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-80
GoodOver: Beaver Creek
JCT KY-1373 Cedarville, Pike, KY
Built 2017 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,439
KY 1677
GoodOver: Sinking Valley Creek
5.08 M E of JCT KY 461, Pulaski, KY
Built 2013 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 359
GAINES RD.
GoodOver: LYTLES FORK
1.4 MI EAST OF 32, Scott, KY
Built 2020 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 65
Wesley Miller Lane
GoodOver: Glens Creek
120' W of jct KY 442, Washington, KY
Built 2021 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 80
Imperial Hollow Rd
GoodOver: Colonel Creek
0.1 M SE OF JCT CR 5028, Whitley, KY
Built 2021 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 100
SHOP HILL ROAD
GoodOver: BR. OF CASEY CREEK
.474 MI. W OF JCT KY 1547, Casey, KY
Built 2008 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 60
KY-924
GoodOver: CANADIAN NATIONAL RR
.4 MI. E JCT KY 307, Hickman, KY
Built 1999 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 145
CHEAP STORE RD
GoodOver: POND CREEK
TURN AT FIRE DEPART ANNVI, Jackson, KY
Built 2007 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 96
CR 1111
GoodOver: Grassy fork
135' east of KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 2016 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 12
BEULAH CHURCH ROAD
GoodOver: BR OF LONG FALLS CREEK
.6 MI E. JCT KY 593, McLean, KY
Built 1990 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 194
KY-32
GoodOver: OPEN FORK-CHRISTY CREEK
75' W JCT KY 3318, Rowan, KY
Built 1999 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 2,866
KY-10
GoodOver: KINNICONNICK CREEK
@ JCT KY 1306, Lewis, KY
Built 1987 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 2,618
LENOXBURG RD
GoodOver: LITTLE KINCAID CK
.2 MI NE JCT KY 159, Pendleton, KY
Built 1997 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 284
KY 1392
GoodOver: TRIB TO SIMPSON CREEK
2.1 MI S OF KY 55, Spencer, KY
Built 1961 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 295
KY-80
GoodOver: W FORK CLARKS RVR OVERFL
WEST OF MURRAY, Calloway, KY
Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,930
KY-80
GoodOver: W.FORK CLARKS RIVER OVFL
WEST OF MURRAY, Calloway, KY
Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,930
I-75
GoodOver: Laurel River
1.5 Mile N of US25 NTRC, Laurel, KY
Built 2020 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 42,462
KY-412
GoodOver: ROLLING FORK RIVER
2.033 M E JCT 412 & 84, Marion, KY
Built 1985 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 724
HINES RD
GoodOver: MIDDLE FORK MASSAC CK
.4 MI N -KY 1322, McCracken, KY
Built 1990 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 158
KY-1989
GoodOver: TOWN BRANCH
0.7 MI W OF JCT US 127, Mercer, KY
Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,054
KY-3414
GoodOver: Pettys Fork
1.7 MI S of JCT KY 1469, Pike, KY
Built 1970 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 326
KY-8
GoodOver: SNAG CREEK
1 MI W OF JCT KY 1109, Bracken, KY
Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 804
KY-70
GoodOver: Panther Creek
1.6 MI EAST OF JCT KY 106, Butler, KY
Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,273
ODIS EMBRY ROAD
GoodOver: E. PRONG INDIAN CREEK
0.5 MI S OF JCT W/KY 2713, Butler, KY
Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 65
KY-1270
GoodOver: SAND FORK CREEK
.60 ML EAST GRAVES CL, Calloway, KY
Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 51
KY-80
GoodOver: ROCKHOUSE CREEK
WEST OF MURRAY, Calloway, KY
Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,716
KY-80
GoodOver: ROCKHOUSE CREEK
WEST OF MURRAY, Calloway, KY
Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,716
CR1240 McIntire Rd
GoodOver: Fleming Creek
AT THE JCT OF PIKE BLUFF, Fleming, KY
Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 147
U.S. 25
GoodOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
.4 MI S of S-JCT KY 22, Grant, KY
Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,513
KY 22
GoodOver: Rattlesnake Creek
2.2 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 36, Grant, KY
Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,794
HICKORY ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH-GILBERT CREEK
1.4 MI W. OF US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 151
Siebers Road
GoodOver: Clover FK Cumberland RVR
0.01 M W of JCT KY-38, Harlan, KY
Built 2023 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200
BUSBY DENTON RD
GoodOver: WEST FK CANOE CREEK
.8 MI E. KY 1217, Henderson, KY
Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 37
Cooper and Cooper
GoodOver: BR HIGHLAND CREEK
1 MI SW JCT KY 266, Henderson, KY
Built 2022 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 207
KY 1232
GoodOver: HAZEL FORK
OFF 830, Knox, KY
Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,287
KY-40
GoodOver: STATE ROAD FORK
.65 MI W KY 1081, Magoffin, KY
Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,194
KY-2411
GoodOver: P&L RAILROAD
.4 MI. N JCT KY 305, McCracken, KY
Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 279
Walter Hall Rd.
GoodOver: OLD COON CREEK
0.9 MI. W OF JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY
Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150
OLD COLUMBUS RD
GoodOver: CANEY CREEK
0.2 MI.S.W JCT KY 606, Owen, KY
Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 77
Haddock Fork Road
GoodOver: Grapevine Creek
100' E of JCT KY-28, Perry, KY
Built 2023 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 222
AIL Branch
GoodOver: Blackberry Creek
.01 MI N OF JCT KY 1056, Pike, KY
Built 2021 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 248
E & R Road
GoodOver: Elkhorn Creek
0.01 M S of JCT KY-197, Pike, KY
Built 2023 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30
KY 1435
GoodOver: Gasper River
0.5 M S of JCT KY 626, Warren, KY
Built 2021 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 135
CR 5012
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.0 MI SE JCT KY 1808, Wayne, KY
Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 139
Floyd Morow Rd.
GoodOver: Unnamed Stream
0.12 M W of Dodson Hw, Wayne, KY
Built 2012 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20
Drake St. CS-1019
GoodOver: SWIFT CAMP CREEK
.077 MI. E. KY 0191 JCT, Wolfe, KY
Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 622
GRIERS CREEK RD
GoodOver: GRIER CREEK
1.8MI W OF SCOTTS FERRY, Woodford, KY
Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 88
HAWESVILLE EASTON
GoodOver: S.FK PANTHER CREEK
.2 MI S.LYONIA-EASTON, Hancock, KY
Built 2001 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 63
EAST JOHNSON RD
GoodOver: POOR FK-CUMBRLND R
0.02 MI SE of US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 100
LONG BRANCH FK RD
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
1.7 MI N OF KY 574, Henry, KY
Built 2012 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 50
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