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
KY-402
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
.15 MI EAST OF JCT KY 783, Marshall, KY
Built 1932 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,443
KY-11
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
.16 MI SE OF JCT US 62&68, Mason, KY
Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,346
KY-1449
FairOver: STONE LICK CREEK
.4 MI N OF JCT KY 1448, Mason, KY
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 454
US-62
FairOver: GARRISON CRK
.75 MI EAST OF JCT KY 131, McCracken, KY
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,001
KY-36
FairOver: PONDER BR IN FRENCHBURG
.7 MI S OF JCT KY 1274, Menifee, KY
Built 1935 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,901
US-460
FairOver: BROKE LEG CREEK
.02 MI E OF JCT KY 1196, Menifee, KY
Built 1923 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 963
KY-496
FairOver: OIL WELL BRANCH
0.49 MI E OF JCT W/KY 533, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 696
KY-7
FairOver: ROAD FORK
1.9 MI NE OF JCT KY 711, Morgan, KY
Built 1934 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,007
KY-181
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.65 MI WEST OF JCT US 62, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1935 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,693
US-150
FairOver: ROWAN CREEK
.80 MI WEST OF BG PW NTRC, Nelson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,961
US-31E
FairOver: PRICE CREEK
1.6 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 247, Nelson, KY
Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,381
KY-69
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.70 MI WEST OF JCT KY 878, Ohio, KY
Built 1927 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,027
US-231
FairOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT US 62-, Ohio, KY
Built 1969 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,015
KY 22
FairOver: TRIB TO S FK CURRYS FORK
0.65 MI E OF KY 393, Oldham, KY
Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,417
KY 524
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
5.1 MI E OF W JCT US 42, Oldham, KY
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 108
KY-177
FairOver: SOU.FK.LICKING R.@BUTLER
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT US 27, Pendleton, KY
Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,847
KY-159
FairOver: SOUTH LITTLE KINCAID CRE
2.2 MI.NE JCT KY 22, Pendleton, KY
Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 675
KY-1095
FairOver: CARRS FORK OF NORTH FORK
.30 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 15, Perry, KY
Built 1975 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 557
KY-292
FairOver: Turkey Creek
0.1 MI W of JCT KY 612, Pike, KY
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 853
US-460
FairOver: HARLESS CREEK
.60 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 195, Pike, KY
Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,355
KY-468
FairOver: Long Fork
At JCT KY 468/KY 612, Pike, KY
Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 285
KY-1441
FairOver: LOWER POMPEY CREEK
.2 MI N OF JCT KY 1789, Pike, KY
Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 382
KY-9000
FairOver: PECKS CREEK
.3 MI W OF KY11&15 OVRPSS, Powell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 8,788
KY-1675
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
3.2 MI SE OF JCT NEW KY80, Pulaski, KY
Built 1932 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 642
KY 2227
FairOver: CANEY FORK BRANCH
0.5 MI N OF JCT KY-1575, Pulaski, KY
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,901
US-62
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
2 MI W OF JCT KY 617, Robertson, KY
Built 1932 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 574
US-25
FairOver: HURRICANE BRANCH
.25 MI S OF JCT KY 1505, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,787
US-25
FairOver: CLAY LICK BRANCH
.5 MI N OF JCT KY 1505, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,099
US-25
FairOver: BR OF ROUNDSTONE CREEK
1.8 MI SOU. OF MADISON CL, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,099
I-75
FairOver: CLAY LICK BRANCH
.50 MI NOR. OF KY 1505 OP, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 49,731
KY-174
FairOver: TRIPLETT CREEK
1.6 MI EAST OF JCT US 60, Rowan, KY
Built 1934 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,376
US-460
FairOver: LANES RUN
.50 MI EAST OF I-75 NTRCH, Scott, KY
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,541
US 60
FairOver: DRY RUN
200 FT E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,398
KY-337
FairOver: TALLOW CREEK
1.8 MI SW OF MARION CL, Taylor, KY
Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 404
KY-107
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
.40 MI EAST OF JCT KY 171, Todd, KY
Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 190
US 42
FairOver: TRIB TO LITTLE KY RIVER
0.55 MI W OF CARROLL CL, Trimble, KY
Built 1931 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,424
KY 754
FairOver: TRIB TO BAREBONE CREEK
1.55 MI W OF US 42, Trimble, KY
Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 728
KY 754
FairOver: BROWNING BRANCH
1.45 MI E OF KY 1838, Trimble, KY
Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 728
KY-1508
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.5 MI W OF JCT KY 109, Union, KY
Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 204
KY-109
FairOver: BR OF CYPRESS CREEK
1.4 MI N OF N-JCT KY 492, Union, KY
Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 967
US-231
FairOver: JENNINGS CREEK
.50 MI EAST OF I-165, Warren, KY
Built 1952 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 12,433
KY 92
FairOver: ELK SPRING CREEK
.2 MI E-MAIN ST-KY 90BUS, Wayne, KY
Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,196
KY-56
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
2.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 283, Webster, KY
Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,259
KY-56
FairOver: MOCK ROY CREEK
.60 MI WEST OF JCT KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,439
KY-26
FairOver: BROWNS CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 779, Whitley, KY
Built 1917 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,770
KY-1064
FairOver: PHOEBE FK OF MEADOW CREE
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 779, Whitley, KY
Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 401
US-62
FairOver: LEE BRANCH
.50 MI W OF JCT US 421, Woodford, KY
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,700
KY-217
FairOver: CLEAR FORK CREEK
.25 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 988, Bell, KY
Built 1961 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 624
KY-1992
FairOver: STEELE CREEK
1 MI NW OF JCT KY 1992, Gallatin, KY
Built 1968 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 164
KY-1214
FairOver: HUNTING FORK CREEK
1.1 MI WEST OF JCT KY 479, Grayson, KY
Built 1935 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 575
Showing 2,451-2,500 of 14,554 bridges
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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