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-3226
FairOver: LEVISA FORK OF BIG SANDY
.01 MI-JCT US 460, Pike, KY
Built 1984 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,001
KY-328
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.2 MI WEST OF JCT KY 865, Pulaski, KY
Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 115
KY-56
FairOver: OHIO RIVER AT SHAWNEETOW
OHIO RIVER BRIDGE, Union, KY
Built 1956 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,618
KY-923
FairOver: SMITH DITCH
1.0 MI E OF JCT KY 365, Union, KY
Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 108
SMITH LN
FairOver: CARTWRIGHT CREEK
300' WEST OF JCT. KY 429, Washington, KY
Built 2001 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 187
KY-370
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 147, Webster, KY
Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 562
KY-1961
FairOver: STONER CREEK
2.5 MI N. OF JCT US 60, Clark, KY
Built 1954 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 702
4th St
FairOver: LEVISA FK OF BIG SANDY R
AT JCT. KY 1428, Floyd, KY
Built 1986 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,118
I-71 NB
FairOver: BEARGRASS CREEK
1.4 MI S OF ZORN AVE, Jefferson, KY
Built 1966 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25,429
KY-699
FairOver: Trace Fork
8.0 MI SE OF JCT KY 2057, Leslie, KY
Built 1952 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 444
NEW HOPE CHURCH RD
FairOver: BR-MIDDLE FK MASSAC CREE
250" SOUTH OF KY. 1322, McCracken, KY
Built 1956 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 142
KY-276
FairOver: MUDDY FORK CREEK
.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY 128, Trigg, KY
Built 1953 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 251
KY-773
FairOver: GLANCY FK OF STRAIGHT CR
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1512, Carter, KY
Built 1979 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 239
KY-449
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
185 FT. S. OF KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 1981 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,058
Haywood Dr
FairOver: BULL CREEK
0.1 MI W KY 302, Floyd, KY
Built 1935 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 182
BEECH GROVE ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE MAYFIELD CREEK
.8 M. S. OF JCT. KY. 121, Graves, KY
Built 1973 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 349
STRINGTOWN WEBBER
FairOver: MIDDLE FK RAVEN CREEK
.1 MI N OF JCT CR 5331, Harrison, KY
Built 1975 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 63
KY-1338
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
.5 MI N OF CHRISTIAN CL, Hopkins, KY
Built 1953 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 334
KY-162
FairOver: W FORK SIMPSON CREEK
2.8 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 48, Nelson, KY
Built 1972 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 478
KY-26
FairOver: BACON CREEK
.80 MI S OF N-JCT US 25W, Whitley, KY
Built 1961 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,794
Penns Store Road
FairOver: Little South Fork Creek
50' WEST JCT KY 243, Casey, KY
Built 1996 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 50
KY-1351
FairOver: ILL WILL CREEK
2.24 MI SW OF JCT KY 1590, Clinton, KY
Built 1952 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 483
KY 1689
FairOver: SEBREE BRANCH
1.2 MI E OF KY 1262, Franklin, KY
Built 1986 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 414
KY-3630
FairOver: MOORES CREEK
.05 MI EAST OF JCT KY 577, Jackson, KY
Built 1939 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 611
KY-177
FairOver: CRUISES CREEK
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 14, Kenton, KY
Built 1954 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 861
ERLANGER ROAD N
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.1 MI N OF JCT KY 2978, Kenton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 770
US-127
FairOver: BR OF CARPENTER CREEK
MP. 0.14, Lincoln, KY
Built 1969 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 4,623
KY-1309
FairOver: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK
2.7 MI S OF JCT KY 79, Logan, KY
Built 1988 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 125
NEW DIXVILLE RD
FairOver: DRY FK CHAPLIN RVR
.8 MI E OF JCT KY 1941, Mercer, KY
Built 1988 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 79
KY-80
FairOver: BUTLER BRANCH
4.83 MI E JCT W/U.S. 68, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1933 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 348
KY-11
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 2025, Owsley, KY
Built 1941 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 674
KY-28
FairOver: S. FORK OF KENTUCKY RIVE
.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 11, Owsley, KY
Built 1949 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 4,441
KY-3267
FairOver: BEE LICK CREEK
0.45 MI NW OF KY 70, Pulaski, KY
Built 1952 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 69
BELT LINE ROAD
FairOver: BEANS FORK
.45 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 74, Bell, KY
Built 1957 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 842
RUE JACKSON BR RD
FairOver: BLACK SNAKE CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 72, Bell, KY
Built 1987 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 20
CASH ROAD
FairOver: BR - CHAPLIN CK
.9 MI N OF OLD MTCHBUR, Boyle, KY
Built 1997 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 37
KY-800
FairOver: TRADE WATER CREEK
1.8 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 109, Christian, KY
Built 1953 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 279
KY-1524
FairOver: RED BIRD RIVER
.1 MI. WEST OF JCT KY 66, Clay, KY
Built 1984 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 116
King Road, CR1020
FairOver: Caney Creek
0.1 MI W JCT CR1027, Daviess, KY
Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 28
EMMA RD
FairOver: LEVISA FK BIG SANDY RVR
0.1 MI NW KY 1428, Floyd, KY
Built 1978 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 714
KY-1955
FairOver: HORSE LICK CREEK
5.9 MI. SOUTH-JCT. US421, Jackson, KY
Built 1982 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 90
US-421
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK OF KY. RIVER
.75 MI N OF JCT KY 1780, Leslie, KY
Built 1944 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,529
KY-3345
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
.6 MI NW OF JCT KY 705, Morgan, KY
Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 117
Blackburn Rd
FairOver: Shelby Creek
50' NE of JCT KY 610, Pike, KY
Built 1985 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 60
SULPHUR LICK RD
FairOver: SULPHUR LICK CREEK
2.1 MI W. JCT KY 53, Washington, KY
Built 1998 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 22
KY-36
FairOver: BR OF BALD EAGLE CRK
2.6 MI W OF JCT KY 1325, Bath, KY
Built 1926 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 605
CR-1128
FairOver: MCCOYS FORK
1.1 MI. S.E. OF KY 14& 16, Boone, KY
Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 422
KY-1299
FairOver: BARRETT DITCH
.2 MI SE OF JCT KY 1217, Henderson, KY
Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 180
E INDIAN TRL
FairOver: TRIB TO GREASY DITCH
0.15 MI E OF KY 61, Jefferson, KY
Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,287
KY-87
FairOver: CANE CREEK
2.8 MI WEST OF JCT KY 792, Monroe, KY
Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 485
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