Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near national median SD
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
- 7.1%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
7.1%
1,027 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Kentucky (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
40
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
WIDS ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
HICKORY ROAD
FairOver: GILBERT CREEK
.8 MI E. OF KY 945, Graves, KY
Built 1984 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 151
Barnetts Creek Rd
FairOver: Barnetts Creek
@ JCT KY 40, Johnson, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 231
BOYD ROAD
FairOver: BARN CREEK
2.0 MI NE OF US 45, Graves, KY
Built 1988 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 30
Salisbury Br
FairOver: RT.FRK. BEAVER CREEK
SALISBURY BRANCH, Knott, KY
Built 2010 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 233
EDINGTON BRANCH
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
260ft E. OF JCT CR 1122, Lewis, KY
Built 2001 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 18
FRIENDSHIP RD.
FairOver: OVER BELLS CREEK
1.2 MI S. OF JCT KY 6018, Lyon, KY
Built 1980 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 165
KY-1836
FairOver: DUNCAN CREEK
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 80, Marshall, KY
Built 1972 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 132
Cager Branch
FairOver: Troublesome Creek
.11 E of 476 @ MP 18.8, Perry, KY
Built 2003 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 14
LBL ROAD 174
FairOver: PRYOR CREEK
LBL, Trigg, KY
Built 1959 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 20
ROBEY ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OF HUMPHREY CREEK
0.4 MI.EAST OF JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY
Built 1987 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 77
KY-338
FairOver: GUNPOWDER CREEK
2.7 MI W OF JCT KY 1925, Boone, KY
Built 1953 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 763
Camp Nathanael Rd
FairOver: Troublesome Crk
@JCT KY 550 Near Emmalena, Knott, KY
Built 1935 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 55
KY-233
FairOver: HAZEL FORK CREEK
1.6 MI NOR. OF JCT US 25E, Knox, KY
Built 1951 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 347
KY-358
FairOver: NASTY CREEK
.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY 725, McCracken, KY
Built 1968 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 608
HIFNER RD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.2 MI E JCT KY 1964, Woodford, KY
Built 1999 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 231
CR 1136
FairOver: FOX CREEK
187 ft N. of JCT. KY 3304, Fleming, KY
Built 1999 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 106
CLYDE BANKS RD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
.25 MI S JCT KY 1274, Menifee, KY
Built 1994 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 52
BEE HIVE RD
FairOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
0.7 MI S .KY 699, Perry, KY
Built 1988 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 121
SHELBY ROAD
FairOver: BR OF HUMPHREY CR
.1 MI S OF TERRILL-SHELBY, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 48
KY-3062
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.45 MI NE OF JCT KY 734, Clinton, KY
Built 1972 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 100
MILLERS CHAPLE RD.
FairOver: RILEY BRANCH
1.9 MI S. OF JCT KY 58, Graves, KY
Built 1983 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 345
KY-3451
FairOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
.1 MI S OF JCT US 119, Harlan, KY
Built 1973 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 194
RUTLAND
FairOver: S FK RAVEN CREEK
1 MI SW OF JCT KY 36, Harrison, KY
Built 1970 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 78
RESIN ROAD
FairOver: BOWLES CREEK
2.0 MI NE OF JCT KY 58, Hickman, KY
Built 1988 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 42
OLD TRACE CREEK
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
2.6 MI W. OF JCT.KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 2002 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 96
ROBERT SPALDING RD
FairOver: CLOYD CREEK
.5 MI W JCT KY 208, Marion, KY
Built 1999 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 42
KY-1110
FairOver: N. FORK OF KENTUCKY RIVE
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 15, Breathitt, KY
Built 1959 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 1,160
Carroll Rd.
FairOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
.1 MI-W JCT KY 476, Perry, KY
Built 1992 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 92
CR-1246
FairOver: COLLINS FORK
.05 MI NW OF JCT KY 11, Clay, KY
Built 1945 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 10
UPPER BOTTOM RD
FairOver: BAYOU DE CHIEN CREEK
1 MI. N OF KY 94, Fulton, KY
Built 1959 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 207
US-62
FairOver: CLIFTY BRANCH
3.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 736, Grayson, KY
Built 1929 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 550
Ebenezer Rd.
FairOver: Unnamed Stream
0.63 Mi W of Ky 100, Monroe, KY
Built 2019 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 150
FUQUA LN
FairOver: HARRIS CREEK
.2 MI S OF JCT CR 5008, Pendleton, KY
Built 1935 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 14
Gingerbread Lane
FairOver: Montgomery Creek
30' W of KY 1095 MP 1.9, Perry, KY
Built 1989 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 30
Thacker Rd
FairOver: Big Creek
0.01 MI SW of JCT KY 468, Pike, KY
Built 2011 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 40
KY-1175
FairOver: BRANCH OF LITTLE RIVER
.60 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 272, Trigg, KY
Built 1953 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 600
KY-1177
FairOver: SMITHS DITCH
.90 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 270, Union, KY
Built 1940 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 137
KY 746
FairOver: Stillwater Creek
4.0 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 191, Wolfe, KY
Built 1950 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 279
KY-687
FairOver: BIG DOG BRANCH
9.9 MI WEST OF JCT US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1955 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 210
US 23
FairOver: OHIO RIVER
N Terminus of US 23, Greenup, KY
Built 2006 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 8,891
KY 1500
FairOver: BRUSHY FORK
1.5 MI W OF JCT KY 447, Hardin, KY
Built 1954 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,601
SOUTHBROOK DRIVE
FairOver: TOWN FORK
.5 MI E JCT US 27X, Jessamine, KY
Built 1994 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 305
DUNNVILLE RD
FairOver: GUNDY HOLLOW CREEK
1.75 MI E OF JCT KY 2289, Adair, KY
Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150
DUNNVILLE RD
FairOver: BUSBY HOLLOW
.5 MI E OF JCT KY 2289, Adair, KY
Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150
SULPHUR CREEK RD
FairOver: SULPHUR CREEK
1 MI. S-JCT. KY 206, Adair, KY
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 124
TAYLOR FORD RD
FairOver: SULPHUR CREEK
0.9 MI SE OF JCT KY 206, Adair, KY
Built 1985 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 173
WHITE OAK CHURCH
FairOver: RUSSELL CREEK
2.24 MI.E. OF JT KY 6183, Adair, KY
Built 2004 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 52
FOREST SPRING RD
FairOver: SNAKE CREEK
.9 MI S OF JCT CR 5160, Allen, KY
Built 1976 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 56
J Foster Rd
FairOver: Little Trammel Creek
.04 Mi N of KY 3500, Allen, KY
Built 2010 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 135
WHITES CHAPEL ROAD
FairOver: FALLING TIMBER CREEK
1.8 MI S JCT KY 90, Barren, KY
Built 2007 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 71
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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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