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
VANHOOSER RD.
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH
2 MI N. OF JCT KY 93, Livingston, KY
Built 1999 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18
US-641
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY
.40 MI NOR. OF JCT US 62, Lyon, KY
Built 1961 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,957
LONG BRANCH
FairOver: RED LICK CREEK
500' S. JCT KY 594, Madison, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 116
PLEASANT RIDGE RD
FairOver: CLARKS RUN CREEK
1.0 MI E JCT KY 596, Mason, KY
Built 1995 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 64
KY-69
FairOver: MILL RUN
.8 MI E OF GREEN RIVER PW, Ohio, KY
Built 1926 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,481
KY-227
FairOver: BIG TWIN CREEK
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 36, Owen, KY
Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 487
KY-28
FairOver: RIGHT FORK OF COW CREEK
1.75 MI W OF BREATHITT CL, Owsley, KY
Built 1951 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 619
KY-615
FairOver: HATCHER CREEK
.15 MI E OF JCT KY 1695, Powell, KY
Built 1967 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 175
US 127 BYPASS NC
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
.5 MI S JCT KY 151, Anderson, KY
Built 1966 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 10,237
KY-72
FairOver: CSX RR & CUMBERLAND RIVE
@ JCT US 119-.15 MI., Bell, KY
Built 1988 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 882
COFFMAN BRANCH RD
FairOver: COFFMAN BRANCH
.35 MI- N JCT KY 78, Casey, KY
Built 1996 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 30
LOOP ROAD (OLD KY
FairOver: GEORGES BRANCH
.4 MI SW OF N-JCT US 127, Casey, KY
Built 1925 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 271
FLAG FORK RD
FairOver: TRIB TO LITTLE FLAT CRK
400 FT W OF US 421, Franklin, KY
Built 1991 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 180
KY-58
FairOver: FORK OF PANTHER CREEK
.30 MI EAST OF JCT KY 301, Graves, KY
Built 1927 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,838
KY-2
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
.8 MI NOR KY 145, Greenup, KY
Built 1985 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,215
US-41
FairOver: FORK OF PLEASANT RUN
.15 MI NOR. OF WEST KY PW, Hopkins, KY
Built 1940 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,803
US-31E
FairOver: SLOUGH
.20 MI N.E. OF LARUE CL, Nelson, KY
Built 1940 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,352
KY-1469
FairOver: Right Fork Long Fork
6. MI SW of JCT KY 610, Pike, KY
Built 1979 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 390
KY-174
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
.20 MI EAST OF JCT US 60, Rowan, KY
Built 1934 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,376
LUKE RD
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
300'SOUTH JCT KY 32, Scott, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 86
KY-2077
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
.05 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 92, Bell, KY
Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 368
KY-1534
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
2.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 1344, Bell, KY
Built 1981 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 429
CR-1326
FairOver: LT. FK. STRAIGHT CREEK
0.1.MI W.KY 66, Bell, KY
Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 30
US-641
FairOver: EASLEY CREEK
1.4 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 70, Caldwell, KY
Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,886
KY-1773
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
.05 MI W OF W-TERM KY1773, Carter, KY
Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 83
EAST MARKSBERRY RD
FairOver: SHOEMAKER BRANCH
1.5 MI. E. JCT. US 431, Daviess, KY
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 747
WHITE CRK RD
FairOver: LITTLE FORK-LITTLE SANDY
200' NW JCT KY 486, Elliott, KY
Built 1996 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 57
KY-32
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.90 MI SOU OF JCT KY 1013, Fleming, KY
Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,277
KY-357
FairOver: BACON CREEK
.60 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 728, Hart, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 577
KY-15X
FairOver: N FORK KY RIVER
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,354
KY-160
FairOver: KINGS CREEK
3.3 MI SE OF JCT KY 588, Letcher, KY
Built 1933 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 334
KY-198
FairOver: MARTINS BRANCH
.30 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1937 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,387
GREASY RIDGE RD
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 698, Lincoln, KY
Built 1970 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 135
COLEMAN RD
FairOver: TRIB-PERKINS CREEK
.2 MI N JCT US 60, McCracken, KY
Built 1994 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,325
KY-2107
FairOver: POND CREEK
.50 MI N.E. OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1928 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 241
KY-176
FairOver: BR OF CANEY CREEK
2.3 MI EAST OF JCT US 62, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,195
KY-616
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
4.0 MI NOR. OF JCT US 62, Robertson, KY
Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 107
HOLTS CRK RD
FairOver: HOLTS CREEK
1.4 MI. S. OF KY 9, Bracken, KY
Built 2002 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 54
Iven Godbey Road
FairOver: Branch of Hatter Creek
1.0 Mile West of KY-70, Casey, KY
Built 1995 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 122
US-41
FairOver: SOUTH FORK LITTLE RIVER
.90 MI NW OF PENNYRILE PW, Christian, KY
Built 1973 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 10,039
KY-70
FairOver: CUB CREEK
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 187, Edmonson, KY
Built 1933 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,112
YANO RANGE RD
FairOver: ROLLING FORK RIVER
3.4 KM N OF KELLY RD, Hardin, KY
Built 1990 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 6
KY-70
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.60 MI EAST OF JCT KY 85, Hopkins, KY
Built 1977 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,680
KY-550
FairOver: Jones Fork
.15 MI S of JCT KY 1087, Knott, KY
Built 1932 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 961
KY-300
FairOver: KNOBLICK CREEK
3.5 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1951 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 312
KY-1194
FairOver: HANGING FORK CREEK
2.5 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1966 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 798
KY-52
FairOver: CULBERT CREEK
.6 MI E OF S-JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY
Built 1930 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,113
KY-605
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
ON WASHINGTON - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY
Built 1956 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 927
KY-11
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 846, Owsley, KY
Built 1948 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 182
KY-3154
FairOver: Meathouse Fork
0.7 MI S of KY 3220, Pike, KY
Built 1975 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 494
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