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
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Cruzzie Drive
GoodOver: Grapevine Creek
0.01 M S of JCT KY-28, Perry, KY
Built 2023 Load: 89.4 t ADT: 10
US-460
GoodOver: MITCHELL'S RUN
.34 MI. E JCT US 68X, Bourbon, KY
Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,015
KY-15
GoodOver: COCKRELL FORK
0.8 MI N OF PERRY CL, Breathitt, KY
Built 1966 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,200
9004
GoodOver: Blue Creek
500' S. US 68B Inter., Christian, KY
Built 2007 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,441
US-31W
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
NB EXIT RAMP @CHAFFEE AVE, Hardin, KY
Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 19,027
KY 38
GoodOver: Old Clover Fork
NEAR HIGH RISE, Harlan, KY
Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,425
NORTH CHURCH ST
GoodOver: FLAT RUN CREEK
0.2 MI EAST OF JCT US-27, Harrison, KY
Built 2009 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,288
KY-1676
GoodOver: BIG CLIFTY CREEK
.60 MI SW OF JCT KY 635, Pulaski, KY
Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,201
KY 914
GoodOver: RUSH BRANCH CREEK
AT JCT OF KY 769, Pulaski, KY
Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,968
KY-555
GoodOver: MAYS CREEK
.70 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 438, Washington, KY
Built 1971 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,956
WEAVER CEM RD
GoodOver: LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK
120' S LITTLE WHITE OAK, Greenup, KY
Built 2019 Load: 89.9 t ADT: 70
7TH ARMORED DIV RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1 KM E. OF S. BOUNDARY RD, Hardin, KY
Built 1994 Load: 90.4 t ADT: 80
I 24 NON CARDINAL
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
WBL .60 MI W. OF KY1610 O, Marshall, KY
Built 1971 Load: 91.6 t ADT: 16,358
Thomas Rd
GoodOver: Eggers Creek
1.7 Mi from Jct KY 1357, Hardin, KY
Built 2014 Load: 92.3 t ADT: 494
US-60
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
1.9 MI W JCT KY 36, Bath, KY
Built 1997 Load: 92.4 t ADT: 728
CR-1021B
GoodOver: Slash Branch
325' S. Jct. Slash Br.Rd., Greenup, KY
Built 2013 Load: 92.4 t ADT: 120
Ramp B1 9004
GoodOver: Blue Creek
300' S Jct. US 68 B, Christian, KY
Built 2007 Load: 92.5 t ADT: 10,441
HERRIN LN
GoodOver: FLAT LICK CREEK
.5 MI W OF JCT KY 1003, Pulaski, KY
Built 1979 Load: 94.2 t ADT: 58
WK-9001 ramp
GoodOver: THOMPSON CREEK
430'EAST OF KY 175, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2003 Load: 94.3 t ADT: 11,363
KY-194
GoodOver: JOHN'S CREEK
.3 MI EAST -US 119, Pike, KY
Built 1992 Load: 95.7 t ADT: 1,256
KY-58
GoodOver: GIBSON CREEK
.5 MI SW OF JCT KY 1311, Marshall, KY
Built 2006 Load: 95.9 t ADT: 3,291
Soft Shell Lane
GoodOver: Wiley Branch Creek
0.05 M E of JCT KY-1098, Knott, KY
Built 2022 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 120
Ky 2491
GoodOver: Swango fork
1.2 MI SW of JCT 1812, Wolfe, KY
Built 2019 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 173
KY-55X and KY-206
GoodOver: Branch of Russell Creek
JCT KY-55X and KY-206, Adair, KY
Built 2015 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 8,263
WALMART ENTRANCE
GoodOver: UNKNOWN STREAM
0.1 north of KY-842, Boone, KY
Built 2007 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 50
SPRINGFIELD BLVD
GoodOver: Unnamed stream
2.0 MI. W OF JCT 338, Boone, KY
Built 2008 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 250
US 231
GoodOver: Embrys Ditch
1.0 MILE N OF I-165 NTR, Butler, KY
Built 2014 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 7,619
KY-238
GoodOver: UNNAMED
.11 MI W OF KY 185, Edmonson, KY
Built 1998 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 51
KY-111
GoodOver: BR OF HILLSBORO CREEK
.4 MI N OF JCT KY 1515, Fleming, KY
Built 1927 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 1,165
KY 681
GoodOver: Delaney Creek
1.55 MI W of KY 32, Fleming, KY
Built 2019 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 96
KY-7
GoodOver: PLUM FORK
1.09 mi N. of jct. ky 10, Greenup, KY
Built 2010 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 706
US-31W
GoodOver: FREEMAN CREEK
200' SE OF JCT KY 1357, Hardin, KY
Built 1987 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 16,176
KY 1357
GoodOver: Trib of Rhudes Creek
2.8 Mi E of Jct Ky 1375, Hardin, KY
Built 2018 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 2,048
KY 72
GoodOver: OLD CLOVER FORK RIVERBED
0.1 M NORTH OF KY38, Harlan, KY
Built 2022 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 4,017
RICHARD KNOCK HWY
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.4 MI EAST OF US-25, Kenton, KY
Built 2019 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 100
CAMDEN RD
GoodOver: ELKHORN CREEK
EAST JENKINS, Letcher, KY
Built 2017 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 362
KY-78
GoodOver: Pevyhouse Branch
.30 Mi West of Jct KY-300, Lincoln, KY
Built 2015 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 2,789
KY 499
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY TO HAYS FORK
0.9 MILES E OF JCT US 25, Madison, KY
Built 1960 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 786
WALNUT CREEK DRIVE
GoodOver: WALNUT MEADOW BRANCH
200 FT. W. OF KY 595, Madison, KY
Built 2003 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 50
KY-49
GoodOver: POTTINGER CREEK
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 527, Marion, KY
Built 1963 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 526
CENTRAL PIKE
GoodOver: THOMPSON CREEK
.4 MI NORTH OF JCT KY 390, Mercer, KY
Built 2012 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 65
KY-839
GoodOver: HENDRICK BRANCH
.49 MI N JCT KY 63, Monroe, KY
Built 2001 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 610
Leatherwood sch
GoodOver: Clover fork
50' N of Ky 699, Perry, KY
Built 2018 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 61
Manntown Road
GoodOver: Salt Lick Creek
0.61 M S of JCT KY 1730, Russell, KY
Built 2014 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 40
_KY-70
GoodOver: _STONER CREEK
_.75 MI N.W OF CASEY CL, Taylor, KY
Built 2015 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 898
MILLER VALLEY ROAD
GoodOver: UNAMED STREAM
2.6 MI. NORTH - US 68, Todd, KY
Built 1953 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 1,974
US 60
GoodOver: BR OF CASEY CREEK
1.5 MI EAST OF JCT KY 760, Union, KY
Built 2019 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 5,297
Ky 205
GoodOver: State Road fork
0.1 MI S of Mtn Pw, Wolfe, KY
Built 2018 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 1,606
I-24
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
EBL .60 MI W. OF KY1610 O, Marshall, KY
Built 1971 Load: 98.9 t ADT: 16,358
HARLOW HOLLOW
GoodOver: ASH BRANCH
755' W. of KY 784, Greenup, KY
Built 2013 Load: 99.4 t ADT: 5
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