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
US-31W
FairOver: COX CREEK
150' South of KY 1517, Hardin, KY
Built 1943 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 2,594
KY 573
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.5 MI E OF US 421, Henry, KY
Built 1975 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 940
LYNDON LN
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.2 MI N OF WHIPPS MILL, Jefferson, KY
Built 1940 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 5,248
LITTLE BULL CK RD
FairOver: LITTLE BULL CREEK
.7 MI NW OF JCT KY 11, Knox, KY
Built 1971 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 318
KY-270
FairOver: CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
2.5 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 1922 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 173
HOLLOWAY LANDING R
FairOver: FISH LAKE
.05 MI E OF JCT CR 5228, Ballard, KY
Built 1968 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 32
CR 1672A
FairOver: BARRETT CREEK
440 ft N of Jct 1947, Carter, KY
Built 1995 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 440
KY-117
FairOver: Sinking Fork Creek
.40 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 272, Christian, KY
Built 1963 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 537
KY-11
FairOver: GODDARD BRANCH
1.4 MI EAST OF JCT US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1936 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 2,283
CLAY CARPET RD
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
.1 MI W US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1989 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 10
CR 1347
FairOver: Branch of Wilson Branch
1.1 Mi. S. Jct. CR1348, Henderson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 129
CR 1220
FairOver: Camp Creek
1.9 Mi. SW Jct. KY 145, Henderson, KY
Built 2010 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 37
CR1232 (OLD US25)
FairOver: E FK LYNN CAMP CREEK
.75 MI EAST OF JCT KY 233, Knox, KY
Built 1924 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 762
CLORE JACKSON RD
FairOver: BULLSKIN CREEK
100 FT E OF KY 322, Shelby, KY
Built 1975 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 234
PRETTY RUN RD
FairOver: PRETTY RUN CREEK
3.2 MI N JCT KY 627, Clark, KY
Built 1989 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 201
PINE KNOB RD
FairOver: PINE KNOB CREEK
1.7 MI. NW JCT CR 5396, Grayson, KY
Built 1985 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 69
MORGANS CREEK RD
FairOver: MORGANS CREEK
3.3MI W. JCT KY-3, Lawrence, KY
Built 2012 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 179
US-25
FairOver: ROUNDSTONE CREEK
.8 MI N OF JCT KY 1617, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1955 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,787
GREEN PLAINS RD
FairOver: BRANCH WHITE OAK CREEK
.4 MI E. KY. 1497, Calloway, KY
Built 1993 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 97
KY-1247
FairOver: NEALS CREEK
1.7 MI SE OF NN-JCT US 27, Lincoln, KY
Built 1922 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 738
KY-7
FairOver: ROAD FORK
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 711, Morgan, KY
Built 1934 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 1,007
KY-130
FairOver: WASH CREEK
1.4 MI.NE JCT KY 270, Union, KY
Built 1994 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 319
LEATHERWOOD CHURCH
FairOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK @NELL
.15 MI SE OF JCT KY 80, Adair, KY
Built 1968 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 38
SHORT LINE ROAD
FairOver: BEGLEY BRANCH
1000' S - OLD US 150, Boyle, KY
Built 1992 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 150
SCOTT RD
FairOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
0.6 M. N. OF KY. 94, Calloway, KY
Built 1962 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 112
NORTH DRIVE
FairOver: NORTH FORK OF LITTLE RIV
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 91, Christian, KY
Built 1959 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 8,007
KY-506
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
.40 MI N.W. OF CALDWELL C, Crittenden, KY
Built 1955 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 93
KY-3301
FairOver: FLEMING CREEK
.70 MI EAST OF JCT KY 57, Fleming, KY
Built 1953 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 443
KY-1214
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
2.7 MI NW OF JCT KY 1356, Grayson, KY
Built 1962 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 596
KY-728
FairOver: CANE RUN CREEK
2.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 88, Hart, KY
Built 1962 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 839
HEBBARDSVILLE-MASO
FairOver: BR OF LICK CREEK
0.5 MI N JCT KY 351, Henderson, KY
Built 1975 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 286
OLD CANNONS LN
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
115 FT N OF SENECA PK RD, Jefferson, KY
Built 1969 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,402
US-27
FairOver: SO.FK. LICKING RIVER
.25 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 177, Pendleton, KY
Built 1948 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 6,161
CATAWBA RD
FairOver: CATAWBA RD. OVER C.S.X.
3.4 MI. EAST OF US. 27, Pendleton, KY
Built 1950 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 71
GOLF COURSE RD
FairOver: CLIFTY CREEK
PENNYRILE ST PK LODGE ROA, Christian, KY
Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 51
KY-418
FairOver: LOWER HOWARDS CREEK
1.0 MI W. OF JCT KY 627, Clark, KY
Built 1952 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 675
US-41
FairOver: CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
.30 MI NOR. OF JCT US 41, Hopkins, KY
Built 1955 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 783
US 431
FairOver: Town Branch
0.2 MI S of KY-79, Logan, KY
Built 2015 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 5,816
MEADOWBROOK ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
1.75 MI S OF JCT KY 374, Madison, KY
Built 1930 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 504
KY-764
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
3.2 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 54, Daviess, KY
Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 351
KY-112
FairOver: FINLEY DITCH
.38 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 879, Hopkins, KY
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,739
CR-1122
FairOver: TRACE FORK
.05 MI S OF JCT CR 1120, Leslie, KY
Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 145
SPENCER HAMILTON R
FairOver: PRATHER CREEK
0.1 MI N JCT CR 5325, Marion, KY
Built 2003 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 104
KY-798
FairOver: LONG FALLS CREEK
0.9 MI S OF KY 140, McLean, KY
Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 181
KY-1912
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
.3 MI N OF JCT KY 1004, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 368
KY-1344
FairOver: HANCES CREEK
2.0 MI S.E. OF JCT US 119, Bell, KY
Built 1952 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 286
MIKE ANDERSON RD
FairOver: MUD CAMP CREEK
200' NORTH JCT KY 100, Cumberland, KY
Built 1998 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 20
QUISENBERRY ROAD
FairOver: BLACKFORD CREEK
1.1 MI S.JCT KY 1700, Hancock, KY
Built 1990 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 229
Old Lick Creek Rd
FairOver: Big South Fork
60' West of KY 49, Marion, KY
Built 1996 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 74
DON CUBERT DR
FairOver: TRIB TO SHELBY LAKE
0.5 MI E OF BURKS BR RD, Shelby, KY
Built 1987 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 50
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