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
CR-1838
FairOver: TYGART CREEK
303' N OF JCT. US 60, Carter, KY
Built 2003 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 124
KY-1547
FairOver: CASEY CREEK
1.4 MI W OF JCT KY 1615, Casey, KY
Built 1949 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 412
REITERS VIEW ROAD
FairOver: CLEMENT CREEK
300' E OF JCT MEXICO RD., Crittenden, KY
Built 1975 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 52
LEE RUDY RD
FairOver: BRANCH-RHODES CRK
.1 MI. EAST-JCT KY 279, Daviess, KY
Built 1983 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 131
KY-736
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.50 MI NOR. OF JCT US 62, Grayson, KY
Built 1954 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 329
MOUNTIAN MAN DR
FairOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
.10 MI S OF JCT KY 221, Harlan, KY
Built 1982 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50
KY-578
FairOver: LITTLE RACCOON CREEK
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 30, Laurel, KY
Built 1966 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 518
KY-1943
FairOver: SKIN FRAME CREEK
.70 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 373, Lyon, KY
Built 1966 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 134
HAPPY HOLLOW RD
FairOver: LONG LICK CREEK
0.3 MI N OF KY 245, Bullitt, KY
Built 1979 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 100
SAMUEL DR
FairOver: GUIER BRANCH
.2 MI S JCT KY 464, Calloway, KY
Built 1998 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 40
KY-221
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 2009, Harlan, KY
Built 1952 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 384
KY-1433
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
2.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 723, Livingston, KY
Built 1953 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 119
KY-109
FairOver: BR OF GOOSE POND DITCH
.85 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 56, Union, KY
Built 1931 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 973
KY-1198
FairOver: HINKSTON CREEK
W OF NICHOLAS CO LINE, Bourbon, KY
Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 204
KY-254
FairOver: SOUTH FORK OF ELK CREEK
.20 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 892, Hopkins, KY
Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 824
BEGLEY RD
FairOver: BR- CEDAR CREEK
.2 MI- N JCT PINEGROVE, Lincoln, KY
Built 2001 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 36
KY-739
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.30 MI WEST OF JCT KY 96, Logan, KY
Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 71
KY-57
FairOver: SOMERSET CREEK
1.2 MI NOR. OF BOURBON CL, Nicholas, KY
Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 55
KY-355
FairOver: SEVERN CREEK
1.8 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 22, Owen, KY
Built 1942 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 883
SYCAMORE ST
FairOver: BOONE FORK
200' WEST JCT KY 1505, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 361
KY 714
FairOver: BRITTON RUN
400 FT N OF KY 1790, Shelby, KY
Built 1972 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 431
KY 316
FairOver: DAUGHERTY CREEK
270 FT W OF KY 1335, Trimble, KY
Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 218
KY-1951
FairOver: LOCUST CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 1159, Bracken, KY
Built 1960 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 83
KY-52
FairOver: KENTUCKY RIVER & CSX RR
BETWEEN JCTS KY 89 N&S, Estill, KY
Built 1940 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 13,424
GRIMES MILL RD
FairOver: BOONE CREEK
WEST OF CLARK CO.LN., Fayette, KY
Built 1937 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 279
US-68
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
.30 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 417, Green, KY
Built 1951 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 7,775
KY-1842
FairOver: BR OF SO.FK. TWIN CREEK
.90 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 356, Harrison, KY
Built 1974 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 245
UTLEY & UTLEY RD
FairOver: HIGHLAND CREEK
AT UNION COUNTY LINE, Henderson, KY
Built 1988 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 207
KY-459
FairOver: BULL RUN CREEK
4.6 MI SE OF W-JCT KY 6, Knox, KY
Built 1975 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 197
KY 438
FairOver: Little Beech Creek
_, Washington, KY
Built 1954 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 318
KY-790
FairOver: SINKING CREEK
.6 MI NE OF E-JCT KY 776, Wayne, KY
Built 1952 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 258
KY 1269
FairOver: Br. of Licking River
5 MI. E. of jct. US-60, Bath, KY
Built 1999 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 399
KY-629
FairOver: BLACK LICK CREEK
1.9 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 261, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1954 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 281
KY-547
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
1.4 MI N OF JCT KY 1997, Campbell, KY
Built 1936 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,471
CR-1017
FairOver: FURNACE FORK
.15 MI E JCT KY 975, Estill, KY
Built 1991 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 90
KY-223
FairOver: ROAD FK STINKING CREEK
2.0 MI SW OF JCT KY 2406, Knox, KY
Built 1949 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 396
KY-805
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
1.3 MI S.W. OF PIKE CL, Letcher, KY
Built 1930 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,391
KY-1469
FairOver: LONG FORK SHELBY CREEK
.2 MI W OF JCT KY 610, Pike, KY
Built 1955 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,936
KY-1333
FairOver: LONG HUNGRY CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT KY 99, Allen, KY
Built 1969 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 127
KY-1290
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.15 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 121, Ballard, KY
Built 1969 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 270
SLICK ROCK RD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1 MI S JCT US 68-KY80, Barren, KY
Built 1989 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 117
RANEY BR RD
FairOver: BROWNIES CREEK
.10 MI S OF JCT KY 987, Bell, KY
Built 1965 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 105
ASHER SAWMILL RD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1 MI W OF JCT US 25E, Bell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20
MINOR BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: MINOR BRANCH CREEK
.5 MI SOUTH JCT KY 37, Boyle, KY
Built 1999 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 201
PUMPKIN RD
FairOver: PRIOR BRANCH
0.5 MI E OF KY 1494, Bullitt, KY
Built 1950 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50
PRINCETON-OLNEY RD
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
.8 MI SW OF JCT CR 5034, Caldwell, KY
Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 31
KINDELL ROAD
FairOver: W FK MAYFIELD CR
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 408, Carlisle, KY
Built 1987 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 77
KY-174
FairOver: TYGARTS CREEK
.25 MI W OF JCT KY 1620, Carter, KY
Built 1932 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,195
Locust Branch #2
FairOver: Red Lick Creek
.9 Mi from KY594, Estill, KY
Built 1998 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50
WADESBORO ROAD
FairOver: W FK CLARKS RIVER
2.2 MI N OF JCT KY 58&80, Graves, KY
Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 186
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