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
SR 79
PoorOver: PROJECT SPILLWAY
3 MI NE FALLS OF ROUGH, Grayson, KY
Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,801
KY-2006
PoorOver: CLOVERLICK CREEK
4.3 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 179, Harlan, KY
Built 1969 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 185
PYLES RD
PoorOver: N.FK.LICKING RVR
.45 MI NE-JCT NEW US 68, Mason, KY
Built 1940 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 138
KY-140
PoorOver: PORTERS DITCH
.20 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 136, McLean, KY
Built 1938 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 314
KY-500
PoorOver: KNOBLICK CREEK
.60 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 56, Daviess, KY
Built 1975 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 429
KY-136
PoorOver: BARNETT CREEK
3.2 MI EAST OF McLean CL, Ohio, KY
Built 1932 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 951
WILLIAM BALL RD
PoorOver: HOPGOOD DITCH
0.9 MI. SW -JCT. KY 950, Union, KY
Built 1982 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 50
KY-133
PoorOver: FOREMAN CREEK
.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 838, Livingston, KY
Built 1931 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 670
TIPTON RD
PoorOver: HINKSTON CREEK
.80 MI N OF JCT 537, Montgomery, KY
Built 1980 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 66
CR 1200
PoorOver: Trib. to Wiley Creek
1.7 Mi NW Jct US 62, Caldwell, KY
Built 2009 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 50
KY-109
PoorOver: MCKNIGHTS CREEK
1.5 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 134, Christian, KY
Built 1932 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 655
KY-70
PoorOver: ISAAC CREEK
.05 MI W OF W-JCT KY 175, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1948 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,680
KY-922
PoorOver: WEST FORK EAGLE CREEK
.8 MI. S. JCT KY 620, Scott, KY
Built 1994 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 170
CR-1211
PoorOver: BIG SOUTH FORK CREEK
1.6 MI N OF JCT US 42, Gallatin, KY
Built 1985 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 16
Martin Branch Rd
PoorOver: Jones Fork
150' SE of JCT KY 550, Knott, KY
Built 1987 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 342
US-62
PoorOver: POND RIVER OVERFLOW
.40 MI W OF MUHLENBERG CL, Hopkins, KY
Built 1927 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,028
US-62
PoorOver: POND RIVER OVERFLOW
.80 MI W OF MUHLENBERG CL, Hopkins, KY
Built 1927 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,028
KY-307
PoorOver: NORTH FORK BAYOU DE CHIE
.30 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 944, Hickman, KY
Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 703
KY-198
PoorOver: KNOB LICK CR @ YOSEMITE
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 70, Casey, KY
Built 1970 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,374
KY-3419
PoorOver: LEFT FK-BLACKBERRY CK
@ JCT KY 1056, Pike, KY
Built 1988 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 575
CR-1211B
PoorOver: MARTINS FK CUMBERLAND RV
.1 MI. S. OF KY 987, Harlan, KY
Built 1970 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 100
KY-109
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 291, Hopkins, KY
Built 1935 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 823
LATTA ROAD
PoorOver: BR.S.FK.BAYOU DE CHIEN
0.5 MI E OF KY 94, Hickman, KY
Built 1989 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 25
KY-3220
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
2.5 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 468, Pike, KY
Built 1923 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 969
KY-107
PoorOver: DONALDSON CREEK
3.8 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 287, Christian, KY
Built 1932 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 611
KY-79
PoorOver: LONG LICK CREEK
.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 105, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,440
KY-813
PoorOver: WEST FORK OF POND RIVER
ON CHRISTIAN - HOPKINS CL, Hopkins, KY
Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 131
KY-1103
PoorOver: Big Branch
JCT KY 1103 & Big Branch, Letcher, KY
Built 1955 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 214
CR1708
PoorOver: ELK CREEK
50' SE OF US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1940 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 41
LAUREL BRANCH ROAD
PoorOver: GOOSE CREEK
.3 MI NE OF JCT KY 11, Clay, KY
Built 1978 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 52
US-60
PoorOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.1 MI W OF W-JCT KY 211, Bath, KY
Built 1931 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,692
US-421
PoorOver: HENRYS FORK
.80 MI E OF JCT KY 1482, Leslie, KY
Built 1933 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 592
US-62
PoorOver: COPPERAS CREEK
1 MI W OF JCT KY 1338, Hopkins, KY
Built 1932 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,426
KY-379
PoorOver: CROCUS CREEK
.2 MI N OF JCT KY 1058, Russell, KY
Built 1935 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 504
OAKLAND RD
PoorOver: WILLOW BRANCH
.1 MI W OF JCT CR 5116, Bracken, KY
Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 69
KY-121
PoorOver: BLOOD RIVER
.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY 444, Calloway, KY
Built 1945 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 3,080
KY-181
PoorOver: BAT EAST CREEK
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 890, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1934 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 1,636
KY-620
PoorOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
.4 MI FROM JCT I-75, Scott, KY
Built 1987 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 9,461
HARP PIKE
PoorOver: MARSHALL BRANCH
3.0 MI N OF KY 12, Franklin, KY
Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 249
US-60
PoorOver: CROOKED RUN CREEK
.05 MI E OF W-JCT KY 211, Bath, KY
Built 1931 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 2,888
KY-910
PoorOver: IRVIN BRANCH
1.4 MI EAST OF JCT KY 76, Russell, KY
Built 1935 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,116
KY-1234
PoorOver: STONE LICK BRANCH
.15 MI S OF JCT KY 1449, Mason, KY
Built 1975 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 269
LITTLE CAKE RD
PoorOver: BRYANT CREEK
2.4 MI W OF NE-JCT KY 206, Adair, KY
Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 89
KY-504
PoorOver: LITTLE CANEY CREEK
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 649, Elliott, KY
Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 392
KY 146
PoorOver: TRIB TO HARRODS CREEK
340 FT E OF KY 3320, Henry, KY
Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,116
KY-317
PoorOver: Yonts Fork
1.8 MI N of JCT KY 343, Letcher, KY
Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 634
KY-59
PoorOver: TRIB OF KINNICONICK CREE
1.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 474, Lewis, KY
Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 390
KY-49
PoorOver: TRAVERS CREEK
4.5 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 337, Marion, KY
Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 520
KY-49
PoorOver: RUSH BRANCH
1.5 MI N OF CASEY CL, Marion, KY
Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 520
SOUTH RIPLEY RD
PoorOver: BEASLEY CREEK
.6 MI S OF JCT KY 8, Mason, KY
Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 59
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