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 1005
GoodOver: MULBERRY CREEK
450 FT E OF KY 43, Shelby, KY
Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,002
KY 1005
GoodOver: TRIB TO GUIST CREEK
2.6 MI W OF KY 395, Shelby, KY
Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 597
KY 714
GoodOver: WOLF RUN
2 MI S OF KY 1790, Shelby, KY
Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 245
MARY ADAMS ROAD
GoodOver: SINKING CREEK
0.14 MI WEST JCT KY 621, Simpson, KY
Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 109
KY-70
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH CREEK
1.2 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 76, Taylor, KY
Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,267
KY-424
GoodOver: LITTLE BRUSH CREEK
.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY 569, Taylor, KY
Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 262
KY-1252
GoodOver: JONES CREEK
1.8 MI WEST OF JCT KY 527, Taylor, KY
Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 139
WAYNE RD
GoodOver: FALLING TIMBER BR.
.82 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 744, Taylor, KY
Built 1939 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,623
KINGS CHAPEL RD
GoodOver: STILLHOUSE BRANCH
0.4 MI N. -CALEDONIA RD, Trigg, KY
Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 393
REDDICK POND ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
1.4 MI E. OF KY 778, Trigg, KY
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 70
OLD HOPKINSVILLE
GoodOver: TRIB. OF STILLHOUSE BR.
.2 MI W. OF KY 1585, Trigg, KY
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 309
US 421
GoodOver: TRIB TO TOWN BRANCH
0.75 MI S OF US 42, Trimble, KY
Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,170
KY-2834
GoodOver: BRANCH OF GEIGER CR
.4 MI FROM JCT KY 130, Union, KY
Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 65
KY-1297
GoodOver: BOHANNON CREEK
.75 MI WEST OF JCT KY 101, Warren, KY
Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 659
KY-1030
GoodOver: PARKERS RUN
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT US 150, Washington, KY
Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 239
KY-167
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
5.5 MI S OF JCT KY 1258, Wayne, KY
Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 160
US-41
GoodOver: SLOUGH-E FK DEER CREEK
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 147, Webster, KY
Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,756
VANDERBURG LISMAN
GoodOver: FARMERS CREEK
.65 MI E. US 41A, Webster, KY
Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 305
KY-205
GoodOver: ROSE FORK OF RED RIVER
2.5 MI S OF JCT KY 1094, Wolfe, KY
Built 1939 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,606
KY-1419
GoodOver: GILMORE CREEK
2.95 MI S OF JCT KY 1953, Wolfe, KY
Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 90
KY-15
GoodOver: HUNTING FORK CREEK
.9 MI NW OF JCT KY 1261, Wolfe, KY
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,353
KY-11
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.1 MI.S.- POWELL CO LINE, Wolfe, KY
Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,200
KY 1812
GoodOver: Landsaw Fork
.1 M S of MTN PW, Wolfe, KY
Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 375
CR 3035
GoodOver: LACY CREEK
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 1010, Wolfe, KY
Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 55
BUCHANAN RD(1107 )
GoodOver: BR OF HUMPHREY CREEK
300'E. KY 473, Ballard, KY
Built 1990 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 65
CR-1101
GoodOver: BRUSHY FORK CREEK
300'WEST - KY 1013, Fleming, KY
Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 70
KY-114
GoodOver: MIDDLE CREEK
.8 MI. W JCT US 23, Floyd, KY
Built 2000 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 9,923
US-42
GoodOver: STEPHENS CREEK
0.1 MI SW-MARKLAND DAM OP, Gallatin, KY
Built 2005 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 3,377
KY-987
GoodOver: MARTINS FORK LAKE
4.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 3099, Harlan, KY
Built 1976 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 537
BRUSHY FORK RD
GoodOver: BRUSHY FORK CREEK
.75 miles East of KY 3003, Harrison, KY
Built 2015 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 102
KY-1987
GoodOver: SALT RIVER
.75 MI WEST OF JCT US 127, Mercer, KY
Built 1935 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 528
ROSEWOOD DR
GoodOver: SHOPE CREEK
.1 MI S - KY 538, Boyd, KY
Built 1992 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 419
STOKES ROAD
GoodOver: VULTON CREEK
.7 MI N JCT KY 1124, Graves, KY
Built 1994 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 20
BEECHY CRK RD
GoodOver: BEECHY CREEK
1.9 MI.WEST - KY 7, Greenup, KY
Built 1992 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 171
MUD LICK RD
GoodOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
0.18 MI NORTH - KY 2070, Greenup, KY
Built 1993 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 48
KY-208
GoodOver: PONCHARTRAIN CREEK
.30 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 412, Marion, KY
Built 1953 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 1,540
US-68
GoodOver: BEECH CREEK
0.05 Mi East of KY 243, Marion, KY
Built 1994 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 2,236
Ky-585
GoodOver: Trammel Fork
1.82 MI W JCT KY 100, Allen, KY
Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 766
US-60
GoodOver: LITTLE SHAWNEE CREEK
1.2 MI. W JCT KY 1105, Ballard, KY
Built 1993 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,923
Waverly School Rd
GoodOver: Little Bull Creek
1.4 MI S OF KY 1328, Butler, KY
Built 2019 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 59
KY 1536
GoodOver: E Fk of Clayton Creek
0.25 M S of Ky 280, Calloway, KY
Built 2014 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 575
KY-1552
GoodOver: Long Branch
1.1 MI N of JCT KY 49, Casey, KY
Built 2019 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 558
KY 367
GoodOver: Johnson Creek
1.1 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 170, Fleming, KY
Built 2019 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 164
I-64 WB
GoodOver: S BENSON CREEK
1.4 MI E OF KY 151, Franklin, KY
Built 2023 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 20,374
I-64 EB
GoodOver: S BENSON CREEK
1.4 M E OF KY 151, Franklin, KY
Built 2023 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 20,374
MANGOLD RD.
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.25 Mi W. of Townsend Rd, Fulton, KY
Built 2013 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 82
US-31W Bypass
GoodOver: FREEMAN CREEK
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 251, Hardin, KY
Built 1974 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 22,947
I-65 SB
GoodOver: RIVERSIDE DR & MARKET ST
IN APPR TO KENNEDY BR, Jefferson, KY
Built 2016 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 60,500
Spider Creek Road
GoodOver: E Fork Lynn Camp Creek
.4 MI N KY 830, Knox, KY
Built 2020 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 48
Burton Branch Rd
GoodOver: Hammons Fork
.01 M S OF HAMMONS FK RD, Knox, KY
Built 2020 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 191
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