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
ClayLeach LN
GoodOver: Three Lick Creek
.15MI-W JCT CR 5172, Ohio, KY
Built 2018 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 30
KY 2845
GoodOver: TRIB TO MCNEELY LAKE
0.4 MI E OF SMYRNA PKWY, Jefferson, KY
Built 1982 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 3,371
SMITHLAND DAM RD.
GoodOver: DYER HILL CREEK
0.38 MI W. OF US 60, Livingston, KY
Built 2011 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 904
IKE WOODEN RD.
GoodOver: HORN CREEK
1.6 MI E. OF KY 1372, Carlisle, KY
Built 2012 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 26
NICKS BR
GoodOver: NORTH FORK KY RIVER
.01 MI N JCT KY-1862, Letcher, KY
Built 2016 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 12
KY 1414
GoodOver: STOVERS CREEK
3.3 MI EAST I 165 OP, Ohio, KY
Built 2022 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 425
West Halls Crk Rd
GoodOver: Branch of Halls Creek
E @ JCT CR 5002, Ohio, KY
Built 2020 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 32
KY-463
GoodOver: TRACE BR OF LINE FORK
.80 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 510, Letcher, KY
Built 1950 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 333
KY-1081
GoodOver: LICKING RIVER
1.0 MI W.-JCT. KY 7 & 460, Magoffin, KY
Built 1981 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 330
KY-109
GoodOver: FORK OF LICK CREEK
.95 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 70, Hopkins, KY
Built 1938 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 2,060
CR1020 (HINTON RD)
GoodOver: CNO & TP AND SOUTHER
0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 5021, Scott, KY
Built 2007 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 66
STAR SHOOT PKWY.
GoodOver: MULTI-USE PATH/CREEK
.1 E OF LIBERTY RD., Fayette, KY
Built 2008 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 11,154
White Branch
GoodOver: State Road Fork
.03 M EAST JCT KY 40, Magoffin, KY
Built 2020 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 70
Caney Hwy #1
GoodOver: Caney Creek
0.3 MI W US 23, Pike, KY
Built 2020 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 188
KY-1973
GoodOver: BOGGS FORK
.50 MI N OF S-JCT US 25, Fayette, KY
Built 1974 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 881
KY-2192
GoodOver: Tributary of Mayfield Cr
2.4 miles North of KY1241, Graves, KY
Built 2011 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 273
Racetrack Hollow
GoodOver: Rockhouse Creek
0.15 NE of JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY
Built 2016 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 309
KY-3185
GoodOver: Lick Creek
1.6M N of JCT w/ KY-17, Pendleton, KY
Built 2016 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 231
OLD BENTON RD
GoodOver: BEE CREEK
1. MI. SE JCT US 460, Calloway, KY
Built 1996 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 6,047
KY-1882
GoodOver: SINK HOLE
.40 MI. EAST OF JCT 1600, Hardin, KY
Built 2005 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 1,409
KY-17
GoodOver: CRUISES CREEK
.70 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 14, Kenton, KY
Built 1978 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 3,017
KY-3459
GoodOver: MARTINS FK CUMBERLAND R
W.@ JCT US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 1978 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 653
KY-825
GoodOver: Lick Fork
0.05 MI W of US 23, Johnson, KY
Built 1994 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 573
DANVILLE ROAD NC
GoodOver: TOWN FORK
5.5 MI. N. GARRARD CO LNE, Jessamine, KY
Built 1996 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 12,041
US-27
GoodOver: TOWN FORK
5.5 MI. N. GARRARD CO LNE, Jessamine, KY
Built 1996 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 12,041
KY-1496
GoodOver: E Frk Little Sandy River
400' NW of JCT KY 3, Lawrence, KY
Built 1983 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 173
Napier Farm Road
GoodOver: LOTTS CREEK
0.05 miles S of Ky 1088, Perry, KY
Built 2010 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 64
KY-30
GoodOver: MOORES CREEK
1.8 MILE FROM LAUREL, Jackson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 72.0 t ADT: 4,340
KY 90
GoodOver: BOYD CREEK
1.56 Mi E of Nunn Parkway, Barren, KY
Built 2014 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 8,309
KY-3451
GoodOver: Ewing Creek
.5 MI SE-RIVR RD-CR 5307, Harlan, KY
Built 2020 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 194
US-421
GoodOver: Cowbell Creek
50 FT N OF JCT KY 21, Madison, KY
Built 2019 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 3,347
US 68
GoodOver: SHAKER CREEK
4.3 M E 127 BYPASS-US 68, Mercer, KY
Built 2017 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 2,055
KY-1469
GoodOver: Long Fork
.02 MI. E JCT KY 610, Pike, KY
Built 1998 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 3,299
Stonecoal Rd
GoodOver: Mudlick Creek
0.03 MI W of KY 172, Johnson, KY
Built 2008 Load: 72.4 t ADT: 340
KY-598
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
.01 MI E OF JCT KY 1915, Mercer, KY
Built 1966 Load: 72.4 t ADT: 214
Glens Creek Rd.
GoodOver: Trib to Glens Creek
1.0 Mi W of Jct KY 1586, Washington, KY
Built 2019 Load: 72.4 t ADT: 72
Walnut Street
GoodOver: CSX Railroad
0.5 MI S JCT US 41, Christian, KY
Built 2023 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 11,107
KY-40
GoodOver: Br of Little Paint Creek
0.5 MI E of Magoffin Co., Johnson, KY
Built 2019 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,324
KY 1689
GoodOver: LECOMPTES RUN
.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 227, Scott, KY
Built 2018 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 138
OLD GREENSBURG RD
GoodOver: TRIB. TO LITTLE PITMAN
1.09 MI SW JCT. KY 323, Taylor, KY
Built 2004 Load: 72.8 t ADT: 132
STINSON CK RD 1095
GoodOver: FIGHTING FORK
400' S OF KY1654, Carter, KY
Built 2018 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 480
KY-3270
GoodOver: Howe Branch
3.47 MI E OF JCT 198, Casey, KY
Built 2020 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 274
KY-1214
GoodOver: LIZARD BRANCH
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 88, Grayson, KY
Built 1951 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 1,605
JOES BRANCH RD
GoodOver: JOES BRANCH
0.7 MI E OF KY 22, Henry, KY
Built 2020 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 70
Hollybush Road
GoodOver: Hollybush Creek
0.5 M S of JCT KY-899, Knott, KY
Built 2023 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 300
KY-100
GoodOver: Lick Creek
0.5 MI W of KY-622, Simpson, KY
Built 2017 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 4,085
CR-1341
GoodOver: BEECH FORK
200' W. OF US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 2008 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 100
PADUCAH ROAD
GoodOver: OAK GROVE CREEK
.5 MI. S JCT JACKSON PK, Graves, KY
Built 1999 Load: 73.1 t ADT: 13,592
KY-485
GoodOver: WARSAW CREEK
3.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 61, Cumberland, KY
Built 1951 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 128
MOBLEY MILL ROAD
GoodOver: FROMAN CREEK
1.6 MI W of jct.31E, Nelson, KY
Built 2015 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 195
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