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 416
GoodOver: Unnamed Stream
.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 283, Henderson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 397
CARTERS CHAPEL RD
GoodOver: BR OF NO.FK. GRASSY CREE
1.5 MI NE OF JCT KY 491, Pendleton, KY
Built 2009 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 102
KY-1786
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.8 MI. SE. OF JCTKY 1617, Rockcastle, KY
Built 2004 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 134
KY 323 West Main
GoodOver: Buckhorn Creek
0.1 Mi W of Jct. KY 3183, Taylor, KY
Built 1922 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 4,242
CR1517
GoodOver: Buffalo Creek
18 ft. east of Jct.ky 2, Carter, KY
Built 2019 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 40
KY-339
GoodOver: MCCLANE CREEK
1.4 MI. S JCT KY 1680, Graves, KY
Built 1999 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 363
KY-61
GoodOver: MIDDLE CREEK RELIEF
.24 MI FROM HARDIN-LARUE, Hardin, KY
Built 1985 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 6,087
CLARKS RUN CR-1302
GoodOver: CLARKS RUN
3.88 MI W. of KY 62, Mason, KY
Built 2016 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 220
KY 219
GoodOver: Wallins Creek
2.5 M/P 219, Harlan, KY
Built 2009 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 1,774
KY-1770
GoodOver: Branch of Cedar Creek
1.41MI W JCT KY 643, Lincoln, KY
Built 2002 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 232
VALLEY PIKE
GoodOver: LEE CREEK TRIBUTARY
.5 MI S JCT CR 5316, Mason, KY
Built 1997 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 65
Old Glensfork Road
GoodOver: Glens Fork
0.1 MI W of JCT KY-55, Adair, KY
Built 2022 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 129
CR 1041
GoodOver: York Branch
.5 MI W of JCT KY 2011, Bell, KY
Built 2020 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 100
KY-474
GoodOver: Smith Creek
0.16 MI W of JCT KY 2, Carter, KY
Built 2017 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 222
Little Cypress Cr
GoodOver: LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK
1.18 MI NE OF US 62, Marshall, KY
Built 2021 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 368
Mullins Road
GoodOver: Grassy Creek
100' West of Ky 17, Pendleton, KY
Built 2019 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 240
RUSSELLVILLE RD NC
GoodOver: WEST FK RED RIVER
3.11MI. E CHRIST.CO LNE, Todd, KY
Built 1998 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 2,718
ELTON HOLW
GoodOver: OVER LOST CREEK
.1 MI. S. OF JCT KY 784, Greenup, KY
Built 2002 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 47
KY 1665
GoodOver: STONEY CREEK
0.1 MI S OF US 421, Franklin, KY
Built 2009 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 83
BOBTOWN RD
GoodOver: MUDLICK CREEK
0.8 MILE SE OF JCT KY 392, Harrison, KY
Built 2003 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 119
SIX MILE CREEK RD
GoodOver: HANCES BRANCH
1.75 MI W OF KY 389, Henry, KY
Built 2007 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 70
KY3428
GoodOver: Ulysses Creek
1.917, Leslie, KY
Built 2010 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 24
US 150
GoodOver: Negro Creek
.15 M E JCT KY 3245, Rockcastle, KY
Built 2009 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 7,523
US 68/KY 80
GoodOver: Elbow Bay
_, Trigg, KY
Built 2010 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 3,593
KY-121
GoodOver: KESS CREEK
.05 MI. N. JCT KY 121, Graves, KY
Built 1999 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 10,079
Magnolia Gas Stor
GoodOver: Pottinger Creek
1.7 Mi South of KY 1906, Hart, KY
Built 2009 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 35
HAMMERTIGHT RD.
GoodOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
500' S. OF KY-773, Carter, KY
Built 2012 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 40
KY-121
GoodOver: RED DUCK CREEK
.17 MI. N JCT KY 464, Graves, KY
Built 1999 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 12,092
KY-931
GoodOver: Cowan Creek
1.8 MI SW of JCT KY 2035, Letcher, KY
Built 1980 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,135
BILL THOMPSON ROAD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
1.2 MI. W. KY 295, Lyon, KY
Built 1980 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 26
KY-57
GoodOver: CASSIDY CREEK
.12 MI. - JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY
Built 1997 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 159
Ky 2491C
GoodOver: Swift Camp Creek
50' E Ky 15 jct., Wolfe, KY
Built 2007 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 960
Hade Bell Road
GoodOver: West Bays Fork
1.7 MI S of Jct Ky 100, Allen, KY
Built 2015 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 285
Copperhead Rd
GoodOver: Crafts Colley Creek
0.1 MI West of KY 2034, Letcher, KY
Built 2012 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 294
KY-32
GoodOver: ALLISON CREEK
1.2 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 111, Fleming, KY
Built 1932 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 4,062
SKINHOUSE BRANCH R
GoodOver: CANEY FORK CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 1913, Green, KY
Built 1977 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 229
KY-131
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK OVERFLOW
.6 MI.OF SYMSONIA, Graves, KY
Built 1992 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 2,189
SULLIVAN RD.
GoodOver: W. FK MAYFIELD CREEK
1.1 MI N. KY 80, Graves, KY
Built 2017 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 147
Calvert City Rd
GoodOver: HOWARD BRANCH
1 MI NE US 62, Marshall, KY
Built 2018 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 200
KY-1804
GoodOver: CLEAR FORK
.15 MI SE JCT US 25W, Whitley, KY
Built 1990 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 839
CITATION BLVD
GoodOver: BRACKTOWN BRANCH
.6 MI E US 421, Fayette, KY
Built 2016 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 7,089
CITATION BLVD
GoodOver: BRACKTOWN BRANCH
.6 MI E US 421, Fayette, KY
Built 2016 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 7,089
Curry Branch Road
GoodOver: Horse Creek
0.3 miles south of KY 80, Clay, KY
Built 2018 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 469
KY 1143 south
GoodOver: NORTH ELKHORN CREEK
1.8 MILE S. OF KY 32, Scott, KY
Built 2015 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 6,803
Lummie Lemaster
GoodOver: Big Mine Fork
0.1 MI N of KY 1081, Magoffin, KY
Built 2019 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 40
KY-1954
GoodOver: BOTTOM DITCH
.7 MI.S.JCT. KY 999, McCracken, KY
Built 1993 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,471
BILL EADES EAST
GoodOver: W. FK. OTTER CREEK
.1 MI WEST OF JCT KY 388, Madison, KY
Built 1968 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 155
U.S.- 60
GoodOver: Branch Hurricane Creek
0.9 MI E.of KY1198, Bath, KY
Built 2014 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 728
MT. ZION ROAD
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK GUNPOWDER CK
1.7 MI E OF US 42 & 127, Boone, KY
Built 2003 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 6,181
Hickory Grv Church
GoodOver: Wades Creek
0.65 MI E OF KY 783, Calloway, KY
Built 2020 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 102
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