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
DWIGHT CURRY RD
FairOver: HUTICHISON BRANCH
136' E. OF JCT KY 1323, Adair, KY
Built 2003 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 29
CR-1333N
FairOver: STREAM
400' EAST - KY 2014, Bell, KY
Built 1990 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 40
COOK STORE TRL
FairOver: COOK BRANCH
0.2 M. N. OF KY. 121, Calloway, KY
Built 1970 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 52
FARMERS LN
FairOver: TRIB TO S BENSON CREEK
0.3 MI N OF KY 2820, Franklin, KY
Built 1976 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 249
CR-1227
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK
OFF KY 1780, Leslie, KY
Built 2005 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 10
WILBUR ISON ROAD
FairOver: LICK FK NEWCOMBE CREEK
293' SOUTH OF KY 32, Elliott, KY
Built 1982 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 20
CANE RUN CHURCH RO
FairOver: CANE RUN
.2 MI SE OF JCT CR 5359, Hart, KY
Built 1973 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 30
KY-1412
FairOver: OVRFLO TRIB-GREEN RIVER
.15 MI N-MUHLENBERG CO.LN, McLean, KY
Built 1953 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 81
HALLS CREEK RD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.0 MI. S.-JCT. KY 1164, Ohio, KY
Built 1982 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 268
ACREE RD
FairOver: REYNOLDS CREEK
1.14 MI. NE JCT KY 92, Adair, KY
Built 2003 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 29
BROOKS CHAPEL RD
FairOver: BR.E.FK. OF CLARKS RIVER
.35 M. N. OF KY. 464, Calloway, KY
Built 1965 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 216
KY-974
FairOver: UPPER HOWARD CREEK
0.5 M W of Dry Fork RD, Clark, KY
Built 1945 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 55
OWENS CHAPEL ROAD
FairOver: BR OFF MAYFIELD CREEK
.2 M. SOUTH OF KY. 1820, Graves, KY
Built 1965 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 376
MACKEY RD
FairOver: PUP RUN
1.1 MI E OF JCT US 31W, Hardin, KY
Built 1977 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 140
KY-1237
FairOver: PHILLPS CREEK
1.3 MI S JCT KY 1234, Mason, KY
Built 1988 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 790
DURHAM ST
FairOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
.15 MI SE-BROADWAY-US 68, Taylor, KY
Built 1958 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 118
Coolie Baker Rd
FairOver: Rockhouse Creek
S @JCT of KY 7, Letcher, KY
Built 1935 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 39
PINE GROVE RD
FairOver: BR OF CEDAR CREEK
0.9 MI W OF JCT KY 643, Lincoln, KY
Built 1935 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 107
LOCUST FORK RD
FairOver: LOCUST FORK
1.2 MI E OF JCT KY 227, Scott, KY
Built 1961 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 409
Thornsbury Br
FairOver: Caney Fork
50' W of JCT KY 899, Knott, KY
Built 1965 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 90
RONE FORK BRANCH R
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
.15 MI S-KY 1350, Owsley, KY
Built 1993 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 45
BAYOU CREEK RD
FairOver: BRANCH BAYOU CREEK
2.5 MI N. OF KY 763, Livingston, KY
Built 2002 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 1
PEACOCK ROAD
FairOver: CSX RR
1.8 MI E OF JCT US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 1930 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 68
KY-552
FairOver: CRAIG CREEK
1.0 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 192, Laurel, KY
Built 1965 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 338
CR-1233A9
FairOver: CSX R/R
OFF 25 MACFADEN TO LEVI, Laurel, KY
Built 1960 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 243
HARMONS LICK RD
FairOver: HARMON'S LICK CREEK
1.2 MI N JCT HWY 3246, Lincoln, KY
Built 1977 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 304
RUBE BROWN RD
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
0.2 MI S OF JCT KY 698, Lincoln, KY
Built 1930 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 142
KY-69
FairOver: MORRISON RUN
.6 MI NE OF JCT KY 1164, Ohio, KY
Built 1926 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 2,027
KY-536
FairOver: GUNPOWDER CREEK
3.3 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 338, Boone, KY
Built 1958 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 538
HIKES LN
FairOver: S FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
250 FT W OF STANTON BLVD, Jefferson, KY
Built 1977 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 16,778
KY-3369
FairOver: LOG LICK CREEK
0.8 MI S OF JCT W/KY 974, Clark, KY
Built 1950 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 745
KY-76
FairOver: DRYE BRANCH
1.1 MI N OF S-JCT KY 206, Adair, KY
Built 1957 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 839
KY-92
FairOver: DRY FK OF CABIN FK CREEK
.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 768, Adair, KY
Built 1959 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 378
BULL RUN LN
FairOver: BULL RUN CREEK
.5 MI- E JCT KY 1323, Adair, KY
Built 2001 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 86
US-31E
FairOver: COON CREEK
.9 MI N OF JCT KY 1318, Barren, KY
Built 1963 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 5,081
US-60
FairOver: LITTLE ROSE RUN
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 965, Bath, KY
Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,692
KY-74
FairOver: MORGAN HOLLOW BRANCH
ON TENNESSEE STATE LINE, Bell, KY
Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 324
KY-535
FairOver: SOWDER CREEK
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 74, Bell, KY
Built 1949 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 51
KY-14
FairOver: LITTLE SALEM CREEK
1.6 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 491, Boone, KY
Built 1931 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,146
KY-338
FairOver: LANDING CREEK
.8 MI W OF JCT KY 1925, Boone, KY
Built 1953 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,634
KY-1292
FairOver: FULLER'S BRANCH
.50 MI WEST OF I-71 OP, Boone, KY
Built 1952 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 951
KY-57
FairOver: PRETTY RUN CREEK
2.1 MI N OF JCT KY 627, Bourbon, KY
Built 1956 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 778
KY-57
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.60 MI S OF JCT US 460, Bourbon, KY
Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 778
CS-1035 DUNCAN AVE
FairOver: CSX RR
700' E OF PLEASANT ST, Bourbon, KY
Built 1953 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,237
US-68C Access Road
FairOver: Flat Run Creek
3.2 MI E OF JCT KY 1940, Bourbon, KY
Built 1923 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 6,026
KY 251
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.30 MI S OF KY 61, Bullitt, KY
Built 1932 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,062
CS-1199
FairOver: EDDY CREEK
80' N-MAIN ST-KY 91, Caldwell, KY
Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 260
OSBORNE RD
FairOver: MC CULLOUGH FORK
.2 MI S OF JCT CR 5179, Calloway, KY
Built 1937 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 133
KY-389
FairOver: LEE'S CREEK
1.5 MI S.E. OF I-71 NTRCH, Carroll, KY
Built 1932 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 623
KY-1112
FairOver: MC COOLS CREEK
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 47, Carroll, KY
Built 1953 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 166
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