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
BRATTON BR
FairOver: LOGAN HOLLOW BRANCH
1.5 MI.W.-JCT KY 32, Rowan, KY
Built 1979 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 779
CORBIN RD
FairOver: TRIB.OF BRUSH CREEK
.25 MI. S.E. OF JCT.KY 61, Adair, KY
Built 1981 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 19
KY-702
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 7, Elliott, KY
Built 1972 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 179
CAVE HILL ROAD
FairOver: BACON CREEK
2.4 MI S OF JCT KY 728, Hart, KY
Built 1970 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 189
KY-94
FairOver: BUTTERWORTH CREEK
.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 783, Calloway, KY
Built 1927 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 4,706
US-62
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
ON MUHLENBERG - OHIO CL, Ohio, KY
Built 1938 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 1,499
CUTCHIN ROAD
FairOver: FROZEN CREEK
300' south of Ky 378 jct., Breathitt, KY
Built 2001 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 50
KY-1942
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
.6 MI S OF GALLATIN C.L., Grant, KY
Built 1974 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 198
CRUTCHER PIKE
FairOver: TATES CREEK
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 169, Madison, KY
Built 1938 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 305
Goose Creek Rd.
FairOver: Goose Creek
20' West of Riley Rd., Marion, KY
Built 1996 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 69
Stephens Rd.
FairOver: LITTLE CLEAR CREEK
1.8 MI W JCT KY 1617, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1999 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 252
US-51
FairOver: OHIO RIVER -IC (SOU) RR
4.0 MI WEST OF JCT US51&6, Ballard, KY
Built 1937 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 5,344
CRISP RD
FairOver: W RHUDES CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT KY 1357, Hardin, KY
Built 1945 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 100
BULL CRK RD
FairOver: BULL CREEK
@ JCT CR 1133, Perry, KY
Built 1992 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 83
MOUNT PLEASANT RD
FairOver: REYNOLDS CREEK
1.0 MILE NW OF KY 92, Russell, KY
Built 1974 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 119
KY-52
FairOver: PAINT LICK CREEK
.01 Mi W of Madison Cty, Garrard, KY
Built 1948 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 3,381
MCNEW CEMETERY RD
FairOver: ROUNDSTONE CREEK
12' N. OF JCT CR 1004, Rockcastle, KY
Built 2002 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 105
CR 1206
FairOver: OVER LITTLE SANDY
.39 MI N.OF S.JCT KY 7, Elliott, KY
Built 1930 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 266
RUDD RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF ELK CREEK
0.1 MI NOR. KY 862, Hopkins, KY
Built 1984 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 26
KY-3433
FairOver: WEST FK-JESSAMINE CK
.4 MI.W OF JCT W/KY 29, Jessamine, KY
Built 1998 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 3,230
KY-61
FairOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
2.8 MI SO. JCT W/KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 1961 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 2,826
CR-1083
FairOver: POLLS CREEK
1.5 M/P 2057, Leslie, KY
Built 1983 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 78
KY-1685
FairOver: SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK
.25 MI S OF FRNKLN CO LN, Woodford, KY
Built 1972 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 1,228
BOND HOLW
FairOver: TYGART CREEK
142' N OF JCT.US 60, Carter, KY
Built 2003 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 60
KY-1296
FairOver: CASTLEBERRY CREEK
.20 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 134, Christian, KY
Built 1952 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 123
KY-1296
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.30 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 134, Christian, KY
Built 1952 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 123
MATTHEWS MILL RD
FairOver: SKAGGS CREEK
1.8 MI S OF JCT US 31E, Barren, KY
Built 1962 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 280
County road
FairOver: Goose Creek
.10 mi north of ky1524, Clay, KY
Built 2014 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 76
FRYE ST
FairOver: CATRON CREEK
.05 MI NW OF JCT KY 22, Harlan, KY
Built 1936 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 300
MILFORD RD
FairOver: LITTLE WILLOW CREEK
2.9 MI SE OF JCT KY 22, Pendleton, KY
Built 1983 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 67
PELLYTON EAST RD
FairOver: SPRUCE PINE CREEK
0.7 MI. WEST JCT KY-206, Adair, KY
Built 2004 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 48
CR-1109
FairOver: HINKSTON CREEK
2.2 MI N OF JCT W/KY 1198, Bourbon, KY
Built 1951 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 19
ESCONDIDA ROAD
FairOver: GREEN CREEK
.3 MI W OF JCT KY 627, Bourbon, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 171
BEULAH-MILBURN ROA
FairOver: BRANCH LITTLE CREEK
1.7 MI S OF JCT KY 80, Carlisle, KY
Built 1986 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 80
US-45
FairOver: OPOSSUM CREEK
.80 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 174, Graves, KY
Built 1956 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 5,212
MT. ZION CHURCH RD
FairOver: SOUTH FK-ROCKCASTLE RIVE
.4 MI-N .JCT MONEY RD, Laurel, KY
Built 1994 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 315
GRAY FARM ROAD
FairOver: PILFER CREEK
.8 MI E OF JCT KY 730, Lyon, KY
Built 1976 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 74
KY-3118
FairOver: HINKSTON CREEK
1 MI EAST KY 1893, Bourbon, KY
Built 2001 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 103
Pine Tree Rd
FairOver: Coldwater Fork
3.1 MI S of JCT KY 645, Martin, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 241
KY-34
FairOver: HERRINGTON LAKE
WEST / GARRARD CO LINE, Boyle, KY
Built 1990 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 12,188
KY-1212
FairOver: FORK OF MUD CREEK
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 112, Fulton, KY
Built 1938 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 45
Perkins Branch
FairOver: Rockhouse Creek
.1 MI SE OF JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY
Built 2018 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 64
Gurney Lane
FairOver: Troublesome Creek
75 FT E OF KY 476, Perry, KY
Built 2000 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 50
BETHLEHEM CHURCH R
FairOver: SHELTON CREEK
1.0 MI E OF JCT KY 121, Ballard, KY
Built 1986 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 228
KY-189
FairOver: BUCK FORK
.40 MI EAST OF JCT KY 107, Christian, KY
Built 1959 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 474
KY-2181
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.2 MI N OF JCT CR 5004, Hancock, KY
Built 1965 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 396
HUFF SETTLEMENT RD
FairOver: CLOVER FK CUMBERLAND RVR
W @ JCT KY 38, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 150
CR-1248
FairOver: WALLINS CREEK
300' W OF KY 219, Harlan, KY
Built 1986 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 50
KY-551
FairOver: BUTLERS BRANCH
.50 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 901, Adair, KY
Built 1955 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 2,008
SEAY GRAVE YARD RD
FairOver: BRANCH-CALDWELL CREEK
.2 MI SW OF JCT KY 381, Graves, KY
Built 1984 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 83
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