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
REGION-REEDYVILLE
GoodOver: BIG REEDY CREEK
0.3 MI WEST OF KY 185, Butler, KY
Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 116
Faxon Rd(CR-1021)
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
1.3 MI E OF KY 94, Calloway, KY
Built 2013 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 301
CR 1302
GoodOver: Spring Branch
0.1 mi E Jct KY 107, Christian, KY
Built 2007 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 45
US-421
GoodOver: Island Creek
1.5 MI N.of Jct KY 638, Clay, KY
Built 2016 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 8,172
Locust Road
GoodOver: Left Fk of Beaver Creek
0.02 M W of JCT KY-122, Floyd, KY
Built 2023 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 160
KY-1213
GoodOver: OVER BR. W. MAYFIELD CR
.15 MI E. OF JCT. KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 2002 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 369
KY 3005
GoodOver: VALLEY CREEK
0.4 MI. S. OF JCT KY 1904, Hardin, KY
Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,358
KY 3005
GoodOver: VALLEY CREEK
0.4 MI S of KY 1904, Hardin, KY
Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,358
A. Lewis Road
GoodOver: Jones Creek
100 FT W OF KY 1601, Harlan, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 20
Hicks Cemetery LN
GoodOver: Cranks Creek
0.1 M S of JCT KY-568, Harlan, KY
Built 2023 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 40
WEST 19TH STREET
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
200 FT W.-MADISON AVENUE, Kenton, KY
Built 1997 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,702
Gallop Drive
GoodOver: North Fork KY River
0.01 M S of JCT KY-588, Letcher, KY
Built 2023 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 17
Ice Road
GoodOver: North Frk Kentucky River
300' W of JCT KY-588, Letcher, KY
Built 2023 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 136
KY-1247
GoodOver: St. Asaph Creek
.1 MI S-W Main-Stanford, Lincoln, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,787
KY 348_
GoodOver: Camp Creek_
.02 MI NOR. JCT. KY 1684, McCracken, KY
Built 2016 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 1,238
US 62
GoodOver: P&L Railway
0.1 MI W JCT KY 1031, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2022 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 9,121
US 62
GoodOver: BR of Three Lick Fork
.8 M W OF JCT KY 1543, Ohio, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,076
Johnson Bottom Rd
GoodOver: Peter Creek
0.01 MI W of JCT KY 194, Pike, KY
Built 2006 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 429
US 27
GoodOver: NS (CNO & TP ) RR
SBL KY1247 EXIT RAMP B, Pulaski, KY
Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 6,737
US 25
GoodOver: CANE RUN CREEK
1 MI N OF FAYETTE CL, Scott, KY
Built 2013 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 7,965
US 25
GoodOver: CANE RUN CREEK
1 MI NOR OF FAYETTE CL, Scott, KY
Built 2013 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 7,965
KY 1169
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
3.6 MI E OF KY 55, Spencer, KY
Built 2019 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 104
KY-359
GoodOver: Little Mason Creek
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 1179, Union, KY
Built 2019 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 1,088
US-62
GoodOver: FOX CREEK
.9 MI W. JCT KY 513, Anderson, KY
Built 1996 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 2,409
CR-1360
GoodOver: Upper Twin Branch
.05 S of JCT KY 52, Breathitt, KY
Built 2008 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 146
PRINCETON-OLNEY RD
GoodOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
@ HOPKINS CO.LN., Caldwell, KY
Built 1984 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 53
GORE CEMETERY LN
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK SOLDIER CREEK
.9 MI W JCT KY 1311, Marshall, KY
Built 1990 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 20
MATHIA ROAD
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
.4 MI SE OF KY 402, Marshall, KY
Built 2000 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 50
WALLER OMER RD
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.3 MI N OF JCT KY 109, Union, KY
Built 1977 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 70
US-42
GoodOver: LITTLE SOUTH FORK
.3 MI NE OF GALLATIN CL, Boone, KY
Built 1986 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 4,209
KY-1278
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
.01 Miles west of KY 15, Breathitt, KY
Built 1997 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 430
KY 57
GoodOver: BR OF NO.FK.ELKHORN CREE
.75 MI N OF JCT KY 1973, Fayette, KY
Built 1981 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 1,106
US-27
GoodOver: NORTH ELKHORN CREEK
3.5 MI N JCT I-75 + I-64, Fayette, KY
Built 2004 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 6,810
BOBTOWN ROAD
GoodOver: TRIB. TO MUD LICK CREEK
1.4 MI SE of JCT KY-392, Harrison, KY
Built 2014 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 103
HOGREFFE RD
GoodOver: TRIB TO BANKLICK CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 536, Kenton, KY
Built 2002 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 204
KY. 646
GoodOver: SPENCER CREEK
150 FT S OF JCT KY 713, Montgomery, KY
Built 2005 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 342
KY-1963
GoodOver: CANE RUN CREEK
.8 MI N OF JCT US 25, Scott, KY
Built 1985 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 1,438
US-68
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
.7 MI.W JCT KY 139, Trigg, KY
Built 1993 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 6,920
ROLLING HILLS LANE
GoodOver: CSX RR
100' E Rockwell Rd., Clark, KY
Built 2008 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 3,061
US 127
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.3 MILES NORTH OF KY 969, Clinton, KY
Built 2013 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 4,130
KY-0578
GoodOver: POND CREEK
0.2 MI. S. KY 3034, Jackson, KY
Built 2006 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 391
TANGLETOWN RD
GoodOver: TWO LICK CREEK
.2 MI E OF JCT KY 2512, Mason, KY
Built 1968 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 58
FLOUR CREEK RD
GoodOver: FLOUR CREEK
1.3 MI E OF JCT CR 5021, Pendleton, KY
Built 1979 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 142
KY-616
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
.2 MI NW OF JCT KY 1029, Robertson, KY
Built 1987 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 84
CHANEY PIKE RD
GoodOver: BIG PITMAN CREEK
1.95 MI NW JCT KY 744, Taylor, KY
Built 1999 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 118
KY-3356
GoodOver: RED RIVER
0.15 MI. S. KY. 1010 JCT, Wolfe, KY
Built 2000 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 114
KY 2011
GoodOver: RED BIRD CREEK
0.5 MILE S OF JCT KY66, Bell, KY
Built 2017 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 86
Kelly Road
GoodOver: Wades Creek
0.8 M W Robert Jackson, Calloway, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 21
Hooker branch road
GoodOver: Little Goose creek
.10mi S of ky687, Clay, KY
Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 101
_KY-129
GoodOver: _UNNAME STREAM
_100 FT E OF CLEVELAND ST, Fulton, KY
Built 2023 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 2,407
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