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
Bethany School Ln
GoodOver: Holly Creek
350 Ft. West of KY 1261, Wolfe, KY
Built 2013 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 20
US-60
GoodOver: TRIB-SLATE CREEK
1.6 MI. W JCT KY 36, Bath, KY
Built 1996 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 1,250
KY-70
GoodOver: TRADEWATER RIVER OVERFLO
.5 MI E OF KY 293, Caldwell, KY
Built 1986 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 254
KY-1346
GoodOver: E.FRK.CLARKS R-OVRFLO
1.0 MI E-KY 1824, Calloway, KY
Built 1988 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 714
KY-1101
GoodOver: Left Fork Beaver Creek
0.1MI S of KY 122 @ Drift, Floyd, KY
Built 2008 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 701
OLD COLUMBUS RD
GoodOver: RED OAK CREEK
1.1 MI JCT KY 607, Owen, KY
Built 1999 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 57
GLENWOOD MILL RD
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.15 MI. W. OF KY 272, Trigg, KY
Built 1983 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 331
KY 90
GoodOver: Brushy Fork Creek
1.2 MI EAST OF JCT KY 839, Barren, KY
Built 2021 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 4,796
CLEAR FORK ROAD
GoodOver: FROZEN CREEK
.05 MI S JCT KY 378, Breathitt, KY
Built 1994 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 32
CS-1456
GoodOver: SINKING FORK CREEK
200' NORTH OF KY 91, Christian, KY
Built 2006 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 347
KY-560
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
.3 MI S-MASON CO LINE, Fleming, KY
Built 1988 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 299
KY 97
GoodOver: Kess Creek Overflow
South KY 97/KY 80 inter., Graves, KY
Built 2012 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,182
KY 1124
GoodOver: Watson Creek
1.27 MI west JCT KY 80, Graves, KY
Built 2021 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 100
Russell Creek Road
GoodOver: Russell Creek
0.8 Mi SW of Jct KY 61, Green, KY
Built 2020 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 70
KY-109
GoodOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
1.5 MI S.E. OF JCT US 62, Hopkins, KY
Built 1950 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,139
Hemp Patch Br
GoodOver: Caney Fork
0.05 MI E of JCT KY 899, Knott, KY
Built 2016 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 79
Paradise Lane
GoodOver: Kingdom Come Creek
JCT of Kingdom Come Crk, Letcher, KY
Built 2021 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 103
US-60
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
1.4MI. JCT. KY 723, Livingston, KY
Built 1993 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,225
US-79
GoodOver: Whippoorwill Creek
0.5 M S OF JCT KY-1151, Logan, KY
Built 2023 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,325
KY 1471
GoodOver: Licking River
0.3 mi. S KY 7 MP 16.3, Magoffin, KY
Built 2006 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 226
US 68
GoodOver: Beech Fork Creek
0.7 Miles W of Boyle CL, Marion, KY
Built 2010 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 2,236
BRIDGE ST
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.58 MI N. OF U.S. 60, McCracken, KY
Built 1988 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,817
KY-1754
GoodOver: CHAPLIN RIVER
AT NELSON-WASH.CO LINE, Nelson, KY
Built 1990 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 390
Little Leatherwood
GoodOver: Straight Fork
.1 MI W of JCT CR 5140, Perry, KY
Built 2019 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 221
KY-1426
GoodOver: Bent Branch
1.1 MI E of JCT KY 2169, Pike, KY
Built 2015 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,313
KY-610
GoodOver: Long Fork
.1 MI S OF JCT KY-1469, Pike, KY
Built 2018 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,427
W Railroad St
GoodOver: Judy Creek
0.4 miles W of JCT KY 213, Powell, KY
Built 2013 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,178
KY 55
GoodOver: SALT RIVER
0.25 MI S OF KY 44, Spencer, KY
Built 2016 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,438
KY-1804
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
1.4 MI NE JCT I 75 O.P., Whitley, KY
Built 1993 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 839
KY-66
GoodOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
.55 MI NE JCT US 25E, Bell, KY
Built 1990 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 4,231
ROCKHOUSE RD 1332
GoodOver: Hood Creek
36' W. of JCT KY 5, Boyd, KY
Built 2013 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 430
LEWIS ROAD
GoodOver: BLACK ROCK CREEK
0.6 MI WEST OF US. 42, Carroll, KY
Built 2009 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 133
KY-1428
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
MARTIN - BEAVER CREEK, Floyd, KY
Built 2002 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 4,203
CALICO RD
GoodOver: BR. OF WHITE LICK CREEK
.40 MI E OF JCT KY 3109, Garrard, KY
Built 2003 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 103
US-119
GoodOver: Poor Frk of Cumberland
1.6 MI NE of Harlan Co, Letcher, KY
Built 2015 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 1,908
Buffalo Rd CR1059
GoodOver: Cooper Fork
1.3 mi NE of JCT KY2019, Magoffin, KY
Built 2012 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 246
JOHN DENNY ROAD
GoodOver: FORK LICK CREEK
_, Pendleton, KY
Built 2008 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 50
KY-914
GoodOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
2.4 MI. NE JCT US 27, Pulaski, KY
Built 1995 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 3,700
KY 555
GoodOver: Chaplin River
Nelson/Washington Co line, Washington, KY
Built 2007 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 1,087
US-60
GoodOver: NEW SALEM CREEK
1.4 MI E LIVINGSTON CO LI, Crittenden, KY
Built 1984 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 2,467
KY-122
GoodOver: LEFT FORK BEAVER CREEK
.9 MI EAST OF JCT KY 979, Floyd, KY
Built 2010 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 2,092
KY 48
GoodOver: TRIB TO E FORK COX CREEK
65 FT E OF KY 623, Spencer, KY
Built 1989 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,570
Osbourne Rd.
GoodOver: Road Run Branch
20 ft. South of KY 152, Washington, KY
Built 2016 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 131
KY-403
GoodOver: Unnamed Stream
1.6 Mi S of Jct/w US-231, Butler, KY
Built 2015 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 866
KY 577
GoodOver: Little Sexton Creek
.20 MI W OF E-JCT KY1350, Clay, KY
Built 2019 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 434
Old Highway 66
GoodOver: Red Bird River
.3 MI. E JCT KY 66, Clay, KY
Built 2020 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 103
KY61N
GoodOver: SMITH BRANCH
0.438 S. OF N JCT KY 3140, Cumberland, KY
Built 2010 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,446
Garmon Ferry Road
GoodOver: Lewis Creek
0.52 MI N KY 1341, Cumberland, KY
Built 2012 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 70
TOLLIVER ROAD
GoodOver: LEFT FORK SMITH BRANCH
32' E of Jct CR1018, Greenup, KY
Built 2010 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 23
Goldenrod Drive
GoodOver: Right Fork Beaver Creek
0.05 M S of JCT KY-7, Knott, KY
Built 2023 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 100
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