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
RIGHT FORK BUFFALO
FairOver: HARRISON BRANCH
3.2 MI-S.JCT KY 2024, Owsley, KY
Built 1996 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 41
MCKINNEYSBURG RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO LICKING RIVER
.6 MI S OF JCT CR 5127, Pendleton, KY
Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 213
MORGAN FOUR OAKS R
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.5 MI N OF JCT KY 1054, Pendleton, KY
Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 71
MORGAN FOUR OAKS R
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.7 MI N OF JCT KY 1054, Pendleton, KY
Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 71
Feltner Lane
FairOver: Lotts Creek
0.1 M S of JCT KY-1088, Perry, KY
Built 2022 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10
MUDLICK RD
FairOver: MUDLICK BRANCH
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 319, Pike, KY
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 438
BENTLEY RD
FairOver: MARROW BONE CREEK
W @JCT KY 195 @RATLIFF, Pike, KY
Built 1978 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 70
Little Creek
FairOver: Stagger Fork
0.1 MI SE of JCT KY 122, Pike, KY
Built 1975 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200
UPPER BLACKBERRY R
FairOver: RT.FK.BLACKBERRY CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 1056, Pike, KY
Built 1947 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 629
UPPER BLACKBERRY R
FairOver: RT FK BLACKBERRY CREEK
.9 MI W OF JCT KY 1056, Pike, KY
Built 1947 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 254
Sycamore Road
FairOver: Sycamore Creek
1.25 MI E of JCT KY 194, Pike, KY
Built 1985 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 265
Allegheny Rd.
FairOver: Marrowbone Creek-2nd Br.
.3 MI SW JCT KY 195, Pike, KY
Built 1986 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250
GOOCHTOWN RD
FairOver: CLEAR FORK BRANCH
1.0 MILE NORTH OF KY 70, Pulaski, KY
Built 1935 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 390
ECHO PT RD
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.6 MI E OF JCT CR 5363, Pulaski, KY
Built 1972 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 159
CHARLES ELGIN RD
FairOver: BARNEY BRANCH
1.0 MI W OF JCT KY 39, Pulaski, KY
Built 1987 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 218
POINTER CRK RD
FairOver: POINTER CREEK
.8 MI N JCT CR 5645, Pulaski, KY
Built 1997 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 39
WOLF CRK RD
FairOver: WOLFE CREEK
.9 MI E. JCT KY 837, Pulaski, KY
Built 1998 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 70
SINKS ROAD
FairOver: WHETSTONE CREEK
.6 MI SW JCT KY 1003, Pulaski, KY
Built 1999 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 50
WARNER RD
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
.9 MI S JCT KY 80, Pulaski, KY
Built 2000 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 67
OLD WAYNESBURG RD
FairOver: BRIARY CREEK
1.1 MI S JCT KY 70, Pulaski, KY
Built 1995 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 134
KEENEY RD-NORWOOD
FairOver: FROG BRANCH
.8 MI S JCT KY 635, Pulaski, KY
Built 2000 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 83
COLEMAN RD
FairOver: COLEMAN CREEK
.452 MI E JCT KY 635, Pulaski, KY
Built 2000 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 401
PLEASANT PT RD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
2.6 MI- W JCT KY 196, Pulaski, KY
Built 2001 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 90
WESLEY WARREN RD
FairOver: ROCK LICK CREEK
2.8 MI NW OF JCT KY 1676, Pulaski, KY
Built 2003 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 30
VETERANS LN
FairOver: CHRISTY CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 32, Rowan, KY
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 176
NICHOLS BR
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 1167, Rowan, KY
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 738
SUN ST
FairOver: OXLEY BRANCH
400' E OF FLEMING AVE, Rowan, KY
Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250
RAVENSWOOD RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.05 MI S OF JCT KY 1167, Rowan, KY
Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 278
WEST MAIN ST
FairOver: OXLEY BRANCH
.1 MI NE OF W-JCT KY 32, Rowan, KY
Built 1949 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 7,387
BLANKENSHIP RD
FairOver: BR OF BETHEL CREEK
1.9 MI NW OF JCT KY 55, Russell, KY
Built 1961 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 50
AIRPORT RD
FairOver: PERKINS CREEK
1.0 MI. W.-JCT. US 127, Russell, KY
Built 1971 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 306
CRUMBAUGH RD
FairOver: NORTH ELKHORN CREEK
1.1 MI S.JCT US 460, Scott, KY
Built 1990 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150
FINNELL PIKE
FairOver: EAST FK-EAGLE CK
2.3 MI N JCT US 62, Scott, KY
Built 2001 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 205
HOWSER RD
FairOver: BRUSHY FORK
.2 MI E OF JCT CR 1032, Warren, KY
Built 1974 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 154
COX-THOMAS RD
FairOver: IVY BRANCH
.1 MI S OF JCT CR 1409, Warren, KY
Built 1975 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 55
LOGAN RD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT OLD US150, Washington, KY
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 138
FILIATREAU LN
FairOver: HOG RUN
100' NW of Croakes St Rd., Washington, KY
Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 20
South Walnut St
FairOver: Road Run Creek
_, Washington, KY
Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 353
LOCUST STREET
FairOver: OWENS CREEK
100' SW JCT S FINLEY, Webster, KY
Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 372
MAPLE STREET
FairOver: OWENS CREEK
100' SE JCT N GREEN S, Webster, KY
Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 976
SLAUGHTERS ELMWOOD
FairOver: EAST FK DEER CREEK
.25 MI. W. JCT US 41, Webster, KY
Built 1985 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 116
NEW BUCK CREEK RD
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1 MI SOUTH OF JCT KY 100, Allen, KY
Built 1959 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 156
HALIFAX BAILEY RD
FairOver: BAYS FORK
2.8 MI N OF JCT KY 1332, Allen, KY
Built 1969 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 233
CLARE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK DRAKES CREEK
.3 M South of KY 585, Allen, KY
Built 2012 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 104
BRADFORD TOWN RD
FairOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.1 MI N OF KY 221, Bell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 100
CS2350
FairOver: Yellow Creek
At Coal Museum, Bell, KY
Built 1915 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 100
BENDER RD
FairOver: BIG BONE CREEK
.2 MI S OF JCT KY 1925, Boone, KY
Built 1960 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 25
WEST 2ND STREET
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
800 FT N-N.MAIN ST-PARIS, Bourbon, KY
Built 1937 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 1,666
LILLESTON AVENUE
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
N JCT LILLESTON/DELZA AVE, Bourbon, KY
Built 1937 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 2,061
HOUSTON AVENUE
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
.25 MI N OF JCT US 460, Bourbon, KY
Built 1936 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 1,238
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