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
STAFFORD HOLLOW RD
FairOver: ROCK QUARRY BRANCH
1.6 MI- E JCT KY 482, Allen, KY
Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 86
LITTERAL LANE
FairOver: BOONE FORK
.90 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 15, Breathitt, KY
Built 1925 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,277
KY-1117
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
2.3 MI EAST OF JCT KY 369, Butler, KY
Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 81
KY-855
FairOver: CLAY LICK CREEK
3.0 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Crittenden, KY
Built 1952 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 353
VEALSBURG ROAD
FairOver: LEECH CREEK
0.7 MILE W. OF JCT. KY 97, Graves, KY
Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 21
KY-1214
FairOver: NOLIN RIVER
ON GRAYSON - HART CL, Hart, KY
Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 354
KY-416
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.20 MI WEST OF JCT KY 283, Henderson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 397
KY-109
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.30 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 291, Hopkins, KY
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 823
COLLETTSVILLE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE FK KENTUCKY RVR
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 1780, Leslie, KY
Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 29
KY-594
FairOver: OWSLEY BRANCH
1.1 MI EAST OF JCT US 421, Madison, KY
Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,270
HOG BRANCH RD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
.2 MI S OF JCT KY 1274, Menifee, KY
Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 12
HOLLY FORK RD
FairOver: HOLLY FORK
1.2 MI E-KY 799, Rowan, KY
Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 532
HARDIN MILLS ROAD
FairOver: CLOVER CREEK
0.5 MI NE OF JCT KY 105, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1970 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 31
US-62
FairOver: SOUTH FORK CANEY CREEK
.4 MI E OF JCT KY 2193, Grayson, KY
Built 1927 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 2,811
MEADOWBROOK DR
FairOver: TRIB S FK BEARGRASS CRK
0.1 MI S OF US 31E, Jefferson, KY
Built 1986 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 2,667
KY-550
FairOver: Jones Fork
2.3 MI S of JCT KY 1087, Knott, KY
Built 1933 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 961
SHOTGUN HOLLOW RD
FairOver: SIM LONG BRANCH
.6 MI. NW-KY 460, Menifee, KY
Built 1980 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 41
Gearl Valley Drive
FairOver: Lost Creek
400 ft. W of KY 2446, Perry, KY
Built 1993 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 20
PECK PIKE
FairOver: MINERS BRANCH
.24 MI-NE JCT KY 1198, Bath, KY
Built 1936 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 60
ALEX FORKS RD
FairOver: WEST FK. ROCKHOUSE CREEK
50" WEST OF KY. 299, Calloway, KY
Built 1970 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 123
KY-7
FairOver: STUMPS RUN
5.8 MI NW OF JCT KY 1959, Carter, KY
Built 1934 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 972
US-31E
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
1.5 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 566, Hart, KY
Built 1947 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 1,505
KY-123
FairOver: BRANCH OF BUGG CRK
1.2 MI WEST OF JCT KY 307, Hickman, KY
Built 1980 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 257
KY-2034
FairOver: Crafts Colly Creek
3.0 MI N of JCT US 119, Letcher, KY
Built 1973 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 336
KY-1448
FairOver: STONE LICK CREEK
300 FT W.JCT-KY 1449, Mason, KY
Built 1982 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 107
KY-305(Cairo Road)
FairOver: PERKINS CREEK
.20 MI WEST OF HCMATHIS D, McCracken, KY
Built 1940 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 9,192
Rattlesnake Br
FairOver: Johns Creek
.05 mi North of JCt 632, Pike, KY
Built 2012 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 148
_CR 1009, Country
FairOver: _Knoblick Creek
_1.6 mi. N Jct KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 2016 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 49
WHITE LICK RD
FairOver: FROG BRANCH
1.1 MI-S JCT KY 52, Garrard, KY
Built 1996 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 247
BELL CITY ROAD
FairOver: BR OF TERRAPIN CREEK
.6 M. WEST OF KY. 1485, Graves, KY
Built 1971 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 69
KY-145
FairOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
2.3 MI S.E. OF JCT US 60, Henderson, KY
Built 1978 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 595
CR-1061
FairOver: TRACE RUN
1.8 MI NW OF JCT KY 14, Kenton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 465
KY-1527
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 229, Knox, KY
Built 1969 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 316
KY-830
FairOver: LITTLE ROBINSON CREEK
.02 MI SW OF JCT KY 1223, Laurel, KY
Built 1968 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 1,214
KY-1021
FairOver: BRIERY CREEK
.40 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1975 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 160
KY-733
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.6 MI S OF W-JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 233
STEVE WOOD RD
FairOver: DUTCH FORK
0.8 MI S OF KY 395, Shelby, KY
Built 1980 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 60
KY-1524
FairOver: MUD LICK CREEK
3.0 MI SE OF JCT KY 2000, Clay, KY
Built 1965 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 486
KY-1295
FairOver: PAINT LICK CREEK
W OF MADISON CL, Garrard, KY
Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 988
KY-222
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
.4 MI E OF JCT KY 1904, Hardin, KY
Built 1954 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,434
KY-2409
FairOver: STINKING CREEK
.10 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 1954 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 300
KY-2041
FairOver: WOOD CREEK
.15 MI WEST OF I-75 UP, Laurel, KY
Built 1969 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,123
KY-160
FairOver: NORTH FORK OF KY. RIVER
@JCTS KY 588 & KY 2036, Letcher, KY
Built 1980 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 910
KY-1295
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.6 MI W OF JCT KY 52, Madison, KY
Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,278
DEEP CREEK RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5 MI-W. JCT KY 1941, Mercer, KY
Built 1996 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 75
KY-1366
FairOver: ADAMS BRANCH
2.2 MI WEST OF JCT KY 63, Monroe, KY
Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,643
KY-713
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
.4 MI WEST OF JCT KY 213, Montgomery, KY
Built 1953 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,009
KY-55
FairOver: GLENS FORK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 92, Adair, KY
Built 1932 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,367
KY-1837
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
.25 MI W. OF MCCRACKEN CL, Ballard, KY
Built 1970 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 108
KY-903
FairOver: EDDY CREEK
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 293, Caldwell, KY
Built 1954 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 414
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