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
CR -1104 PARINA PK
GoodOver: N. FK. OF LICKING RIVER
At Robertson Co. Line, Bracken, KY
Built 2005 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 62
Marie Roberts Road
GoodOver: Troublesome Creek
.05 mi. W of jct. KY 15, Breathitt, KY
Built 2018 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 790
TURNER RIDGE RD
GoodOver: EAST FORK OF GOOSE CK.
.05 MI EAST OF RUSSELL CL, Casey, KY
Built 2002 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 136
CR1071, Potts Road
GoodOver: Little Blackford Creek
200. South KY 334, Daviess, KY
Built 2015 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 56
KY 1689
GoodOver: TRIB TO N ELKHORN CREEK
0.3 MI W OF KY 1262, Franklin, KY
Built 2020 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 708
KY-1241
GoodOver: Mayfield Creek
.2 MI South McCracken lne, Graves, KY
Built 2012 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 511
LEWIS RD (CR-1381)
GoodOver: IC RAILROAD
.7 MI SE JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 2016 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 25
McKendree Chrch Rd
GoodOver: Panther Creek
.4 M. E. OF JCT. KY. 301, Graves, KY
Built 2020 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 144
US 68
GoodOver: Clover Lick Creek
0.2 Mi W Jct KY 61, Green, KY
Built 2018 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,380
KY-356
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
2.5 MI WEST OF JCT KY-36, Harrison, KY
Built 2010 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,185
KY 1037
GoodOver: C&N RAILWAY
OVER C&N RAILWAY, Hickman, KY
Built 2013 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 633
OLD TAYLOR MILL RD
GoodOver: HOLD BRANCH
.75 MI S JCT KY 16, Kenton, KY
Built 1994 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 338
CRESSMONT RD
GoodOver: UPPER SINKING CREEK
2.4 MI W -JCT KY 399, Lee, KY
Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 50
KY-70
GoodOver: HICKORY CREEK
5.5 MI. E JCT US 60, Livingston, KY
Built 1999 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 493
Ky-664
GoodOver: Pleasant Run Creek
2.3 Mi W of Jct Ky 663, Logan, KY
Built 2016 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 273
KY - 21
GoodOver: BRUSHY fORK
.50 MI EAST OF JCT US 25, Madison, KY
Built 2011 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 6,853
Cypress Lane
GoodOver: Troublesome creek
0.1 Mile W Ky 476, Perry, KY
Built 2023 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30
Mark Shopville Rd
GoodOver: Flat Lick Creek
1 Mi NE of Ky 80 & 461, Pulaski, KY
Built 2020 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 604
Ky 234
GoodOver: Drakes Creek
.7 Mi East of Jnct I65, Warren, KY
Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 6,382
KY-338
GoodOver: ALLEN FORK
.2 MI. S JCT KY 18, Boone, KY
Built 2000 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 2,576
KY-94
GoodOver: BIG MUD CREEK
4.2 MI E HICKMAN CITY LMT, Fulton, KY
Built 1988 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 1,976
SOUTH EDGEWATER RD
GoodOver: EDGEWATER BRANCH
.1 MI S OF JCT CR 5126, Harrison, KY
Built 2012 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 122
127 BYPASS SOUTH R
GoodOver: SOUTHERN RR
0.7 MI S JCT W/KY 152, Mercer, KY
Built 1996 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 4,783
HARRODSBURG BYPASS
GoodOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.7 MI S OF JCT W/KY 152, Mercer, KY
Built 1996 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 4,783
KY-1503
GoodOver: LITTLE STURGEON CREEK
0.1 MI. S. KY. 864 JCT., Owsley, KY
Built 2003 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 245
KY-144
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
3.7 MI.NOR.JCT US 60, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1982 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 250
KY-1173
GoodOver: FORK OF MAYFIELD CREEK
1.4 MI WEST OF JCT KY 307, Carlisle, KY
Built 2003 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 518
Johnson Cem. Rd.
GoodOver: TAMPA BRANCH
75' E JCT Mud Branch Rd., Hart, KY
Built 2006 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 50
KY-210
GoodOver: NORTH FORK NOLIN RIVER
.1 MI N OF N-JCT US 31E, Larue, KY
Built 1983 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 7,532
GOOSE CREEK PIKE
GoodOver: GOOSE CREEK
2.87 MI NW JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY
Built 2000 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 87
KY-620
GoodOver: ROGERS GAP CREEK
0.4 MI W OFJCT W/KY 922, Scott, KY
Built 1999 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 415
WALLER OMER RD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK
1.2 MI S JCT KY 270, Union, KY
Built 2022 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 70
KY-1333
GoodOver: PINCHGUT CREEK
2.8 MI S. OF JCT KY 99, Allen, KY
Built 2013 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 127
KY-476
GoodOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
4.4 MI. S. JCT KY 15, Breathitt, KY
Built 1996 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 560
KY-547
GoodOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
1.2 MI. N JCT KY 1997, Campbell, KY
Built 2000 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,471
PW 9004 Breathitt
GoodOver: Rock Bridge Branch
0.8 mi. S of Lovers Lane, Christian, KY
Built 2009 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 6,118
PW 9004 Breathitt
GoodOver: Rock Bridge Branch
0.8 Mi So of Lovers Ln, Christian, KY
Built 2009 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 6,118
Ky 89
GoodOver: White Oak Creek
0.1 MI S of Ky 499, Estill, KY
Built 2017 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,369
KY-32
GoodOver: MUD LICK CREEK
.95 MI EAST - KY 170, Fleming, KY
Built 1991 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,039
BLANCHET ROAD
GoodOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
.3 MI NE. OF US-25, Grant, KY
Built 2019 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 65
KY 1485
GoodOver: Terrapin Creek
.30 MI SW OF JCT KY 97, Graves, KY
Built 2020 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 195
KY-84
GoodOver: ROUGH RIVER
.4 MI E-BRECKINRIDGE CL, Hardin, KY
Built 1988 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 125
College Street
GoodOver: Freeman Creek
0.1 mile west of 31W BP, Hardin, KY
Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,294
WHITES LN
GoodOver: SALT BLOCK CREEK
0.25 MI W OF KEYS FERRY, Jefferson, KY
Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 60
Dismal Branch Road
GoodOver: Jones Fork
250' E of JCT KY 550, Knott, KY
Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 70
Hubbard Branch
GoodOver: Mid Fk Stinking Creek
0.1M W OF JCT KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 2021 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 40
KY 0052
GoodOver: Dry land bridge
Dry land, Lee, KY
Built 2008 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,804
KY-3
GoodOver: Middle Frk Rockcastle Cr
4.5 MI S of JCT KY-645, Martin, KY
Built 1991 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,742
KY-131
GoodOver: Unnamed stream
2.15 MI NO OF JCT KY-348, McCracken, KY
Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,992
KY- 2448
GoodOver: N FK KY R - WOODLAND PK.
Hazard, Perry, KY
Built 2010 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,013
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