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-522
PoorOver: POOR FK CUMBERLAND RVR
.2 MI NE OF JCT US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1928 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 944
KY-356
PoorOver: S. FORK TWIN CREEK
.2 MI W OF W-JCT KY 1842, Harrison, KY
Built 1961 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 387
Paul Drive
PoorOver: Lotts Creek
0.05 M S of JCT KY-1088, Perry, KY
Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 30
KY-610
PoorOver: Shelby Creek
0.1 MI S of JCT KY 1469, Pike, KY
Built 1927 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,873
HAMILTON RD
PoorOver: STONE CREEK
.4 MI N OF JCT CR 5119, Bracken, KY
Built 1970 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 33
KY-2070
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
4.5 MI W. JCT KY 7, Greenup, KY
Built 1988 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 264
MEETING CRK RD
PoorOver: P&L RAILWAY
.2 MI NOR OF KY 1291, Hardin, KY
Built 1943 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 361
KY 3322
PoorOver: DRENNON CREEK
0.3 MI S OF KY 573, Henry, KY
Built 1980 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 522
KY-3170
PoorOver: N.FK LICKING RIVER
.13 MI W OF JCT NEW KY 11, Mason, KY
Built 1941 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 292
KY-966
PoorOver: E. FRK.LITTLE SANDY R.
.2 MI. EAST JCT KY 3, Boyd, KY
Built 1979 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 285
KY-258
PoorOver: KNOB LICK CREEK
.90 MI WEST OF JCT KY 56, Daviess, KY
Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 162
OLD JELLICO CREEK
PoorOver: PAINT CREEK
1 MI E OF JCT KY 1898, Whitley, KY
Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 58
KY-930
PoorOver: STINKING CREEK
1.8 MI EAST OF JCT KY 225, Knox, KY
Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 589
Stumbo Park Rd
PoorOver: BEAVER CREEK
.1 MI N OF KY 1428, Floyd, KY
Built 1979 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 556
KY-100
PoorOver: SULPHUR FORK CREEK
ON ALLEN - SIMPSON CL, Simpson, KY
Built 1930 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,537
KY-1078
PoorOver: RACE CREEK
2.4 MI NE OF W-JCT US 60, Henderson, KY
Built 1953 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 217
KY-170
PoorOver: CORD CREEK
137 ft. W. JCT. KY 1325, Fleming, KY
Built 1950 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 260
KY-784
PoorOver: WINGO FK OF SCHULTZ CREE
4.5 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 7, Greenup, KY
Built 1972 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 441
KY-32
PoorOver: LITTLE EAGLE CREEK
.40 MI WEST OF I-75 NTRCH, Scott, KY
Built 1970 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 585
KY-2004
PoorOver: S.FK.STATION CAMP CREEK
3.0 MI N.W. OF JCT US 421, Jackson, KY
Built 1975 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 429
US-25
PoorOver: ROBINSON CREEK
.40 MI N OF N-JCT KY 2392, Laurel, KY
Built 1940 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 14,548
US-27
PoorOver: TOWNSEND CREEK
ON HARRISON-BOURBON CL, Bourbon, KY
Built 1948 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 5,187
KY 573
PoorOver: TRIB TO TOWN CREEK
1.8 MI E OF US 421, Henry, KY
Built 1978 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 400
KY-1028
PoorOver: LULBEGRUD CREEK
.10 W OF POWELL CO. LINE, Clark, KY
Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 64
KY-650
PoorOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 7, Elliott, KY
Built 1972 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 276
KY-812
PoorOver: NORTH FORK CANOE CREEK
0.2 MI. N.W. JCT US 41, Henderson, KY
Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 5,779
KY-803
PoorOver: Millstone Creek
1.0 MI NE of JCT KY 113, Letcher, KY
Built 1981 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 268
Liberty Road
PoorOver: HANGING FORK @HUSTONVILL
.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1927 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 416
KY-210
PoorOver: NORTH FORK NOLIN RIVER
.1 MI N OF N-JCT US 31E, Larue, KY
Built 1926 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 7,532
KY-1785
PoorOver: ROCKY CR EMBYMNT-L-MALON
.35 MI W OF JCT KY 1293, Logan, KY
Built 1959 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 392
PH Access Road
PoorOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
KENTUCKY DAM, Marshall, KY
Built 1950 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 200
KY-3362
PoorOver: GRASSY LICK CREEK
.3 MI S OF JCT KY 537, Montgomery, KY
Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 54
KY-597
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
.50 MI SOU. OF MASON CL, Fleming, KY
Built 1961 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 348
KY-1748
PoorOver: OPOSSUM CREEK
.15 MI WEST OF JKSN PUR P, Graves, KY
Built 1959 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 682
KY-363
PoorOver: WARD BRANCH
1.8 MI NE OF N-JCT KY 552, Laurel, KY
Built 1975 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 2,325
KY-2057
PoorOver: CUTSHIN CREEK
.01 MI EAST OF JCT KY 699, Leslie, KY
Built 1977 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 562
Whitco Loop
PoorOver: N Fork Kentucky River
0.1 MI S of JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY
Built 1970 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 368
KY-293
PoorOver: SLOVERS CREEK DRAINAGE D
1.2 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 270, Webster, KY
Built 1960 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 181
US-62
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.5 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 392, Harrison, KY
Built 1928 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,938
KY-1102
PoorOver: Montgomery Creek
0.58 MI N of JCT KY 550, Knott, KY
Built 1977 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 474
US-421
PoorOver: SPENCERS BRANCH
.75 MI WEST OF LESLIE CL, Clay, KY
Built 1936 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,224
KY 1819
PoorOver: BRUSH RUN
2.2 MI N OF KY 1531, Jefferson, KY
Built 1975 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,009
KY 1689
PoorOver: N ELKHORN CREEK
250 FT E OF US 460, Franklin, KY
Built 1955 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,672
BOWLING BLVD
PoorOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.9 MI S OF US 60, Jefferson, KY
Built 1990 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 16,317
Starfire Haul Road
PoorOver: Balls Fork
@ JCT of KY 1087, Knott, KY
Built 1980 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 134
KY-1566
PoorOver: LICK BRANCH
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1997, Campbell, KY
Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 132
KY-1241
PoorOver: OLD MAYFIELD CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF MARSHALL C, Graves, KY
Built 1926 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 511
KY 1531
PoorOver: CANE RUN
2.0 MI N OF KY 1819, Jefferson, KY
Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,098
BEECH FRK LOOP
PoorOver: CALLOWAY CREEK
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 243, Marion, KY
Built 1927 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 107
US-431
PoorOver: PLUM CRK
.60 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 176, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,440
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