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

Total Bridges

14,554

Public highway bridges in Kentucky

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

Kentucky26.9%65.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kentucky (FHWA NBI)

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

NY

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132
Selected

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

OK

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY

Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10

PETROLEUM RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK

0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY

Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164

DEERFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: STOVALL CREEK

.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

KY-3042

Poor

Over: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE

.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY

Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630

KY-1951

Poor

Over: SNAG CREEK

2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36

Jones Branch

Poor

Over: 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

PIKEVIEW ROAD

Good

Over: LOCUST BRANCH

06 MI SE JCT US 31E, Hart, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 93

AIRLINE ROAD

Good

Over: WALTERS CREEK

.7 MI W. JCT US 31E, Larue, KY

Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 200

CR-1184

Good

Over: WOOTEN CREEK

RIGHT OFF MAIN ROAD, Leslie, KY

Built 2018 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5

LOWER KINNEY ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK RUN

.4 MI SW JCT KY 1149, Lewis, KY

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 213

SIMS BRANCH RD

Good

Over: SIMS BRANCH

1 MI E JCT CR 5245, Lincoln, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 27

KY 994

Good

Over: BOTTOM DITCH

.80 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 348, McCracken, KY

Built 2022 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,233

KY 1941

Good

Over: Chaplin Rver

3.1M S OF JCT W/KY 152, Mercer, KY

Built 2022 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 141

KY-2552

Good

Over: Shelby Creek

JCT KY 122 & KY 2552, Pike, KY

Built 2006 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,059

Cimarron Road

Good

Over: N Fork of Triplett Creek

0.05 M SE of JCT KY-377, Rowan, KY

Built 2023 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 78

KY-525_

Good

Over: CASEY CREEK_

5.3 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 139, Trigg, KY

Built 2015 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 190

J D HENRY RD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.1 MI SE JCT 492, Union, KY

Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 100

KY-205

Good

Over: BOONE FORK

2-3 MI N. JCT KY 1812, Breathitt, KY

Built 1996 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 1,307

KY-845

Good

Over: BUCK ELK CREEK

.65 MI.NW JCT KY 330, Owen, KY

Built 1994 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 360

MILFORD RIVER

Good

Over: TRIB. TO LICKING RIVER

2.2 MI. S OF JCT KY-22, Pendleton, KY

Built 2021 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 213

DRY BR

Good

Over: ELK LICK FORK

.1 MI E JCT KY 377, Rowan, KY

Built 1994 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 288

WESTBROOK BLVD.

Good

Over: FOWLERS CREEK

0.1MI NORTH OF JCT US-42, Boone, KY

Built 2010 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 100

KY-9

Good

Over: FLAGG SPRING CREEK

@ JCT KY 735, Campbell, KY

Built 1990 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 9,077

JONES CEMETERY RD

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

.05 MI W JCT KY 61, Green, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 37

BLUFF BOOM RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MI E OF W-JCT KY 70, Green, KY

Built 1984 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 279

MUDLICK BRANCH RD

Good

Over: E.FORK-L.SANDY RIVER

.1 MI E - KY 3, Lawrence, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 50

QUARRY BRANCH RD

Good

Over: EAST FK-LITTLE SANDY RVR

.1 MI EAST- KY 3, Lawrence, KY

Built 1992 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 68

BIG LICK BRANCH RD

Good

Over: BIG LICK BRANCH

.2 MI S KY 114, Magoffin, KY

Built 1992 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 80

FRANK LEE RD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT KY 412, Marion, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 181

NEPTON RD

Good

Over: FLAT FORK CREEK

2.0 MI S JCT US 68, Mason, KY

Built 1994 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 164

KNOXVILLE-GARDNERS

Good

Over: MIDDLE FK GRASSY CK

.5 MI S JCT NORTH CUT, Pendleton, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 30

BIG BONE LICK RD

Good

Over: BIG BONE CREEK

.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 338, Boone, KY

Built 2004 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 225

KY1996

Good

Over: STEVENS BRANCH

0.75MI WEST OF JCT KY 10, Campbell, KY

Built 2016 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 169

ROLLING HILLS LANE

Good

Over: BR. OF STRODES CREEK

1.1 Mi. W. of Fortune Dr., Clark, KY

Built 2002 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,061

KY 1

Good

Over: Lost Creek

.05 M S OF JCT KY 784, Greenup, KY

Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,022

CLAYLICK CRK RD

Good

Over: CLAY LICK CREEK

.6 MI. WEST- KY 1, Greenup, KY

Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 88

WESTERN KENTUCKY P

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

WBL .5 MI E-KY 1904 UP, Hardin, KY

Built 1962 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 6,288

WK-9001

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

EBL .5 MI E-KY 1904 UP, Hardin, KY

Built 1962 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 6,288

BLEVINS GAP RD

Good

Over: BEARCAMP RUN

0.46 MI E OF BEARCAMP RD, Jefferson, KY

Built 2023 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 655

Holbrook Town

Good

Over: N. Fork Kentucky River

250 FT NE of JCT KY 1862, Letcher, KY

Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 60

KY-2020

Good

Over: STATE ROAD FORK

.06 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 40, Magoffin, KY

Built 1967 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 237

KY-152

Good

Over: Herrington Lake

West of Mercer County LN, Mercer, KY

Built 2019 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,211

KY-523

Good

Over: E FK COX CREEK

.1 MI. S.-JCT. KY 48, Nelson, KY

Built 1983 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 564

Buck Branch

Good

Over: Grapevine Creek

0.01 M S of JCT KY-28, Perry, KY

Built 2022 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 30

Beefhide Creek Rd

Good

Over: Beefhide Creek

1.4 M SW of KY 610, Pike, KY

Built 2022 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 805

KY-1722

Good

Over: BLUE BANK CREEK

2.7 MI N.E. OF I-64 OP, Rowan, KY

Built 1958 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 176

KY 873

Good

Over: Hector Creek

25' North of JCT 9006, Clay, KY

Built 2013 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 426

MURPHYS FORD

Good

Over: RED LICK CREEK

.1 MI S OF JCT KY 594, Estill, KY

Built 1979 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 119

NEBO RD

Good

Over: SNAKELICK CREEK

.3 MI S JCT KY 1054, Harrison, KY

Built 1992 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 17

KY-1016

Good

Over: TERRILL BRANCH

1.6 MI N OF JCT US 25, Madison, KY

Built 1949 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 3,144

WALNUT GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: MYERS CREEK

.02 MI NE OF KY. 1824, Marshall, KY

Built 2001 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 50

CR-1076

Good

Over: STONEY FORK

.1 MI W. JCT KY 2011, Bell, KY

Built 1993 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 65

LESLIE RD

Good

Over: SHANTY BRANCH

.7 MI E KY 1654, Carter, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 22

Jim Arnett Br Rd

Good

Over: BURNING FORK

.05 MI S JCT KY 1888, Magoffin, KY

Built 1994 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 104

Travis Creek Rd.

Good

Over: Travis Creek

0.5 Miles NE of KY 49, Marion, KY

Built 1992 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 11

CYPRESS ROAD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.8 MI S. OF KY 1422, Marshall, KY

Built 2009 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 50

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