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
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GOBBLE WALLIN RD
FairOver: OPEN FORK PAINT CREEK
.1 MI S JCT KY 172, Morgan, KY
Built 1995 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 30
GUSTY BRANCH RD
FairOver: BIG SOUTH FORK
0.07 MILE SE OF KY 78, Casey, KY
Built 1970 Load: 6.1 t ADT: 40
Bradley Circle Con
FairOver: Right Frk Beaver Crk
500' SE of JCT KY 7, Floyd, KY
Built 2004 Load: 6.1 t ADT: 50
CR-1082 PAYTON Rd
FairOver: McDowell Creek
222ft from jct of CR-1082, Lewis, KY
Built 1980 Load: 6.1 t ADT: 33
KY-339
FairOver: FELTS CREEK
.64 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 168, Graves, KY
Built 1962 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 363
OLD KENTUCKY 84 RD
FairOver: NOLIN RIVER
0.2 MI E OF JCT KY 84, Hardin, KY
Built 1918 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 229
Horseshoe Bend Ln.
FairOver: Lost Creek
450 ft. W of KY 2446, Perry, KY
Built 1989 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 20
SOUTH TOLLIVER RD
FairOver: TRIPLETT CREEK
.15 MI S/E OF KY 60, Rowan, KY
Built 2003 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 40
KY-399
FairOver: KENTUCKY RVR @HEIDELBERG
OVR KY RVR AT HEIDELBERG, Lee, KY
Built 1968 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 198
C R JONES RD
FairOver: CANEY FORK CREEK
0.192 MI. SW. KY 633, Adair, KY
Built 2003 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 76
OLD MILL CEMETARY
FairOver: BIG NO CREEK
.3 MI. N. -JCT. KY 136, Ohio, KY
Built 1983 Load: 6.9 t ADT: 43
CR-1041
FairOver: BIG LAUREL BRANCH
0.1 MI.S.OF KY 221, Harlan, KY
Built 1984 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 50
ISON LN
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 342, Mercer, KY
Built 1940 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 84
WATKINS RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK
0.8 MI. W. JCT KY 270, Union, KY
Built 1960 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 30
Hatcher Road
FairOver: KNOB LICK CREEK
.8 MI-S JCT KY 300, Lincoln, KY
Built 1993 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 54
GRUBBS RD
FairOver: BLOOD RIVER
.35 MI W OF JCT CR 5164, Calloway, KY
Built 1987 Load: 7.6 t ADT: 13
NEWMAN CAMPBELL RO
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
.1 MI N OF JCT KY 92, Whitley, KY
Built 1940 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 116
CAVE SPGS RD
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
0.1 MILE WEST OF KY 751, Pulaski, KY
Built 1962 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 49
CR-1224
FairOver: ELK CREEK
50' SE OF US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1940 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 52
RIGHT FORK BUFFALO
FairOver: RIGHT FORK BUFFALO CREEK
5 MI. S. KY.2024 TERMINI, Owsley, KY
Built 2005 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 41
ROWLAND RD
FairOver: BR.E.FK.-CLARKS RIVER
.4 MI SE OF JCT KY 1483, Calloway, KY
Built 1979 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 21
FISH HATCHERY TRAI
FairOver: BROWN CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 26, Whitley, KY
Built 1970 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 14
MELSON RIDGE RD.
FairOver: CROCUS CREEK
270' SE. OF JCT KY 704, Adair, KY
Built 2002 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 46
CR-1096
FairOver: REDBIRD CREEK
50' W OF JCT KY 66, Bell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 10
MT. CARMEL RD
FairOver: N. FORK OF DUNCAN CREEK
.5 MI E. OF KY 299, Calloway, KY
Built 1979 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 59
I-75
FairOver: OHIO RIVER
BRENT SPENCE BR OVER OHIO, Kenton, KY
Built 1963 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 132,112
OLD RICHARDSVILLE
FairOver: BARREN RIVER
0.2 MI W OF JCT KY 185, Warren, KY
Built 1920 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 79
KY-2328
FairOver: KENTUCKY RVR NR CLAYS FR
@MADISON CO.LN., Fayette, KY
Built 1871 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 1,699
KY-804
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
0.9 MILE NW OF US 27, Pulaski, KY
Built 1962 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 625
_CR-1275
FairOver: _MIDDLE FORK
_KY-1780, Leslie, KY
Built 1985 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 50
CHARLEY MILLER RD
FairOver: WADES CREEK
1.3 MI E JCT KY 783, Calloway, KY
Built 1990 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 197
CLAY TREE BR RD
FairOver: FIRST CREEK
.01 MI E JCT KY 267, Perry, KY
Built 1988 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 289
GRANCER RD
FairOver: WOOSLEY CREEK
2.3 MI EAST KY 79, Butler, KY
Built 1991 Load: 8.9 t ADT: 124
Physician Dr
FairOver: Troublesome Creek
50' SW of JCT KY 550, Knott, KY
Built 2021 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40
FRAMES BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: FRAMES BRANCH
.6 MI S. JCT KY 1057, Powell, KY
Built 1999 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 468
Spring Branch
FairOver: Rockhouse Creek
@ JCT KY 7 Near Jeremiah, Letcher, KY
Built 1935 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 668
MYRTLE TURNER LN
FairOver: BIG LAUREL BRANCH
0.1 MI. S. OF KY 221, Harlan, KY
Built 1982 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 10
HACKWORTH HOLLOW
FairOver: BIG BRANCH
30' WEST OF JCT. KY 989, Lewis, KY
Built 2008 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 107
CR-1325
FairOver: LEFT FORK STRAIGHT CREEK
.10 MI W OF JCT KY 66, Bell, KY
Built 1978 Load: 9.6 t ADT: 30
ERWIN RD
FairOver: MIDDLE FK CLARKS RIVER
0.3 M. S. OF KY. 1550, Calloway, KY
Built 1977 Load: 9.6 t ADT: 77
CR 1175
FairOver: BAILEY CREEK
0.1 MI NE OF ECL EVARTS, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 25
CR-1158
FairOver: RT. FORK NEWCOMBE CR
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 706, Elliott, KY
Built 1978 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 11
ARNETTS FORK ROAD
FairOver: ARNETTS FORK
.85 MI W OF JCT CR 5116, Clay, KY
Built 1935 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 26
LOGAN MILL RD
FairOver: RED RIVER
1.0 MI N OF JCT W/KY 96, Logan, KY
Built 1925 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 38
GIBBS STORE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE FK CLARKS RIVER
.8 MI SOU. KY 1550, Calloway, KY
Built 1984 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 424
CURT LYONS ROAD
FairOver: WELLS CREEK
.05 MI E OF JCT KY 650, Elliott, KY
Built 1965 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 22
BAND MILL
FairOver: WRIGHT FORK
.1 MI SE OF JCT KY 343, Letcher, KY
Built 1976 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 285
WHITE OAK CHURCH R
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
.5 MI E. JCT KY 6183, Adair, KY
Built 1999 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 67
White Oak Ch. Road
FairOver: BIG CLIFTY CREEK
2.93 MI EA OF JCT. 6183, Adair, KY
Built 2003 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 100
JOHN ISON ROAD
FairOver: LICK FORK NEWCOMBE CREEK
680' SOUTH OF KY 32, Elliott, KY
Built 1970 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 20
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