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
AIRLINE ROAD
FairOver: CANEY FORK
1.7 MI. S.W. -JCT. KY 857, Webster, KY
Built 1982 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 30
KY-749
FairOver: HICKORY NUT CREEK
2.4 MI WEST OF JCT KY 513, Anderson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 211
KY-749
FairOver: BR OF HICKORY NUT CREEK
1.3 MI WEST OF JCT KY 513, Anderson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 554
KY-1290
FairOver: BRANCH OF CANE CREEK
3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 121, Ballard, KY
Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 270
PINE MOUNTAIN STAT
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.1 MI WEST OF JCT US 25E, Bell, KY
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 149
KY-536
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.75 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 338, Boone, KY
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 538
KY-37
FairOver: JOHNSONS BR @HANKLA
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 1822, Boyle, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 397
KY-37
FairOver: HUNGRY NECK CREEK
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 1108, Boyle, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 163
KY-37
FairOver: ROCKY BRANCH
2.0 MI W OF JCT KY 300, Boyle, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 923
KY-1108
FairOver: HUNGRY NECK CREEK
.10 MI N OF JCT KY 37, Boyle, KY
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 239
KY-1822
FairOver: JOHNSON BRANCH
1.2 MI N OF JCT KY 37, Boyle, KY
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 358
KY-243
FairOver: WARDS BRANCH
.07 MI N OF JCT KY 1856, Boyle, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 193
KY-1933
FairOver: TURNERS CREEK
.5 MI E OF JCT KY 315, Breathitt, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 160
KY-690
FairOver: MUDDY PRONG
2.3 MI S OF JCT KY 1073, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 329
KY 251
FairOver: BR OF CROOKED CREEK
1.6 MI S OF KY 61, Bullitt, KY
Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 472
KY 251
FairOver: BR OF CROOKED CREEK
2.9 MI S OF KY 61, Bullitt, KY
Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 472
KY 480
FairOver: DENNISON CREEK
0.8 MI W OF KY 1604, Bullitt, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,180
KY 1450
FairOver: BROOKS RUN
0.30 MI S OF KY 1526, Bullitt, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,377
KY-626
FairOver: FLATROCK BRANCH
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 79, Butler, KY
Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 260
SCOTTSBURG RD
FairOver: WARD CREEK
1.4 MILES EAST OF KY 278, Caldwell, KY
Built 2004 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 89
LAWSON RD
FairOver: WEST FORK-CLARKS RIVER
1.0 MI S JCT KY 121, Calloway, KY
Built 1999 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 92
KY-307
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.60 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 121, Carlisle, KY
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,438
KY-1773
FairOver: THOMAS BRANCH
1.9 MI WEST OF JCT KY 2+7, Carter, KY
Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 83
KY-1704
FairOver: THROUGH CAMP CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF I-64 UP, Carter, KY
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 434
KY-49
FairOver: TRUES BRANCH
1.3 MI NW OF JCT KY 1552, Casey, KY
Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,018
KY-800
FairOver: BUFF CREEK
.30 MI WEST OF JCT KY 107, Christian, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 97
KY-1682
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
2.2 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 107, Christian, KY
Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 534
KY-1027
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.2 MI NOR. OF JCT US 41, Christian, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 224
KY-11
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
2.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 66, Clay, KY
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 715
KY-2467
FairOver: INDIAN GRAVE BRANCH
2.8 MI S OF JCT KY 1524, Clay, KY
Built 1920 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 127
KY-1553
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 639, Clinton, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 34
KY-3063
FairOver: TEARCOAT CREEK
1.8 MI. NW -JCT. US 127, Clinton, KY
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90
KY-1880
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
3.4 MI. N.-W-JCT KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 292
KY-144
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.35 MI EAST OF JCT KY 764, Daviess, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,266
KY-1389
FairOver: BRANCH OF PUP CREEK
.85 MI EAST OF JCT KY 657, Daviess, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 422
KY-409
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.1 MI WEST OF JCT KY 486, Elliott, KY
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
KY-486
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
2.5 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 409, Elliott, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 170
KY-89
FairOver: JONES BRANCH
.3 MI N OF JCT KY 1209, Estill, KY
Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 709
KY-559
FairOver: PEW HOLLOW BRANCH
1.9 MI W OF JCT KY 1013, Fleming, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 362
KY-697
FairOver: TRIB OF MUD SOCK BRANCH
.05 MI SW OF JCT KY 2510, Fleming, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 270
KY-1013
FairOver: MARTIN MILL BRANCH
2.5 MI EAST OF JCT KY 158, Fleming, KY
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 175
KY-1515
FairOver: BR OF HILLSBORO CREEK
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 111, Fleming, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 278
KY-1325
FairOver: DAVIS BRANCH
.40 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 11, Fleming, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 170
KY-1325
FairOver: THREE MILE RUN CREEK
2.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 11, Fleming, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 170
KY-1013
FairOver: ANDERSON EAST PRONG
5.3 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 32, Fleming, KY
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 822
KY-1722
FairOver: TRIB OF STOREY BRANCH
2.1 MI NOR. OF ROWAN CL, Fleming, KY
Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 269
KY-306
FairOver: ORR CREEK
.13 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 122, Floyd, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,559
KY-979
FairOver: Mud Creek
4.2 MI S of JCT KY 680, Floyd, KY
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 940
KY-1210
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
3.0 MI SE of JCT KY 404, Floyd, KY
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 285
KY-1498
FairOver: Jacks Creek
2.0 MI S of JCT KY 122, Floyd, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 839
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