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

Total Bridges

14,554

Public highway bridges in Kentucky

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

Kentucky26.9%65.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kentucky (FHWA NBI)

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

NY

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132
Selected

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

OK

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY

Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10

PETROLEUM RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK

0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY

Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164

DEERFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: STOVALL CREEK

.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

KY-3042

Poor

Over: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE

.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY

Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630

KY-1951

Poor

Over: SNAG CREEK

2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36

Jones Branch

Poor

Over: 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

US-62

Good

Over: MAYFIELD CREEK

BALLARD-CARLISLE CO. LINE, Carlisle, KY

Built 1983 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 3,022

KY-40

Good

Over: GREASY CREEK

0.35 MI E JCT KY 2040, Johnson, KY

Built 1990 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 843

KY-61

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK-NOLIN RIVER

2.2 MI SE -JCT US 31E, Larue, KY

Built 1989 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 4,270

KY-3174 R KY-195

Good

Over: Marrowbone Creek

@ JCT KY 3174 Ramp/KY 195, Pike, KY

Built 2013 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 2,356

KY-261

Good

Over: HOPPER BRANCH

.50 MI EAST OF JCT KY 629, Breckinridge, KY

Built 1940 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 1,233

LARRY REDDICK RD.

Good

Over: OVER W. FK. MAYFIELD CR.

1.5 MILE EAST OF KY. 1371, Carlisle, KY

Built 2003 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 45

BLACKBURN CHURCH R

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK

1.4 MI W OF JCT KY 139, Crittenden, KY

Built 1980 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 25

KY-36

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

2 MI NOR. -KY 330, Grant, KY

Built 1992 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 1,565

KY-3606

Good

Over: CREEK

KNOX/WHITELY LINE, Knox, KY

Built 2010 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 2,055

I-24

Good

Over: PERKINS CREEK

EBL .27 MI SE OF US60 NTR, McCracken, KY

Built 1972 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 17,267

CHADWELL ROAD

Good

Over: ROWLETTE BRANCH

45 FT W. KY 847, Owsley, KY

Built 1977 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 182

OGDEN RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

200 FT WEST OF KY 1029, Robertson, KY

Built 1979 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 89

KY 73

Good

Over: SINKING CREEK

2.02 MI N OF JCT US 31W, Simpson, KY

Built 2003 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 1,681

KY 139

Good

Over: DONALDSON CREEK OVERFLOW

.70 MI. NOR JCT KY 70, Caldwell, KY

Built 2011 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 512

Milbrooke Drive

Good

Over: North Fork Little River

.4 MI W OF JCT KY 380, Christian, KY

Built 2019 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 2,964

Little Sugar Ck Rd

Good

Over: Little Sugar Creek

1.2 M N of KY 16, Gallatin, KY

Built 2016 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 273

JULIAN M CAROLL PA

Good

Over: OBION CREEK

SBL .10 NOR. OF KY 58 OP, Graves, KY

Built 1967 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 5,762

KY-72

Good

Over: Catron Creek

0.1 M SW JCT KY 1216, Harlan, KY

Built 2017 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 291

Britton Creek Road

Good

Over: Britton Creek

1 M S of JCT 215, Harlan, KY

Built 2021 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 25

GULLION BRANCH RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO GULLION CREEK

0.15 MI S OF KY 389, Henry, KY

Built 2019 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 50

KY-699

Good

Over: CUTSHIN CREEK

3.6 S.E OF KY2057, Leslie, KY

Built 2012 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 914

KY 163

Good

Over: RELIEF/UNDERGRND STREAM

1.0 MI. S. OF JCT W/KY 90, Metcalfe, KY

Built 2013 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 3,272

KY 55

Good

Over: Stone Quarry Creek

.747 MI E OF JCT KY 210, Taylor, KY

Built 2022 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 11,615

MERRIMAC RD

Good

Over: TALLOW CREEK

.1 MI E. KY 337, Taylor, KY

Built 1993 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 448

KY-55

Good

Over: SEIBERT CREEK

1.1 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 438, Washington, KY

Built 1933 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 1,312

KY-992

Good

Over: TAR FORK CREEK

4.3 Mi SE of KY 144, Breckinridge, KY

Built 2001 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 138

KY-1996

Good

Over: STEVENS BRANCH CREEK

0.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 10, Campbell, KY

Built 2003 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 169

KY. 80

Good

Over: MAYFIELD CREEK OVERFLOW

.34 MI E OF JCT KY. 97, Graves, KY

Built 2008 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 6,030

KY. 80

Good

Over: MAYFIELD CREEK OVERFLOW

.3 MI E OF JCT KY 97, Graves, KY

Built 2008 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 6,030

KY-920

Good

Over: LITTLE MEETING CREEK

1.2 MI S JCT KY 84, Hardin, KY

Built 1996 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 422

BEWLEY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT KY 434, Hardin, KY

Built 1972 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 1,401

Spankem Cat Fork

Good

Over: Cat Fork

0.05 MI S of JCT KY 3, Lawrence, KY

Built 2012 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 52

KY-205

Good

Over: ROSE FK- RED RIVER

.58 MI. S JCT KY 1094, Wolfe, KY

Built 1996 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 1,606

KY-131

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK OVERFLOW

SPRING CRK BOTTOM, Graves, KY

Built 1982 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 2,249

CR1160 Brush Ck. R

Good

Over: Brush Creek

.986 mi E. of Jct. KY 67, Greenup, KY

Built 2013 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 237

KY-899

Good

Over: RT FK TROUBLESOME CRK

@ JCT KY 160 & KY 899, Knott, KY

Built 1998 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 4,811

KY-11

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

.5 MI SE OF JCT US 62&68, Mason, KY

Built 1960 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 4,119

HALE ROAD

Good

Over: FLOUR CREEK

.4 MI N OF JCT FLOUR CR R, Pendleton, KY

Built 2016 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 60

N. CENTRAL AVE.

Good

Over: TRACE FORK

.90 MI NOR OF JCT US 68, Taylor, KY

Built 1986 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 4,112

CLAYLICK CREEK RD

Good

Over: CLAYLICK CREEK

.4 MI S JCT CR 5259, Crittenden, KY

Built 1992 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 38

KY 3175

Good

Over: WHITE SULPHUR FORK

365 FT N OF KY 157, Henry, KY

Built 2020 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 217

STONESTREET RD

Good

Over: POND CREEK

0.85 MI S OF KY 907, Jefferson, KY

Built 2003 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 16,078

KY-708

Good

Over: MID.FORK KY RIVER

0.5 MI. SOUTH JCT KY 52, Lee, KY

Built 1988 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 263

KY-80

Good

Over: WOOTON CREEK

6.0 MI. N.E. JCT. US 421, Leslie, KY

Built 2002 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 2,052

JULIAN M CARROLL P

Good

Over: Abandoned RR

SBL .15 MI N OF KY 348 TP, Marshall, KY

Built 1967 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 9,336

JC-9003

Good

Over: Abandoned RR

NBL .15 MI N OF KY 348 TP, Marshall, KY

Built 1967 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 9,336

CLARKTOWN RD

Good

Over: MONKS CREEK

1:1 MI N JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY

Built 1991 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 231

PLUM RUN RD

Good

Over: CANEY FORK CREEK

1.3 MI NE JCT CR 5063, Nelson, KY

Built 2001 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 823

Toms Branch Road

Good

Over: Troublesome Creek

0.1 M S of JCT KY-476, Perry, KY

Built 2022 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 50

KY-100

Good

Over: SULPHUR SPRING CREEK

5.1 MI. W JCT US 31W, Simpson, KY

Built 1996 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 2,063

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