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-57
GoodOver: N.F.K. LICKING RIVER
ON FLEMING-LEWIS CL, Lewis, KY
Built 2020 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 2,186
US 150
GoodOver: Flax Creek
0.15 M E. of JCT. KY 39, Lincoln, KY
Built 2010 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 4,006
Ky-663
GoodOver: Pleasant Run Creek
2.0 MI S. OF JCT KY 100, Logan, KY
Built 2015 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 113
KY-339
GoodOver: Massac Creek
1.5 MI SW OF JCT US 45, McCracken, KY
Built 2019 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 2,048
KY 140
GoodOver: Stroud Creek
1.3 MI W OF JCT KY 81, McLean, KY
Built 2022 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 440
KY 1488
GoodOver: ORGAN CREEK
0.8 MI N OF TRIMBLE CL, Oldham, KY
Built 2020 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 421
KY-80
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
01.@JCT KY 2021, Perry, KY
Built 1998 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,249
Rays Road
GoodOver: Lotts creek
50' South of Ky 1088, Perry, KY
Built 2023 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 60
KY-199
GoodOver: POND CREEK
.65 MI N OF JCT KY-1056, Pike, KY
Built 2013 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,494
CR 1300
GoodOver: Spring Creek
0.9 MI N of JCT KY-100, Simpson, KY
Built 2016 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 223
E RIVER RD
GoodOver: TRIB TO SALT RIVER
0.9 MI E OF KY 55, Spencer, KY
Built 2022 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 70
GENTRY MILL RD
GoodOver: RUSSELL CREEK
1.7 MI N JCT KY 80, Adair, KY
Built 1990 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 86
Ky 70
GoodOver: Bratton Creek
.1 Mi. West of JCT KY 85, Hopkins, KY
Built 2005 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 4,384
KY-1305
GoodOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
.45 MI. NW JCT KY 488, Laurel, KY
Built 2001 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 863
US-60
GoodOver: OVER MASSAC CR. OVERFLOW
WBL .1 MI W. JCT MAXON RD, McCracken, KY
Built 2000 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 5,825
Short Stoney Rd
GoodOver: Stony Creek
0.6 MI SE of JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY
Built 2022 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 147
KY-1171
GoodOver: LICK FORK CREEK
6.65MI.N JCT KY 1008, Simpson, KY
Built 1997 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 441
KY-70
GoodOver: Green River
.295 MI. W. OF JCT US 127, Casey, KY
Built 2009 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 3,636
CR 5004
GoodOver: Branch of Williams Creek
0.05 MI N. JCT. KY90, Clinton, KY
Built 2012 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 187
TOLER BRIDGE RD
GoodOver: LITTLE BLACKFORD CREEK
1 MI S JCT US 60, Daviess, KY
Built 2005 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 100
KY 0052
GoodOver: Silver Creek
Silver Creek, Lee, KY
Built 2008 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 1,804
DULEY RD
GoodOver: BRANCH - BAYOU CK
.1 MI N KY 763, Livingston, KY
Built 1992 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 57
POPES CRK RD
GoodOver: POPE CREEK
2.5 MI NE KY 49, Marion, KY
Built 1992 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 159
ED SULLIVAN RD
GoodOver: CANEY CREEK
100' NE - JCT KY 49, Marion, KY
Built 1995 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 165
KY-55
GoodOver: EAST FK SIMPSON CK
0.05 Miles South of US 62, Nelson, KY
Built 1995 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 3,128
ELK CHURCH LICK RD
GoodOver: EAGLE CREEK
1.6 MI N JCT KY 32, Scott, KY
Built 1999 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 158
Bluff Boom Road
GoodOver: Rocky Run Creek
1.6 Mi E of Jct Ewing Rd, Green, KY
Built 2018 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 150
KY-163
GoodOver: EAST FK-BARREN RIVER
.5 MI. N JCT KY 2768, Monroe, KY
Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,919
Winston Br
GoodOver: Russell Fork
.1 MI SW JCT KY 80&US 460, Pike, KY
Built 1990 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 171
BALDRIDGE ROAD
GoodOver: N FK TRIPLETT CR
.3 MI S OF JCT US 60, Rowan, KY
Built 1984 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 949
TOWNSEND VALLEY RD
GoodOver: TOWNSEND CREEK
1.6 MI W of JCT US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 2015 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 140
KY-3272
GoodOver: RIFFE CREEK
1 MI E-KY 206, Casey, KY
Built 1991 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 350
KY-1742
GoodOver: Branch of Dry Creek
4.5 Mi. N Jct. KY-70, Casey, KY
Built 2021 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 156
JULIAN M CAROLL PA
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
SBL 1.0 MI S OF KY 339 NT, Graves, KY
Built 1967 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 3,455
HICKMAN ROAD
GoodOver: DRY LAKE
1.1 M. W. OF JCT. CR 5222, Hickman, KY
Built 2003 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 28
Ky 79
GoodOver: Motts Lick Crk
5 mi N of Jct US 68, Logan, KY
Built 2014 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,888
I 24 NON CARDINAL
GoodOver: P&L RAILWAY
WBL @MP 28.503 OVER ICG R, Marshall, KY
Built 1976 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 16,918
I-24
GoodOver: P&L RAILWAY
EBL @MP 28.503 OVER ICG R, Marshall, KY
Built 1976 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 16,918
METCALFE RD
GoodOver: NASTY CREEK
.2 MI W CR-5346, McCracken, KY
Built 1993 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 13
US-460
GoodOver: GREASY BRANCH
0.75 MI. W. KY. 946 JCT., Morgan, KY
Built 2002 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,305
Pottershop Rd.
GoodOver: Mill Creek
2.5 N of KY 605, Nelson, KY
Built 2012 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 363
Enterprise Ln
GoodOver: CSX RR & Levisa Fork
Marion Br Industrial Park, Pike, KY
Built 2015 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 150
KY-664
GoodOver: Johnson Creek
.03 MI E of Jct W/Ky-1885, Simpson, KY
Built 2016 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 753
CR-1428
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
.6 MI N OF JCT KY 1886, Estill, KY
Built 2003 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 49
KY. 1565
GoodOver: OVER MASSAC CREEK
.15 MI S OF JCT KY 358, McCracken, KY
Built 2007 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 151
REID ROAD
GoodOver: CLANTON CREEK
1.0 MI N OF KY 473, Ballard, KY
Built 1987 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 90
MADISON ROAD
GoodOver: BANKLICK CREEK
150 FT N OF KY 3035, Kenton, KY
Built 2001 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 35,721
Mosley Branch Rd
GoodOver: Lower Laurel Creek
0.1 MI W of Left Fork, Lawrence, KY
Built 2012 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 20
BERRY HOLLOW RD
GoodOver: NEALS CREEK
0.5 MI. S OF KY 698, Lincoln, KY
Built 1988 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 166
KY-476
GoodOver: LOTTS CREEK
.1 MI EAST JCT KY 1440, Perry, KY
Built 2004 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 3,868
Showing 12,501-12,550 of 14,554 bridges
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