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 534
GoodOver: Fork of Mayfield Creek
.6 MI south of KY 348, Graves, KY
Built 2021 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 377
SHAW-BOAZ ROAD
GoodOver: OVER ICRR
1.2 MILES WEST OF KY. 339, Graves, KY
Built 2006 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 47
Sly Branch
GoodOver: Right Frk Beaver Crk
E @ JCT KY 7, Knott, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 60
Henry Ison Hollow
GoodOver: Cowan Creek
0.1 M N of JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY
Built 2021 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 111
KY 1635
GoodOver: Oakley Creek
0.1 M S OF JCT KY 867, Magoffin, KY
Built 2021 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 165
KY 49
GoodOver: Hamilton Branch
2 Miles NW of KY 84, Marion, KY
Built 2016 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 2,601
KY-994
GoodOver: Branch of Bottom Ditch
.60MI NOR. JCT KY 348, McCracken, KY
Built 2019 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,233
KY-700
GoodOver: Indian Creek
2.3 MI E OF JCT KY 1045, McCreary, KY
Built 2021 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 247
Buck Evans Br. Rd.
GoodOver: Caney Creek
0.2 M W of KY 2498, Morgan, KY
Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 279
KY-85
GoodOver: BR of W FK Lewis Creek
1.5 MI MOR. OF JCT US 62, Ohio, KY
Built 2019 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,458
KY 362
GoodOver: JUNKINS RUN
2.15 MI W OF KY 1848, Shelby, KY
Built 2011 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 944
CR-1165
GoodOver: SKINNER CREEK
1 MI N. OF KY 164, Trigg, KY
Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 66
KY 9009
GoodOver: State Road Fork Creek
E Ramp To HWY 205, Wolfe, KY
Built 2018 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 502
CLAYS MILL ROAD
GoodOver: SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK
.05MI N-JCT MAN O'WAR BLV, Fayette, KY
Built 1983 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 12,953
KY-680
GoodOver: Mud Creek
4th Bridge from US 23, Floyd, KY
Built 2003 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 2,999
KY-94
GoodOver: BLUE LINE CREEK
.95 MI W KY 112, Fulton, KY
Built 1988 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 1,976
KY-408
GoodOver: WILSON CREEK
.16 MI.E. JCT KY 945, Graves, KY
Built 1998 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 824
J H OBRYAN AVE
GoodOver: OVER P & L RAILROAD
.226 MI N. OF KY 453, Livingston, KY
Built 2003 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 146
SAVOY ROAD
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.2 MI E OF JCT US 25W, Whitley, KY
Built 1985 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 713
UHL ROAD
GoodOver: BR OF FOUR MILE CREEK
_, Campbell, KY
Built 2007 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 50
KY-594
GoodOver: HORNS RIVER CREEK
4.8 MI. E. MADISON CO. LI, Estill, KY
Built 2001 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 298
KY-943
GoodOver: OVER UNNAMED STREAM
1.6 MI S. OF JCT KY 94, Graves, KY
Built 1999 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 71
KY-984
GoodOver: CABIN CREEK
.4 MI E OF MASON CO.LN., Lewis, KY
Built 1981 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 105
CR-1212
GoodOver: YELLOW CREEK
70' S. OF KY 186, Bell, KY
Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 100
Townsend Valley Rd
GoodOver: Townsend Creek
.9 mile E of KY 353, Bourbon, KY
Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 175
KY 139
GoodOver: DONALDSON CREEK
.90 MI. NOR JCT KY 70, Caldwell, KY
Built 2011 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 512
KY-893
GoodOver: Over Dry Creek
South of JCT of 121, Calloway, KY
Built 2009 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 675
Shoemaker Road
GoodOver: Branch of Blood River
.8 MI. South of KY 121, Calloway, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 67
Bastin Creek Rd
GoodOver: Cane Creek
3.7 Mi E JCT Ky 501, Casey, KY
Built 2022 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 95
CR 1238
GoodOver: Collins Fk of Goose Crk
0.1 MI SE of JCT KY 11, Clay, KY
Built 2021 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 687
Cotton Patch Rd
GoodOver: Hughes Branch
150' W of N-TERM KY 654, Crittenden, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 126
KY-466
GoodOver: LEFT FK BEAVER CREEK
.50 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 122, Floyd, KY
Built 2018 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 856
US 42
GoodOver: Private Drive
2.7 MI E of JCT w/ KY 47, Gallatin, KY
Built 2018 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,377
KY-97
GoodOver: OVER LEECH CREEK
1.8 MI SE OF E-JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 2007 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,090
KY 1124
GoodOver: Vulton Creek
1 MI west of jct KY 564, Graves, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 347
KY-736
GoodOver: Pleasant Run Creek
.15 MI West of KY 79, Grayson, KY
Built 2011 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 67
KY-61
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
.75 MI. N JCT KY 566, Green, KY
Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,519
KY 1861
GoodOver: JACKSON CREEK
2.0 M E OF KY 322, Henry, KY
Built 1980 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 517
Sackett Loop
GoodOver: Rockhouse Creek
0.1 M E of JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY
Built 2021 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 275
KY 524
GoodOver: EIGHTEENMILE CREEK
2.5 MI E OF W JCT US 42, Oldham, KY
Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 841
KY-330
GoodOver: Short Creek
1.5 MI E ofJCt KY 1054, Pendleton, KY
Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,087
Little Leatherwood
GoodOver: Little Leatherwood Creek
.15 MI NW OF JCT CR 5139, Perry, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 221
Pleasant Hill Road
GoodOver: Mays Branch
.7 MI E JCT KY 73, Simpson, KY
Built 2020 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 72
US-79
GoodOver: CSX Railroad
0.05 M N of JCT KY-346, Todd, KY
Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,316
US 150
GoodOver: Cartwright Creek
At Wash.-Nelson Co line, Washington, KY
Built 2013 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,268
GLENNS CREEK RD
GoodOver: GLENNS CREEK
2.5 MI E. KY 443, Washington, KY
Built 1992 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 94
Charlie Norris Rd.
GoodOver: Little Renox Creek
.2 Mi S of KY-3140, Cumberland, KY
Built 2016 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 40
KY 80
GoodOver: Kess Creek
.5 Miles West of KY 97, Graves, KY
Built 2012 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 3,242
OLD LEESBURG ROAD
GoodOver: GRAY'S RUN CREEK
.05 MI N.W. -US 27, Harrison, KY
Built 1992 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 2,572
KY-319
GoodOver: Pond Creek
0.4 MI Off US 119 @ Toler, Pike, KY
Built 2004 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 4,033
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