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-53
PoorOver: CHAPLIN RIVER
.8 MI N OF JCT KY 1586, Washington, KY
Built 1938 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 390
KY-32
PoorOver: FLEMING CREEK
.60 MI WEST OF FLEMING CL, Nicholas, KY
Built 1933 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 732
CABIN CREEK RD
PoorOver: BR OF CABIN CREEK
.5 MI E OF JCT CR 5013, Mason, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 467
MOUNT PLEASANT RD
PoorOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.3 MI.S.-JCT.US 62, Ohio, KY
Built 1983 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 75
BETHANY LN
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
0.6 MI W OF US 31W, Jefferson, KY
Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,184
KY-3484
PoorOver: LAUREL FORK CREEK
2.8 MI S+E OF JCT KY 190, Bell, KY
Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 99
KY-97
PoorOver: PERRY CREEK
.3 MI N OF JCT KY 1890, Graves, KY
Built 1968 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,182
KY-2007
PoorOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
.50 MI SOU. OF JCT US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1959 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 272
KY-806
PoorOver: Poor Frk Cumberland Rvr
JCT US 119 @ Eolia, Letcher, KY
Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 390
MOUNT ZION RD
PoorOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.1 MILE S JCT US 62, Ohio, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 271
LITTLE BUCKHORN RO
PoorOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
1.8 MI E JCT KY 476, Breathitt, KY
Built 1997 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 36
ARMSTRONG MILL ROA
PoorOver: W. HICKMAN CREEK
.25MI E-TATES CR RD-K1974, Fayette, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 8,760
KY-458
PoorOver: BEECH FORK OF SALT RIVER
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 433, Washington, KY
Built 1976 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 382
PEBBLE CREEK WAY
PoorOver: GUNPOWDER CREEK
.7 MI SE CAMP ERNST RD, Boone, KY
Built 1999 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 121
KY-70
PoorOver: DONALDSON CREEK OVERFLOW
.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY 139, Caldwell, KY
Built 1947 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 479
KY-1453
PoorOver: MONTGOMERY CREEK
1.7 MI SOU. OF JCT US 41, Christian, KY
Built 1960 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 252
KY-136
PoorOver: BUCK CREEK
1.5 MI N.W. OF JCT US 431, McLean, KY
Built 1932 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,367
KY-1091
PoorOver: LEFT FK BEAVER CREEK
.02 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 122, Floyd, KY
Built 1953 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 329
OTTER CREEK RD
PoorOver: BEAR CREEK
.4 MI S CR 5104, Cumberland, KY
Built 1991 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 130
US-60
PoorOver: KATIE MEADOW SLOUGH
.80 MI EAST OF JCT KY 155, Daviess, KY
Built 1950 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,021
US-62
PoorOver: SLOUGH OFF ROLLING FORK
.10 MI WEST OF NELSON CL, Hardin, KY
Built 1941 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,865
KY-169
PoorOver: TATES CREEK
.75 MI S OF JCT KY 1156, Madison, KY
Built 1954 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 346
Millstone conn.
PoorOver: Brush creek
0.1 M West of Brush Cr, Powell, KY
Built 2007 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 33
KY-283
PoorOver: BR OF GROVES CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 56, Webster, KY
Built 1967 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 281
KY-121
PoorOver: CLARKS R. S.OF MURRAY
1.2 MI WEST OF JCT KY 894, Calloway, KY
Built 1956 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 5,929
SPENCER RD
PoorOver: CLOVER LICK CREEK
.1 MI NE OF JCT KY 2006, Harlan, KY
Built 1955 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 30
DUNAWAY LANE
PoorOver: SOUTH FK CAMP CREEK
.1 MI E KY 994, Graves, KY
Built 1985 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 93
KY-44
PoorOver: TIMBER CREEK
.95 MI WEST OF JCT KY 53-, Anderson, KY
Built 1933 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 666
LESTER CHAPEL RD
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
1 MI W US 41, Todd, KY
Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 40
KY-138
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
2.6 MI EAST OF JCT KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 1956 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 319
DELEPLAIN RD
PoorOver: LANES RUN
1 MI.W JCT. US 62, Scott, KY
Built 1993 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 1,751
CRUISE CREEK RD
PoorOver: LITTLE CRUISES CREEK
1.3 MI SW OF JCT KY 14, Kenton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 154
HICKS BR RD
PoorOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 699, Perry, KY
Built 1975 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 233
UPPER LAUREL FORK
PoorOver: LAUREL FK-BUCKHORN CRK
.30 MI S OF JCT CR 5135, Breathitt, KY
Built 1974 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 72
KY 2055
PoorOver: SOUTHERN DITCH
0.40 MI S OF KY 907, Jefferson, KY
Built 1936 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,094
UNION CHAPEL RD
PoorOver: SNAG CREEK
3 MI NE LENOXBURG, Bracken, KY
Built 1992 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 38
KY-70
PoorOver: BEAR CREEK
.35 MI EAST OF JCT KY 187, Edmonson, KY
Built 1933 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 1,376
KY-1956
PoorOver: LINE CREEK
.50 MI W OF ROCKCASTLE CL, Pulaski, KY
Built 1932 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 90
KY-3500
PoorOver: TRAMMEL CREEK
.6 MI N OF JCT KY 1147, Allen, KY
Built 1930 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 602
KY-160
PoorOver: LINE FORK CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 463, Letcher, KY
Built 1948 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 877
KY 36
PoorOver: CANIP CREEK
0.4 MI E OF US 421, Trimble, KY
Built 1933 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,341
KY-72
PoorOver: MARTINS FK CUMBERLAND RV
.05 MI SW OF S-JCT US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 1970 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 2,881
BATES LN
PoorOver: LITTLE KENTUCKY RIVER
0.4 MI N OF KY 1861, Henry, KY
Built 1976 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 200
KY-171
PoorOver: E FK POND RIVER
.40 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 107, Todd, KY
Built 1930 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 364
I-69
PoorOver: TRADEWATER RIVER
EBL AT HOPKINS-CALDWELL C, Caldwell, KY
Built 1963 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 5,532
KY-1836
PoorOver: WATSON CREEK
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 464, Calloway, KY
Built 1963 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 576
SHARON GROVE RD
PoorOver: TRIB. OF LITTLE CLIFFY C
2.8 MI N OF JCT KY 106, Todd, KY
Built 1970 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 110
KY-825
PoorOver: Jennys Creek
2.1 MI SW of JCT KY 2039, Johnson, KY
Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,101
KY-402
PoorOver: EAST FORK CLARKS RIVER
.20 MI WEST OF JCT KY 962, Marshall, KY
Built 1933 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2,228
MAIN STREET
PoorOver: HINKSTON CREEK
.25 MI E-QUEEN ST, Montgomery, KY
Built 1948 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,893
Showing 14,351-14,400 of 14,554 bridges
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