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
BANDY WILLAILLA RD
PoorOver: BEE LICK CREEK
1.55 MI EAST OF KY 70, Pulaski, KY
Built 1943 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 98
OLD SHOPVILLE RD
PoorOver: FLAT LICK CREEK
.3 MI E OF JCT NEW KY 80, Pulaski, KY
Built 1932 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 604
ED DICK RD
PoorOver: ROCK LICK CREEK
600' NORTH JCT CR 5617, Pulaski, KY
Built 1993 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 30
HINTON RD
PoorOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
.5 MI S OF S RAYS FORK, Scott, KY
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 66
ARTHUR HENDERSON R
PoorOver: TRIB. OF RED RIVER
0.6 MI. SOUTH JCT US 68, Todd, KY
Built 1983 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100
GREENCASTLE RD
PoorOver: TAYLOR BRANCH
1.9 MI S OF JCT KY 263, Warren, KY
Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 66
Baldy Road
PoorOver: Little South Fork River
1.25 MI S. JCT KY 92, Wayne, KY
Built 1982 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 20
James Parmley Road
PoorOver: Double Head Creek
0.31 Miles N. of KY 200, Wayne, KY
Built 1963 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 30
BRANSON ROAD
PoorOver: PITMAN CREEK
0.7 MI.W.OF JCT. KY 370, Webster, KY
Built 1982 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 17
MAHAN ROAD
PoorOver: HARPES CREEK
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 92, Whitley, KY
Built 1960 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 38
CR 1174(SMITH CEME
PoorOver: PETER CREEK
.3 MILES EAST OF JCT 249, Barren, KY
Built 1975 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 20
CR-1155
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT CR 5154, Clay, KY
Built 1984 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 52
HELTON RD
PoorOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
S @ JCT KY 221, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 50
OLD LAIR RD
PoorOver: S FK LICKING RIVER
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 982, Harrison, KY
Built 1925 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 495
PV 1001
PoorOver: ROCKHOUSE CREEK
40' S OF US 421 &, Leslie, KY
Built 1940 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 40
OTIA-BLYTHE RD
PoorOver: SULPHUR CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT KY 214, Monroe, KY
Built 1975 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 52
CR-1196
PoorOver: UNNAMED
.3 Mi S. of Grigsby Ln, Trigg, KY
Built 1980 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10
HOWARD LANE
PoorOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
.1 MI- S JCT KY 221, Harlan, KY
Built 1996 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 10
KENTUCKY AV
PoorOver: MARTINS FK CUMBERLAND RV
300' W OF JCT US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 1950 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 200
KY-135
PoorOver: BRANCH OF BAYOU CREEK
.40 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 838, Livingston, KY
Built 1964 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 201
Tucker Rd.
PoorOver: Pope Creek
.3 Mi N of ThreePinesRd., Marion, KY
Built 1901 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 30
KY-2024
PoorOver: COW CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 28, Owsley, KY
Built 1967 Load: 3.5 t ADT: 351
KY-3385
PoorOver: Buffalo Creek
1.6 MI SE of JCT KY 194, Floyd, KY
Built 1975 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 154
FRAGRANT RD
PoorOver: BRANCH - ROCK CREEK
0.575 MI E JCT KY 3210, Grayson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 9
GRUBBS RD
PoorOver: BEECHY CREEK
.3 MI E OF JCT CR 5164, Calloway, KY
Built 1982 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 13
WHITE OAK BRANCH R
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
.75 MI-NW JCT KY 89, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1995 Load: 4.4 t ADT: 19
ALLEN SCHOOLHOUSE
PoorOver: BUTLER CREEK
150' E OF JCT KY 531, Adair, KY
Built 1987 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 155
MEXICO RD
PoorOver: CLAYLICK CREEK
.85 MI SE OF JCT KY 2132, Crittenden, KY
Built 1960 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 127
CR-1283
PoorOver: WELLS CREEK
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 650, Elliott, KY
Built 1978 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 32
Buck Tackett Rd
PoorOver: Long Fork
At JCT KY 1469, Pike, KY
Built 1970 Load: 4.6 t ADT: 92
COOK STORE TRL
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK
.4 MI S OF JCT CR 5427, Calloway, KY
Built 1984 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 33
KY-89
PoorOver: HORSE LICK CREEK
ON ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON CL, Jackson, KY
Built 1954 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 36
KY-3526
PoorOver: BR-W.FK.CLARKS RIVER
.9 MI W OF JCT CR 5273, Marshall, KY
Built 1944 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 218
THE OLD HOUSER RD
PoorOver: CAMP CREEK
1.1 MI S OF JCT KY 348, McCracken, KY
Built 1970 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 127
HAMMOND RD
PoorOver: BULL CREEK
50' SE of KY 80, Floyd, KY
Built 1935 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 80
EAST RALEIGH CREEK
PoorOver: RALEIGH CREEK
1.1 MI N KY 776, Wayne, KY
Built 1965 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 10
Petty Fork
PoorOver: Left Fork Long Fork
At JCT of KY 3414, Pike, KY
Built 1982 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 118
STATE LINE ROAD
PoorOver: KNOB CREEK
.9 MI WEST OF KY 303, Graves, KY
Built 1960 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 158
LONG HOLLOW RD
PoorOver: LONG BRANCH
0.4 MI. S. OF JCT KY 78, Casey, KY
Built 1987 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 80
US 60X
PoorOver: KENTUCKY RIVER
300 FT E OF US 60, Franklin, KY
Built 1894 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 3,273
SULPHUR LICK RD
PoorOver: SULPHUR CREEK
2.0 MI W OF JCT KY 53, Washington, KY
Built 1920 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 22
CR-1110
PoorOver: EAGLE CREEK
.4 MI S OF JCT KY 36, Carroll, KY
Built 1970 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 277
B VILLE STREET
PoorOver: LYNN CAMP CREEK
.2 MI E OF JCT LAUREL AVE, Whitley, KY
Built 1950 Load: 6.1 t ADT: 444
FAIRVIEW AVE
PoorOver: BR OF HARRIS FORK CREEK
250" S OF FIFTH STRE, Fulton, KY
Built 1977 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 233
INDIAN HILL RD
PoorOver: PUP CREEK
1.0 MI-NEJCT KY 951, Daviess, KY
Built 1970 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 95
PALMORE ROAD
PoorOver: CLANTON CREEK
1.1 MI- N JCT KY 1105, Ballard, KY
Built 1996 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 58
JACKSON RD
PoorOver: WADES CREEK
.1 MI-S-J-WASHER ROAD, Calloway, KY
Built 1985 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 83
MCKEEHAN DR
PoorOver: LITTLE POPULAR CREEK
250' S OF KY 1809 BEN, Knox, KY
Built 1978 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 74
KENO RD (KY-751)
PoorOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
3.5 MI SOU. OF JCT US 27, Pulaski, KY
Built 1963 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 558
KY-1223
PoorOver: HORSE CREEK
.30 MI N.W. OF JCT US 25E, Laurel, KY
Built 1935 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 342
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