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-136
PoorOver: MYER CREEK
.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 81, McLean, KY
Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,076
KY-63
PoorOver: LONG BRANCH
1.5 MI N OF E-JCT KY 87, Monroe, KY
Built 1928 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,319
KY-618
PoorOver: BRUSHY CREEK
1.1 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 328, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 337
US-231
PoorOver: BR SALT LICK CRK
2.3 MI N OF I-165, Warren, KY
Built 1928 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,413
COOK RD
PoorOver: PADDY'S RUN
.1 MI E OF JCT CR 5124, Harrison, KY
Built 1925 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 219
KY-697
PoorOver: ALLISON CREEK
1.7 MI.NOR.-JCT KY 156, Fleming, KY
Built 1982 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 423
KY-1803
PoorOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
.90 MI NOR. OF KNOX CL, Laurel, KY
Built 1968 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 204
KY-189
PoorOver: JARREL CREEK
.3 MI N OF JCT KY 1473, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1934 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 683
KY-2668
PoorOver: N FK BARNETT CK
2.0 MILES W JCT US 231, Ohio, KY
Built 1972 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 195
US-25E
PoorOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
0.1 MI S JCT KY 74, Bell, KY
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,996
KY-483
PoorOver: BRANCH OF DRY CREEK
.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 427, Graves, KY
Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 362
KY-1
PoorOver: Dry Fork
Carter/Lawrence Co Line, Lawrence, KY
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 779
US-68
PoorOver: E FK LITTLE BARREN RIVER
0.11 MI W OF JCT W/KY 745, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 807
MADISONVILLE ROAD
PoorOver: BR CANOE CRK
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 812, Henderson, KY
Built 1948 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 5,807
Abner Lane
PoorOver: Squabble Creek
50' S of JCT KY-2022, Perry, KY
Built 2003 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 20
US-127
PoorOver: GREEN RIVER IN LIBERTY
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 2313, Casey, KY
Built 1957 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 9,092
KY-52
PoorOver: DROWNING CREEK
ON MADISON - ESTILL CL, Estill, KY
Built 1957 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 8,228
KY 3322
PoorOver: FIVEMILE CREEK
1.6 MI S OF KY 1360, Henry, KY
Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 432
KY-70
PoorOver: RICHLAND CREEK
.5 MI W OF JCT KY 1337, Hopkins, KY
Built 1965 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 2,001
STONE RD
PoorOver: BOYD RUN
300' SOUTH US 460, Scott, KY
Built 1990 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 424
KY-966
PoorOver: TRACE CREEK
1.1 MI. NW- KY 3, Boyd, KY
Built 1984 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 285
KY-1
PoorOver: DRY FORK CREEK
.7 MI S OF S-JCT KY 1496, Carter, KY
Built 1961 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,640
US-25
PoorOver: CSX RAILROAD SPUR
1.3 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 876, Madison, KY
Built 1943 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,806
KY-3377
PoorOver: OTTER CREEK
.2 MI W OF JCT KY 388, Madison, KY
Built 1982 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 534
KY-1685
PoorOver: BR OF BEALS RUN
.30 MI SOU. OF I-64 OP, Woodford, KY
Built 1967 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 167
KY-1
PoorOver: LIT.FK.LITTLE SANDY RIVE
.5 MI N OF N-JCT KY 1496, Carter, KY
Built 1961 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,897
Little Mudlick Br
PoorOver: Pond Creek
0.1 MI E of JCT US 119, Pike, KY
Built 1940 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 202
CR-1267E
PoorOver: HORSE CREEK
.10 MI SO OF JCT KY 80, Clay, KY
Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 104
CHISM RD
PoorOver: MARROWBONE CREEK
0.1 MI S OF KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 1972 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 289
STANFILL DR
PoorOver: CATRON CREEK
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 72, Harlan, KY
Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50
HURRICANE CHURCH R
PoorOver: CANEY FORK CREEK
.6 MI N OF JCT CR 5410, Crittenden, KY
Built 1982 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 4
MISSOURI BR
PoorOver: JOHN'S CREEK
.1 MI W KY 194, Pike, KY
Built 1980 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 45
KY-1927
PoorOver: FORK OF BOONE CREEK
1 MI E OF JCT KY 1923, Clark, KY
Built 1975 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 1,808
KY 44
PoorOver: LITTLE BEECH CREEK
1.1 MI E OF KY 714, Shelby, KY
Built 1933 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 1,585
CS-2349
PoorOver: YELLOW CREEK
200'N.JCT. KY 74 & 221, Bell, KY
Built 1985 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 35
KY-1441
PoorOver: RACCOON CREEK
2.1 MI. SE JCT US 119, Pike, KY
Built 1997 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,417
KY-411
PoorOver: WOOSLEY CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 70, Butler, KY
Built 1969 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 203
KY-1
PoorOver: LIT.FK.LITTLE SANDY RIVE
2.1 MI SOU OF JCT KY 773, Carter, KY
Built 1962 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,897
HARTMAN RD
PoorOver: VIOX CREEK
764 FT NE OF KY236, Kenton, KY
Built 1961 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 4,251
CR-1300
PoorOver: Little Sulpher
0.645 mi S. of JCT Ky-9, Lewis, KY
Built 2006 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 26
Marions Branch
PoorOver: Island Creek
200' E of JCT KY 1426, Pike, KY
Built 1980 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 150
KY-40
PoorOver: Rockcastle Creek
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 3 N, Martin, KY
Built 1953 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,804
PAYNES DEPOT RD
PoorOver: S ELKHORN CR
1.7 MI N OF JCT 1681, Woodford, KY
Built 1987 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 1,050
KY 1526
PoorOver: FLOYDS FORK
1.35 MI E OF KY 61, Bullitt, KY
Built 1970 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 4,945
VAN METER RD
PoorOver: HANCOCK CREEK
2.3 MI N OF I-64 OP, Clark, KY
Built 1960 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 251
KY-266
PoorOver: BR OF HIGHLAND CREEK
1.2 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 136, Henderson, KY
Built 1967 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 146
KY-32
PoorOver: Hood Creek
Between JCTS KY 201 N&S, Lawrence, KY
Built 1937 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 686
US-641
PoorOver: FORK OF OLD BEE CREEK
.60 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 182, Marshall, KY
Built 1930 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 4,292
LELA GREEN RD
PoorOver: SOLDIER CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT KY 1949, Marshall, KY
Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 92
CR-1310
PoorOver: WEST PRONG-LOCUST CREEK
1.7 MI SW JCT KY 1492, Carroll, KY
Built 2000 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 12
Showing 14,451-14,500 of 14,554 bridges
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