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
Memorial Dr
GoodOver: MIDDLE CREEK
@ ARCHER PARK, Floyd, KY
Built 1992 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 300
JC-9003
GoodOver: PANTHER CREEK
NBL .20 MI E OF KY 301 OP, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,987
LOWES ROAD
GoodOver: OVER ICRR
0.4 MILE NW OF JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 2006 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 514
KY-3337
GoodOver: LEFT FORK LICKING RIVER
900' S.W. JCT.CR 1265, Magoffin, KY
Built 1980 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 140
US-60
GoodOver: TANK TRAIL
3.7 MI E. KY 144, Meade, KY
Built 1981 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 6,468
SALTWELL-HEADQ RD.
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
.05M S OF JCT CR 5308, Nicholas, KY
Built 2007 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 113
KY-7
GoodOver: Maces Creek
Viper, Perry, KY
Built 2010 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,260
Thistle Way
GoodOver: Cherry Run
.1m W LEESBURG RD., Scott, KY
Built 2001 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 320
AGARWOOD DR.
GoodOver: MUD LICK CREEK
.1 MI S OF KY-338, Boone, KY
Built 2010 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20
KY-704
GoodOver: HARROD'S FORK CREEK
.50 MI SOU. OF ADAIR CL, Cumberland, KY
Built 1979 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 121
Silver Cr CR-1949
GoodOver: Dry Fork
S jct w/ Dry FRK RdCR1444, Greenup, KY
Built 2017 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 40
US-0421
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
OVER CSX RAILROAD, Harlan, KY
Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,750
US-51
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
.4 MI.5 JCT KY 1540, Hickman, KY
Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,709
KY-70
GoodOver: McCORMICK CREEK
.9 MI. E. JCT. US 60, Livingston, KY
Built 1982 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 591
KY-713
GoodOver: HAWKENS BRANCH
1.5 MI E US 460, Menifee, KY
Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 311
KY-2238
GoodOver: THREEMILE CREEK
0.1 MILE S-E. OF S.R. 9, Campbell, KY
Built 2008 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 665
CR-1255
GoodOver: Horse Creek
0.1 MI. S. KY 80, Clay, KY
Built 2020 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 259
SAUER LN
GoodOver: MARTIN CREEK
.25 MI W OF JCT CR 5372, Daviess, KY
Built 1983 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 429
KY-36
GoodOver: Mill Creek
.6 Mi. W of JCT w/ Ky1743, Harrison, KY
Built 2016 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 2,711
Elk Fork Road
GoodOver: Lotts Creek
0.01 M E of JCT KY-1088, Knott, KY
Built 2023 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 20
StockyardRd CR1109
GoodOver: Trib mill creek
270' S. KY. 324, Mason, KY
Built 2017 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 98
KY 601
GoodOver: Caney Creek
0.9 MI W OF JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2021 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 1,352
Pigeon Roost Rd
GoodOver: Coburn Branch
0.1 M SW of KY 3220, Pike, KY
Built 2021 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 943
KY 356
GoodOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
2.3 MI EAST OF JCT US 25, Scott, KY
Built 2007 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 157
Dodson Hollow Rd
GoodOver: Meadow Creek
0.2 MI. S. - JCT.CR 5015, Wayne, KY
Built 2020 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 156
KY 132
GoodOver: NALL DITCH
0.1 MI W OF JCT KY 857, Webster, KY
Built 2021 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 993
KY-36
GoodOver: CLARK FORT
.15 MI E JCT KY 211, Bath, KY
Built 1992 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,513
US-27 NC
GoodOver: HOUSTON CREEK
.4 MI. S JCT KY 1939, Bourbon, KY
Built 1998 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 7,220
US-27
GoodOver: HOUSTON CREEK
.4 MI. S JCT KY 1939, Bourbon, KY
Built 1998 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 7,220
US-51
GoodOver: GRAY CREEK
.6 MI NOR OF JCT KY 120, Carlisle, KY
Built 1986 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,707
KY-2443
GoodOver: BILLY'S BRANCH
100'SOUTH JCT US 4, Clay, KY
Built 1993 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 367
KY-194
GoodOver: Brushy Fork
Floyd/Pike County line, Floyd, KY
Built 2015 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 279
KY-131
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK OVERFLOW
SPRING CK OVERFLOW, Graves, KY
Built 1982 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 2,249
CR 1902
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
33' E. of Jct. of KY 784, Greenup, KY
Built 2017 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 10
KY-3454
GoodOver: CLOVER FORK
.01 MI. E. JCT KY 38, Harlan, KY
Built 1992 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 336
ROBINSON RENAKER
GoodOver: TRIB-TWIN CREEK
.5 MI NE JCT KY 1054, Harrison, KY
Built 2000 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 122
FLAT ROCK RD
GoodOver: TRIB TO TOWN CREEK
0.7 MI E OF KY 202, Henry, KY
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 46
KY-15
GoodOver: LITTLE COLLY CREEK
.1 MI SE OF JCT KY 7-NOR., Letcher, KY
Built 1969 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 7,361
Mullins Branch Rd.
GoodOver: Mullins Branch
0.4 S of Jones Creek Rd, Marion, KY
Built 2010 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 28
US-31E
GoodOver: LANDING RUN
1.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 247, Nelson, KY
Built 1940 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 5,306
KY-52
GoodOver: ROLLING FORK RIVER
@LARUE CL 2.7MI S, Nelson, KY
Built 1980 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 940
ANSEL
GoodOver: FISHING CREEK
.27 MI SW OF JCT KY 635, Pulaski, KY
Built 1987 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 399
Dotson Rd.
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
75' N Jct Dewitt Rd., Taylor, KY
Built 2000 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 36
Grimes-Batterton
GoodOver: Townsend Creek
0.650 E of KY353, Bourbon, KY
Built 2010 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 175
KY-1824
GoodOver: FR.OF ROCK HOUSE CR.
.90 MI S. OF JCT KY 1346, Calloway, KY
Built 2004 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 718
CR-1118
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
0.7 MI S. OF KY 80, Carlisle, KY
Built 2021 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 80
KY-3379
GoodOver: BRANHAM'S CREEK
4.2 MI SE KY 979, Floyd, KY
Built 2003 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 532
OLD DIXON RD
GoodOver: NORTH FK-KY RIVER
0.01 MI SW JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY
Built 2001 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 154
KY 1417
GoodOver: KNOB CREEK
0.20 MI S OF KY 1526, Bullitt, KY
Built 2015 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 651
KY-131
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
.65MI.S . SYMSONIA, Graves, KY
Built 1992 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,189
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