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-630
FairOver: EAST FORK DEER CREEK
4.7 MI NOR. OF JCT US 41A, Hopkins, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,209
KY-1034
FairOver: POGUE CREEK
.80 MI EAST OF JCT KY 262, Hopkins, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,925
PRINCETON ROAD
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
.10 MI WEST OF JCT US 41A, Hopkins, KY
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 7,087
KY-1220
FairOver: NO. FK BULL CREEK
2.0 MI WEST JCT KY 109, Hopkins, KY
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 368
KY-89
FairOver: PIGEON ROOST CREEK
0.08 MI. N. OF US 421, Jackson, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,392
KY-290
FairOver: MILL CREEK
5.0 MI. N. OF KY 30, Jackson, KY
Built 1942 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,329
KY-3444
FairOver: POND CREEK
.15 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 30, Jackson, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 388
KY-587
FairOver: WARFORK CREEK
2.2 MI EAST OF JCT US 421, Jackson, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 395
KY-89
FairOver: CREEK
7.7 MI. N. OF US 421, Jackson, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 233
KY 1849
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.0 MI W OF US 31W, Jefferson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 827
KY-1268
FairOver: JESSAMINE CREEK
1.7 MI E OF JCT KY 29, Jessamine, KY
Built 1850 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 957
KY-201
FairOver: HOOD CREEK
.70 MI N OF JCT KY 1092, Johnson, KY
Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 986
KY-201
FairOver: Hood Creek
2.2 MI N of JCT KY 1092, Johnson, KY
Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 682
KY-689
FairOver: Lower Laurel Creek
0.05 MI SE of JCT KY 1624, Johnson, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 99
KY-1501
FairOver: WAYMANS BR.
.30 MI EAST OF JCT KY 17, Kenton, KY
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 7,953
KY-582
FairOver: SMITH BRANCH
1.6 MI EAST OF JCT KY 160, Knott, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 950
KY-582
FairOver: BRANHAMS BRANCH
W of JCT KY 1393, Knott, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 950
KY-1088
FairOver: Clear Fork
Knott/Perry Co Line, Knott, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 781
KY-1088
FairOver: Kelly Fork
2.8 MI East of JCT KY 721, Knott, KY
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 612
KY-899
FairOver: CANEY FORK
2.5 MI SW of JCT KY 7, Knott, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 427
KY-2759
FairOver: OGDEN BRANCH
.78 MI NE OF JCT KY 550, Knott, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,040
KY-899
FairOver: Caney Fork
@ JCT KY 1697, Knott, KY
Built 1989 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,847
KY-718
FairOver: LAUREL BRANCH
4.5 MI E OF E-JCT KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 340
KY-1304
FairOver: BIG RICHLAND CREEK
.20 MI W OF JCT KY 1803, Knox, KY
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 677
KY-2406
FairOver: ROAD FORK CREEK
.05 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 121
KY-459
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
@ SW CITY LIMITS-BARBVLLE, Knox, KY
Built 1987 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,785
KY-583
FairOver: MURPHY CREEK
.65 MI WEST OF JCT KY 52, Larue, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 891
KY-1189
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
.10 MI W OF JCT KY 1803, Laurel, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 261
KY-687
FairOver: S.FK.ROCKCASTLE RVR
ON CLAY - LAUREL CL, Laurel, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 182
KY-1023
FairOver: LITTLE ROBINSON CREEK
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 229, Laurel, KY
Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 278
KY-1394
FairOver: HAZEL PATCH CREEK
.85 MI NE OF JCT KY 490, Laurel, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 362
KY-638
FairOver: MOORES CREEK
1.8 MI NOR. OF JCT DB PW, Laurel, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,682
KY-1561
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.25 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 80, Laurel, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 500
KY-1690
FairOver: BURGESS FK-GRIFFITH CRK
2.0 MI S OF JCT KY 2037, Lawrence, KY
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 240
KY-851
FairOver: ROSS CREEK
.75 MI EAST OF ESTILL CL, Lee, KY
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 191
KY-406
FairOver: BOWEN CREEK
4.0 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 66, Leslie, KY
Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 428
KY-1807
FairOver: WOOTON CREEK
2.5 MI EAST OF JCT KY 80, Leslie, KY
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 327
KY-931
FairOver: Cowan Creek
.5 MI S of JCT KY 2035, Letcher, KY
Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,542
KY-931
FairOver: Cowan Creek
2.3 MI SW of JCT KY 2035, Letcher, KY
Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,135
KY-344
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
2.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 377, Lewis, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-344
FairOver: ELK LICK BRANCH
2.6 MI WEST OF JCT KY 377, Lewis, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-344
FairOver: PAINT LICK BRANCH
1.5 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 559, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-344
FairOver: ROCK CAMP CREEK
.40 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 559, Lewis, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-474
FairOver: SCOTT BRANCH
1.9 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 36
KY-1149
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
2.9 MI NOR. OF CARTER CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
KY-1149
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
2.2 MI NOR. OF CARTER CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
KY-78
FairOver: BARNETTS BRANCH
.65 MI EAST OF JCT US 127, Lincoln, KY
Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,360
KY-643
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.9 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 177, Lincoln, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,217
KY-70
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.2 MI EAST OF JCT KY 723, Livingston, KY
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 111
KY-917
FairOver: ROSS CREEK
1.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 93, Livingston, KY
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 87
Showing 2,701-2,750 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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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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