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
KY-89
FairOver: STATION CAMP CREEK
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 52-, Estill, KY
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,936
KY-293
FairOver: TRADEWATER OVERFLOW
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 1294, Hopkins, KY
Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 484
BIG ROCK RD
FairOver: CUTSHIN CREEK
150' SW OF KY 699, Leslie, KY
Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 355
KY-175
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.6 MI WEST OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 457
US-60
FairOver: EAST FORK OF LITTLE SAND
.20 MI WEST OF JCT KY 180, Boyd, KY
Built 1948 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 11,713
KY-968
FairOver: KOGER CREEK
.50 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 415, Clinton, KY
Built 1950 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 120
MARY SUE DR
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK
0.2 MI S OF KIMBERLY WAY, Jefferson, KY
Built 1960 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 817
BUTTERMILK PIKE
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
.25 MI N.W. OF I-75 OP, Kenton, KY
Built 1965 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 34,417
Old Garner Road
FairOver: Left Frk Troublesome Crk
0.01 MI N of JCT KY 550, Knott, KY
Built 1980 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 714
KY-84
FairOver: BARREN RUN CREEK
.7 MI E OF JCT KY 1517, Larue, KY
Built 1953 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,212
KY-1164
FairOver: HALLS CREEK
2.6 MI W OF JCT KY 1544, Ohio, KY
Built 1955 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 308
KY-3215
FairOver: BIG TWIN CREEK
200 FT SW OF JCT KY 1761, Owen, KY
Built 1954 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 20
JAYCEE FARM ROAD
FairOver: TRIPLETT CREEK
200' SE jct us 60, Rowan, KY
Built 2007 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 24
CHRISTINE- SANO RD
FairOver: SULPHUR CREEK
40 FT NW. OF JCT CR 5032, Adair, KY
Built 2007 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 29
CURT ROAD
FairOver: CANE CREEK
.45 MI.W- KY 397, Breathitt, KY
Built 1975 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 43
Glen Dean-McQuady
FairOver: Daniels Creek
2.2 mi N jct KY 108, Breckinridge, KY
Built 2008 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 67
SHOEMAKER RD.
FairOver: DOG CREEK
.15 M S OF KY. 121, Calloway, KY
Built 1952 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 386
KY-1661
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
1.2 MI NW OF S-JCT KY 7, Carter, KY
Built 1950 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 457
KY-551
FairOver: WOODS CREEK
.1 MI NE OF JCT KY 70, Casey, KY
Built 1952 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 289
KY-70
FairOver: DRY FK OF LIVINGSTON CRK
2.4 MI S.W. OF JCT US 641, Crittenden, KY
Built 1937 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 664
KY-116
FairOver: IC (NOR) RAILROAD
.10 MI EAST OF JCT US 51B, Fulton, KY
Built 1938 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 4,689
KY-936
FairOver: LYNN CAMP CREEK
.05 MI E OF JCT KY 1079, Hart, KY
Built 1955 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 189
BROMLEY-CRESCENT S
FairOver: Pleasant Run Creek
.8 miles S of KY 8, Kenton, KY
Built 1960 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 2,210
STEELS BRANCH RD
FairOver: CAINS CREEK
0.05 MI W of JCT KY 3394, Lawrence, KY
Built 1995 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 20
JESS WINN RD
FairOver: BRANCH-PRYOR CREEK
1.7 MI SE KY 2270, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1990 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 62
WILL COMBS LN
FairOver: CARR FORK
.05 MI S OF JCT KY 15, Perry, KY
Built 1940 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 69
KY-494
FairOver: BAILEY DITCH
0.3 MI. E. -JCT. KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 1982 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 373
KY-800
FairOver: West Fork Pond River.
1.5 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 191, Christian, KY
Built 1953 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 472
U.S. 45
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY
OVER ICRR SOUTH - MAYFIEL, Graves, KY
Built 1938 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 1,992
KY-550
FairOver: Left Frk Troublesome Crk
0.2 MI SW of JCT KY 1697, Knott, KY
Built 1932 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 1,529
KY-337
FairOver: JONES CREEK
2.0 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 49, Marion, KY
Built 1954 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 307
MAKERS MARK RD
FairOver: BURKES SPRINGS
100' NW JCT. CR 5307, Marion, KY
Built 2004 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 117
KY-533
FairOver: E FK LITTLE BARREN RIVER
1.46 MI E OF JCT W/KY 496, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1953 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 468
KY-845
FairOver: STEVENS CREEK
1.7 MI.N.W. OF JCT. KY 22, Owen, KY
Built 1954 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 239
NATLEE SLATIN RD
FairOver: TRIB-EAGLE CREEK
.1 MI SOUTH OF JCT KY-607, Owen, KY
Built 2012 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 61
Beech Creek
FairOver: Left Fork Peter Creek
@JCT KY 194, Pike, KY
Built 1978 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 150
TROJAN TRAIL
FairOver: SOUTH FORK BEAVER CREEK
.15 MI-E JCT US 31E, Barren, KY
Built 1995 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,687
GLEN DEAN-FALLS OF
FairOver: TRIB-DANIELS CREEK
.4 MI SOU - KY 108, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1993 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 114
KY-106
FairOver: DEER LICK CREEK
1.4 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 949, Butler, KY
Built 1951 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 240
KY-269
FairOver: THOROUGHFARE CREEK
ON OHIO - BUTLER CL, Butler, KY
Built 1978 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 68
KY-672
FairOver: MONTGOMERY CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT US 62, Caldwell, KY
Built 1954 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 874
KY-80
FairOver: FORK OF OBION CREEK
2.5 MI EAST OF JCT US 51, Carlisle, KY
Built 1929 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 981
EVERMANS CREEK RD
FairOver: EVERMAN CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT CR 5012, Carter, KY
Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 529
BLACKS BRANCH RD
FairOver: BLACKS BRANCH
.1 MI N JCT KY 100, Cumberland, KY
Built 1998 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 20
KY-160
FairOver: LOONEY CREEK
.50 MI S.E. OF US 119 UP, Harlan, KY
Built 1942 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,373
KY-1556
FairOver: MARTINS FK CUMBERLAND RV
.10 MI S.W. OF JCT US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 68
US-62
FairOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
3.0 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 392, Harrison, KY
Built 1928 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,066
INDEPENDENCE STATI
FairOver: BANKLICK CREEK
1.6 MI NW OF JCT KY 17, Kenton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,978
KY-1149
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
AT TANNERY JCT, Lewis, KY
Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 225
WHITE OAK RD
FairOver: LT. FK. WHITE OAK CREEK
@ WEST TERMINI KY. 1593, Magoffin, KY
Built 2004 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 180
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