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
LITTLE ROCK-JACKST
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.0 MI- N JCT KY 537, Bourbon, KY
Built 1997 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 138
KY-1073
GoodOver: NORTH FORK OF ROUGH RIVE
1.7 MI SE OF JCT KY 1401, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1963 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 347
ROBERSON SOUTH
GoodOver: BR-E.FORK CLARKS RIVER
200' NORTH JCT KY 1550, Calloway, KY
Built 2001 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,231
DRY FORK CREEK RD
GoodOver: DRY FORK
.7 MI N JCT KY 974, Clark, KY
Built 1994 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 49
Henson Rd. CR1079
GoodOver: Coal Branch
775' S of KY-827, Greenup, KY
Built 2015 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 5
MILL CRK RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1.7 MI.N. JCT KY 221, Bell, KY
Built 1992 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 60
WOODCREEK DR
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK CREEK
.2 MI SW JCT KY 237, Boone, KY
Built 1990 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 1,332
KY-992
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK HONEY LOCUST
2.7 Mi SE of KY 144, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1997 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 138
HOODS RUN RD
GoodOver: HOODS RUN CREEK
.7 MI W JCT KY 2, Greenup, KY
Built 1994 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 105
KY-645 RAMP KY-40
GoodOver: COLDWATER FORK
Ramp near JCT KY 40, Martin, KY
Built 2006 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 4,537
BROOKING ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH HUMPHREY CREEK
1.3 MI W.JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY
Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 222
CR1451
GoodOver: CUMB RIV CSX R/R
100' EAST OF US119, Bell, KY
Built 2004 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 200
CR 1306 GREENBRIER
GoodOver: GOODIN BRANCH
.10 MI WEST OF KY 955, Carter, KY
Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 132
CALBERT ROAD
GoodOver: BR - CYPRESS CREEK
.1 MI S. JCT CR 5035, Hickman, KY
Built 1994 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 52
MAXINE ROAD
GoodOver: BACON CREEK
1.3 MI West of US 31E, Larue, KY
Built 1993 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 75
KY 1414
GoodOver: CLEAR RUN
1.3 MI EAST I 165 OP, Ohio, KY
Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 425
KY-22
GoodOver: LICKING RIVER
1.1 MI EAST JCT US-27, Pendleton, KY
Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,075
Hall's Old Home Pl
GoodOver: Big Creek
175 FT S OF KY 80 MP4.9, Perry, KY
Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 63
Tunnel Mill Road
GoodOver: Troublesome Creek
0.01 M S of JCT KY-476, Perry, KY
Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50
Gin Fork
GoodOver: Left Fork Brushy Fork
0.15 MI S of JCT KY 881, Pike, KY
Built 2023 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 80
KY 53
GoodOver: NS RAILROAD
0.3 MI S OF US 60, Shelby, KY
Built 2023 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 15,113
KY-1338
GoodOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
3.0 MI.N JCT KY 109, Christian, KY
Built 1998 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 95
CR-1031
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK-LITTLE RIVER
.1 MI. W. CR 5032, Christian, KY
Built 1991 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 46
KY-137
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
1.9 M N OF JCT KY 1436, Livingston, KY
Built 1951 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 83
Siloam Rd. CR 1119
GoodOver: _Hancock Branch
_0.5 M N of jct KY337, Marion, KY
Built 2016 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 126
KY-292
GoodOver: Big Elk Creek
.05 MI W JCT KY 2031, Martin, KY
Built 1999 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 305
J E BICKETT RD
GoodOver: CHERRY CREEK
0.3 MI S. OF JCT. KY 84, Marion, KY
Built 2002 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 56
JACKSON DR
GoodOver: LITTLE BRUSHY CREEK
.1 MI SW - KY 32, Rowan, KY
Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,062
KY-30
GoodOver: HUNTING CREEK
.1 MI SE OF JCT KY 1094, Breathitt, KY
Built 1932 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 204
HERMAN ROAD
GoodOver: HASKELL CREEK
.8 MI N - KY 483, Graves, KY
Built 1993 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 65
FRAIZER ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF BUCKLER CREEK
1.3 MI. N. OF JCT. KY1837, Ballard, KY
Built 1972 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 96
KY-11
GoodOver: Town Branch
MONTGOMERY- BATH LINE, Bath, KY
Built 2007 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,963
SHORT LINE RD
GoodOver: DOCTORS FORK
.6mi. n.of 68, Boyle, KY
Built 1991 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 125
CR 1103
GoodOver: TWELVEMILE CR
_, Campbell, KY
Built 2013 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 530
KY-2
GoodOver: ZORNES BRANCH
1.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 7, Carter, KY
Built 1941 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 528
HICKORY FLATS
GoodOver: SOLDIER FORK CREEK
25' SOUTH - KY 174, Carter, KY
Built 1993 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 187
KY. 80
GoodOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
.6 MI E OF JCT. KY 97, Graves, KY
Built 2008 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,030
KY. 80
GoodOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
.6 MI E. OF JCT KY 97, Graves, KY
Built 2008 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,030
Roy Chaudoin Rd.
GoodOver: Big Pitman Creek
0.54 Mi S of Jct KY323, Green, KY
Built 2018 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50
SEWELL RD
GoodOver: FIVEMILE CREEK
0.7 MI S OF KY 1360, Henry, KY
Built 1990 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 75
I-65 NB
GoodOver: RIVERSIDE DR & MARKET ST
IN APPR TO LINCOLN BR, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 60,500
STONEBRIDGE RD
GoodOver: TRIB TO MUDDY FORK
AT BLANKENBAKER LN, Jefferson, KY
Built 2022 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,149
Edward Drive
GoodOver: Troublesome Creek
0.01 M S of JCT KY-550, Knott, KY
Built 2022 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 70
Balls Fork
GoodOver: Lafferty Johnson Lane
0.01 M S of JCT KY-1087, Knott, KY
Built 2023 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 10
US-119
GoodOver: Poor Frk of Cumberland
0.3 MI SW of JCT KY 2564, Letcher, KY
Built 2017 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,459
BILL CHAIN ROAD
GoodOver: MONTGOMERY CREEK
1.4 MI SE - KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1992 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 365
BERT T COMBS-MOUNT
GoodOver: LULBEGRUD CREEK
WBL ON CLARK - POWELL CL, Powell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,333
KY-9000
GoodOver: LULBEGRUD CREEK
EBL ON CLARK - POWELL CL, Powell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,333
CR1105, Breton Rd
GoodOver: E. Fork Deer Creek
1.3 Mi. S juct US41, Webster, KY
Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 275
KY-15
GoodOver: UPPER HOWARDS CREEK
3 MI N OF 099/025 C.L., Clark, KY
Built 1992 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 701
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