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
CR1090
GoodOver: Yellow Creek
1.1 mi. S jct US 60, Daviess, KY
Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,489
KY 259
GoodOver: LAUREL BRANCH
0.01 MILE SOUTH JCT KY 70, Edmonson, KY
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,209
CR-1233
GoodOver: SOUTH RUIN CREEK
124' S. of Jct. KY 755, Elliott, KY
Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20
ASH RD. CR-1257
GoodOver: SOUTH RUIN CREEK
145 ft. S. of Jct. Ky 755, Elliott, KY
Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60
KY 89
GoodOver: Sweet Lick Branch
.7mi S from Ky499, Estill, KY
Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,369
KY-1974
GoodOver: SHELBY BRANCH
.02 mi N of KY-1981, Fayette, KY
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,331
WILSON DOWNING RD
GoodOver: WEST HICKMAN TRIB
05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 1974, Fayette, KY
Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,297
LOGAN RUN RD
GoodOver: LOGAN RUN CREEK
.2 MI. NW - KY 57, Fleming, KY
Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 81
WOOLEY RD
GoodOver: BLUEBANK BR-SANDLICK CK
10' NORTH JCT KY 32, Fleming, KY
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 533
US 421
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK
0.5 MI N OF KY 12, Franklin, KY
Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 787
KY-239
GoodOver: CHUMLEY CREEK
.30 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 112, Fulton, KY
Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 923
KY-1099
GoodOver: UNNAME STREAM
.10 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 125, Fulton, KY
Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,002
KY-1127
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.6 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 94, Fulton, KY
Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 80
FULTON ROAD
GoodOver: RED DUCK CREEK
.60 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 166, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,439
KY-1686
GoodOver: BRANCH OF McCLANE CREEK
.30 MI EAST OF HICKMAN CL, Graves, KY
Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 178
KY-1710
GoodOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.1 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 464, Graves, KY
Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 684
ALDERDICE ROAD
GoodOver: BR-TERRAPIN CREEK
0.9 MI SW OF KY 97, Graves, KY
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19
KY-224
GoodOver: SINKING FORK
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 479, Grayson, KY
Built 1944 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 827
KY-54
GoodOver: LITTLE CLIFTY CREEK
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 2193, Grayson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,453
KY-631
GoodOver: ASHCRAFT BRANCH
.6 MI W OF JCT KY 2196, Grayson, KY
Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 328
KY 88
GoodOver: Bear Creek
0.1 M E of JCT KY1214, Grayson, KY
Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,231
KY-3098
GoodOver: MEADOW CREEK
.1 MI N-CR 5019 @CONNIFF, Green, KY
Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 160
KY-1913
GoodOver: SUBLETT BRANCH
.70 MI WEST OF TAYLOR CL, Green, KY
Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 408
KY-61
GoodOver: BRUSHY CR BRANCH
2.0 MI S OF LARUE CO LN, Green, KY
Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,519
OLD CEDARTOP SCHOO
GoodOver: CANEY FORK
.03 MI S JCT KY 1913, Green, KY
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 75
KY-2541
GoodOver: TOWN BRANCH
.65 MI NOR OF S-JCT US 23, Greenup, KY
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,719
SHORT BR. CR 1005
GoodOver: COAL BRANCH
.06 MI. SOU - KY 827, Greenup, KY
Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 107
KY-271
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY OF LEAD CREEK
.80 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Hancock, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 594
KY-720
GoodOver: BR OF DORSEY RUN
.50 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 84, Hardin, KY
Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 739
KY-720
GoodOver: DORSEY RUN
.70 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 84, Hardin, KY
Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 739
KY-220
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY1600, Hardin, KY
Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,113
KY-920
GoodOver: MAYS RUN
.50 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 220, Hardin, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 477
KY 1904
GoodOver: Technograss Creek
0.01 MI S of JCT KY 3005, Hardin, KY
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,994
KY 3005
GoodOver: Valley Creek
0.9 Mi South of KY 1904, Hardin, KY
Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,872
KY 567
GoodOver: Unnamed stream
250' N of Jct KY 210, Hardin, KY
Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,971
KY 361
GoodOver: Brushy Creek
0.1 mile south of KY 313, Hardin, KY
Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,357
Par Lane
GoodOver: Nichols Creek
0.01 Mi North of KY 210, Hardin, KY
Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 367
Hawkins Drive
GoodOver: Nichols Creek
0.01 Mile North of KY 210, Hardin, KY
Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 184
701 TANK DST BN RO
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
SE OF CHAFFEE/US 31W INT, Hardin, KY
Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5
KY-219
GoodOver: WALLINS CREEK
3.0 MI S OF JCT KY 2007, Harlan, KY
Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 331
HOWARD DR
GoodOver: CATRONS CREEK
150' WEST OF KY 72, Harlan, KY
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
Rasnick Road
GoodOver: Poor Fk Cumberland River
500' SW of JCT US-119, Harlan, KY
Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20
SHADY NOOK RD
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.6 MILES SW OF SHAW LN, Harrison, KY
Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 490
DIXON RD
GoodOver: N FK RAVEN CREEK
1 MI NE OF JCT CR5333, Harrison, KY
Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 65
KY-359
GoodOver: UNNAME STREAM
2.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 136, Henderson, KY
Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,504
KY-123
GoodOver: LASTER BRANCH
.60 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 182, Hickman, KY
Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 336
KY-123
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.7 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 608, Hickman, KY
Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 323
KY-1300
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY OF OBION CREEK
1.1 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 58, Hickman, KY
Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 91
ROSCOE RD(CR-1015)
GoodOver: LITTLE JOE CREEK
.48 MI S. OF KY 1748, Hickman, KY
Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 58
US-62
GoodOver: BRANCH OF DRAKE CREEK
1.5 MI EAST OF JCT US 41, Hopkins, KY
Built 1934 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,070
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