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-120
PoorOver: SLOUGH OF TRADEWATER RIV
.20 MI WEST OF WEBSTER CL, Crittenden, KY
Built 1955 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 443
KY 1989
PoorOver: HAYDEN CREEK
1.8 MI E OF JCT KY 1941, Mercer, KY
Built 1982 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 225
US-62
PoorOver: KENTUCKY RIVER
@WOODFORD CO.LN., Anderson, KY
Built 1932 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 3,629
KY-259
PoorOver: LICK RUN CREEK
2.5 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 144, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1950 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 75
FLINT SPRINGS RD
PoorOver: INDIAN CAMP CREEK
3 MI W JCT KY 79, Butler, KY
Built 1986 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 60
KY-1592
PoorOver: TOWERY BRANCH
2.6 MI EAST OF KY 139, Caldwell, KY
Built 1965 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 67
KY-107
PoorOver: DONALDSON CREEK
3.6 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 287, Christian, KY
Built 1932 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 611
KY-1129
PoorOver: SAMSON BRANCH
2.1 MI WEST OF JCT KY 239, Fulton, KY
Built 1961 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 174
KY-1129
PoorOver: SUBLETT CREEK
1.7 MI WEST OF JCT KY 239, Fulton, KY
Built 1961 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 174
KY-86
PoorOver: BLACK BRANCH
1 MI E OF JCT KY 1375, Hardin, KY
Built 1927 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 3,477
KY-522
PoorOver: CSX RAILROAD
.3 MI NE OF JCT US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1928 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 944
KY 38
PoorOver: Fanny Wynn Branch
_Milepost 19.810, Harlan, KY
Built 1956 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 621
KY-1862
PoorOver: North Fork KY River
0.2 MI SE of JCT US 119, Letcher, KY
Built 1982 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 1,196
KY-559
PoorOver: KINNICONICK CREEK
2.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 344, Lewis, KY
Built 1967 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 177
US-62
PoorOver: BR OF SHANNON CREEK
.2 MI W OF JCT KY 324, Mason, KY
Built 1981 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 594
KY-1470
PoorOver: MARSH CREEK
.2 MI E OF E-JCT KY 592, McCreary, KY
Built 1967 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 197
KY-140
PoorOver: BR OF LONG FALLS CREEK
.80 MI EAST OF JCT KY 815, McLean, KY
Built 1938 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 440
KY-1426
PoorOver: Bent Branch
0.2 MI E of JCT KY 2169, Pike, KY
Built 1921 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 1,313
KY-1469
PoorOver: Left Fork Long Fork
@JCT KY 1469 & KY 3414, Pike, KY
Built 1970 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 989
John Moore Br
PoorOver: Elkhorn Creek
0.1 MI NW of JCT KY 197, Pike, KY
Built 1972 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 2,407
KY-3267
PoorOver: BEE LICK CREEK
2.1 MILES NW OF KY 70, Pulaski, KY
Built 1974 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 69
KY-32
PoorOver: LYTLES FORK
6.5 MI E of KY 1688, Scott, KY
Built 1969 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 73
KY-525
PoorOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.5 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 164, Trigg, KY
Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 570
KY-132
PoorOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.20 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 493, Webster, KY
Built 1941 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 206
KY-2839
PoorOver: BR TO JACKSON DITCH
1.6 MI N JCT KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 1949 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 153
KY-339
PoorOver: NORTH BRANCH OF BRUSH CR
2.1 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 849, Graves, KY
Built 1970 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 304
KY-473
PoorOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.90 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 358, Ballard, KY
Built 1966 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 521
OLD RAILROAD GRADE
PoorOver: EAST FORK OF BACK CREEK
1 MI N OF JCT W/KY 52, Garrard, KY
Built 1974 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 262
SATTERFIELD RD
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
0.8 MI.E.- KY 965, Bath, KY
Built 1986 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 307
REDBUD RD
PoorOver: LITTLE JONATHAN CREEK
250' N. JCT. KY 1346, Calloway, KY
Built 1939 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 107
LOWER TUG FORK RD
PoorOver: FOURMILE CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 547, Campbell, KY
Built 1965 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 293
Buckhorn Road
PoorOver: Taylors Fork Creek
300' E of Jct KY 259, Grayson, KY
Built 1901 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 50
KY-807
PoorOver: DONALDSON CREEK
1.7 MI WEST OF JCT KY 139, Trigg, KY
Built 1967 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 135
ARVIL LANE
PoorOver: COPPER CREEK
0.16 MI N of KY 3109, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1999 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 38
KY-1920
PoorOver: WILSON CREEK
W OF WIHTES RD., Boyle, KY
Built 1965 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 552
KY-1836
PoorOver: DAMON CREEK
.80 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 464, Calloway, KY
Built 1972 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 132
KY-2422
PoorOver: BR OF OBION CREEK
1 MI E OF JCT CR 5330, Graves, KY
Built 1970 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 134
Rockhouse Frk
PoorOver: Big Creek
0.1 MI W of JCT KY 468, Pike, KY
Built 1975 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 1,518
SILVER CREEK RD
PoorOver: SILVER CREEK
.05 MI N JCT CARLISLE, Lee, KY
Built 1970 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 50
KY-174
PoorOver: TYGARTS CREEK
.20 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Carter, KY
Built 1969 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 1,642
KY-1382
PoorOver: POWELL CREEK
1.8 MI NOR. OF TENN STA L, Graves, KY
Built 1954 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 178
Tackett Branch Rd
PoorOver: Long Fork
At JCT KY 1469, Pike, KY
Built 2004 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 192
KY-196
PoorOver: LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK
.7 MI S OF KY 80, Pulaski, KY
Built 1989 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 1,954
LEMONS MILL RD
PoorOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
.5 MI E-BROADWAY-US 25, Scott, KY
Built 1971 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 1,664
ALBERT HOOK ROAD
PoorOver: LITTLE HUMPHREY CR
1.5 MI E OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 32
KY-1917
PoorOver: BR OF WOLF CREEK
2.25 M. S. OF KY. 120, Crittenden, KY
Built 1969 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 54
JEFFERSON STREET
PoorOver: BR OF CANE CREEK
300' S OF DEPOT ST., Hickman, KY
Built 1940 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 545
OLD CLARK STA RD
PoorOver: BRUSH RUN
AT KY 148, Jefferson, KY
Built 1980 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 151
LOVERS LN EAST
PoorOver: INDIAN LICK CR
.9 MI E OF JCT KY 68, Marion, KY
Built 1988 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 428
CR-1286
PoorOver: LITTLE GOOSE CR
URBAN CK OFF KY 687, Clay, KY
Built 1940 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 247
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