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-201
PoorOver: Dry Fork
1.0 MI S of JCT KY 1, Lawrence, KY
Built 1966 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 345
MIDDLE CREEK CHURC
PoorOver: MIDDLE CREEK
ON HARDIN-LARUE CL, Larue, KY
Built 1974 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 136
MINOR LN
PoorOver: SOUTHERN DITCH
0.3 MI S OF KY 1065, Jefferson, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 4,028
KY-429
PoorOver: SHEPHERDS RUN
.2 MI S OF WASHINGTON CL, Marion, KY
Built 1973 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 580
Winns Br
PoorOver: Raccoon Creek
0.1 MI SE of KY 1426, Pike, KY
Built 1992 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 845
KY-94
PoorOver: FORD CREEK
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 893, Calloway, KY
Built 1927 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,549
HAWKINS ROAD
PoorOver: WALTERS CREEK
0.4 MI W OF JCT US31E, Larue, KY
Built 1960 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 172
ROBERT CRAIG RD
PoorOver: MOORE CREEK
20 FT SW Moores Creek Rd, Marion, KY
Built 1992 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 10
KY-195
PoorOver: Marrowbone Creek
1.6 MI S of JCT US 460, Pike, KY
Built 1966 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,534
LEE BR
PoorOver: CHRISTY CREEK
0.0 MI S OF KY 32, Rowan, KY
Built 1987 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 49
KY-1812
PoorOver: COPE FK OF FROZEN CREEK
.02 MI EAST OF JCT KY 540, Breathitt, KY
Built 1939 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 199
KY-2192
PoorOver: Branch of Mayfield Creek
.1 M. EAST OF KY. 945, Graves, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 273
KY-910
PoorOver: BRANCH- DRY FORK
2.1 MI S -KY 501, Casey, KY
Built 1992 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 2,279
KY-387
PoorOver: CROOKED CREEK
.60 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 91, Crittenden, KY
Built 1962 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 111
KY-116
PoorOver: HARRIS FORK CREEK
.46 MI EAST OF JCT US 51B, Fulton, KY
Built 1934 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 5,809
AARON BARNETT ROAD
PoorOver: WILLOW CREEK
1.3 MI W OF JCT US 62, Anderson, KY
Built 1988 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 38
KY 1665
PoorOver: S BENSON CREEK
350 FT N OF US 60, Franklin, KY
Built 1966 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 558
GRAMAR LN
PoorOver: TERRY FORK
.5 m E of KY-219, Harlan, KY
Built 1960 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 300
TURKEY FOOT RD
PoorOver: HALS FORK
.05 MI N OF US 421&KY, Leslie, KY
Built 1940 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 298
ABRELL RD
PoorOver: SULPHUR CREEK
.4 MI SE CR 5016, Adair, KY
Built 1991 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 253
KY-3179
PoorOver: CANEY FORK CREEK
1.9 MI. S-JCT. KY 1318, Barren, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 286
CLARKS CREEK ROAD
PoorOver: CLARKS CREEK
.5 MI N OF JCT KY 36, Grant, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 93
KY 1689
PoorOver: TRIB TO N ELKHORN CREEK
0.55 MI W OF KY 1262, Franklin, KY
Built 1967 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 708
Murray Rd
PoorOver: Coldwater Fork
@ JCT KY 40 S of Inez, Martin, KY
Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 153
LOWER CRANEY RD
PoorOver: CRANEY CREEK
50' SW OF KY 1167, Rowan, KY
Built 1987 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 75
LANE BRANCH RD
PoorOver: CUTSHIN CREEK
0.1 MI. SOU KY 699, Leslie, KY
Built 1984 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 69
KY-509
PoorOver: COX CREEK
.35 MI EAST OF JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY
Built 1972 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 820
ARNOLDS LANDING RD
PoorOver: BR OF CASEY CREEK
.05 MI E OF JCT CR 5067, Adair, KY
Built 1935 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 38
DUNNVILLE RD
PoorOver: BR OF GUNDY HOLLOW CREEK
1 MI E OF JCT KY 2289, Adair, KY
Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150
15TH STREET
PoorOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
.30 MI N OF JCT KY 74, Bell, KY
Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,879
PINNACLE VW RD
PoorOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
0.4.MI S.E. US 25E, Bell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1
KY-539
PoorOver: WILLOW CREEK
1.1 MI. W. -JCT. KY 19, Bracken, KY
Built 1981 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 92
KY 1319
PoorOver: BROAD RUN
0.7 MI W OF KY 1531, Bullitt, KY
Built 1975 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 4,114
BARRS BRANCH RD
PoorOver: BRUSH CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 10, Campbell, KY
Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 325
TACKETTS DR CR1821
PoorOver: LITTLE PERRY BRANCH
45' WEST OF KY2531, Carter, KY
Built 1990 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250
BARGER DR
PoorOver: BARGER BRANCH
0.4 MILE WEST OF US 127, Casey, KY
Built 1925 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 38
HALON YOUNG RD
PoorOver: PEE DEE CREEK
50' S OF JCT CR 5123, Casey, KY
Built 1972 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 342
CR-1372
PoorOver: DRY CREEK
50' SE OF JCT KY 1742, Casey, KY
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 30
CR-1363
PoorOver: SEXTON CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 1350, Clay, KY
Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 179
FORDS FERRY RD
PoorOver: CROOKED CREEK
1.5 MI N OF JCT US 60, Crittenden, KY
Built 1964 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 412
ELKCHESTER RD
PoorOver: SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 1969, Fayette, KY
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 119
CENTRE PARKWAY
PoorOver: W. HICKMAN CREEK
100' S of Greentree Rd, Fayette, KY
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5,153
SAWMILL RD
PoorOver: BR OF CANE CREEK
.4 MI. W OF US HWY 51, Fulton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 52
SOUTH 8TH STREET
PoorOver: RED DUCK CREEK
45' N. OF WILLOW ST., Graves, KY
Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,671
SOUTH 9TH STREET
PoorOver: RED DUCK CREEK
75" N. OF COLLEGE ST., Graves, KY
Built 1920 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 6,394
PIERCE MILL RD
PoorOver: DRAKES CREEK
2.5 MI N. OF JCT. KY 84, Hardin, KY
Built 1984 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 40
Hamblin Street
PoorOver: CLOVER FORK
N @ JCT KY 38, Harlan, KY
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200
FINNELL RD
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
50' W OF JCT KY 1842, Harrison, KY
Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 111
LOCKPORT-FALLIS RD
PoorOver: POT RIPPLE CREEK
2.1 MI E OF KY 389, Henry, KY
Built 1953 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200
Wolf Hollow Rd
PoorOver: Branch Pond Creek
.43 MI. East KY 630, Hopkins, KY
Built 1987 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 67
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