINTH ST IN COVINGTON
SBL .4M S OF 5TH ST NTRCH, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 3,346
I-75
UnknownOver: NINTH ST IN COVINGTON
NBL .4M S OF 5TH ST NTRCH, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 3,346
5TH ST/SB I75 RMP
UnknownOver: 4TH ST RAMP TO SB I-75
SB EXT RMP @5TH ST NTRCH, Kenton, KY
Built 1963 ADT: 132,112
I-75 NC
UnknownOver: 3RD-4TH-5TH STS COVINGTO
APPROACH TO BRENT SPENCE, Kenton, KY
Built 1963 ADT: 5,036
I-75 NC
UnknownOver: RIVARD DR IN FT WRIGHT
SBL .75 MI NE OF US 25 OP, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 335
I-75
UnknownOver: RIVARD DR IN FT WRIGHT
NBL .75 MI NE OF US 25 OP, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 446
I-75 NC
UnknownOver: 11TH-12TH-LEWIS IN CVNGT
SBL-.3M N-JEFFERSON ST OP, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 13,528
I-75
UnknownOver: US25,KY1120,(11TH,12TH,L
NBL-.3M N-JEFFERSON ST OP, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 15,179
KYLES LANE
UnknownOver: I-75
.2 MI S OF JCT US 25-42, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 ADT: 144,089
KY 17
UnknownOver: OHIO RIVER
SUSPENSION BR OVR OHIO RV, Kenton, KY
Built 1867
US25/US42/US127
UnknownOver: OHIO RIVER
CLAY WADE BAILEY OVR OHIO, Kenton, KY
Built 1974 ADT: 7,957
TAYLOR MILL ROAD
UnknownOver: I 275
1.6 MI S OF JCT KY 177, Kenton, KY
Built 1973 ADT: 115,410
TURKEYFOOT ROAD
UnknownOver: I 275
.6 MI S OF JCT US 25-42, Kenton, KY
Built 1974 ADT: 91,951
I-275 WB
UnknownOver: CSX RR-KY 177-LICKNG RVR
WBL @CAMPBELL CO LN., Kenton, KY
Built 1973
I-275 EB
UnknownOver: CSX RR-KY 177-LICKNG RVR
EBL @CAMPBELL CO.LN., Kenton, KY
Built 1972
I-75 NC
UnknownOver: I275 E&W-RAMPS D-G
SB MAINLINE I75 @I275 NTR, Kenton, KY
Built 1971 ADT: 170,069
I-75
UnknownOver: I275 E&W-RAMPS D-G
NB MAINLINE I75 @I275 NTR, Kenton, KY
Built 1971 ADT: 170,069
I-275 WB
UnknownOver: I-75 N&S-RAMPS G-D
WBI275@I75, Kenton, KY
Built 1971 ADT: 170,069
I-275 EB
UnknownOver: I-75 N&S-RAMPS G-D
EB-275 MAINLINE@I75, Kenton, KY
Built 1971 ADT: 170,069
I-75 N RAMP
UnknownOver: I275-I75-G&D RAMPS
EB I275 TO NB I75 RMP-LVL, Kenton, KY
Built 1971 ADT: 170,069
I-75 S RAMP
UnknownOver: I275-I75-G&D RAMPS
WB I275 TO SB I75 RMP-LVL, Kenton, KY
Built 1971 ADT: 103,570
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