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-452
FairOver: PITTMAN CREEK
1.7 MI EAST OF JCT US 27, Pulaski, KY
Built 1980 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,143
KY-1797
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
3.2 MI S. OF JCT KY 1912, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1980 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 108
CROAKES STATION RD
FairOver: PARKER RUN CREEK
1.4 MI NE JCT US 150, Washington, KY
Built 1998 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 214
KY-690
FairOver: N FK ROUGH RIVER
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 79, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1949 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 266
KY-2438
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK & WALK PATH
.01 MI EAST OF JCT US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1952 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 1,215
Trevor Lane
FairOver: GERMAN CREEK
100' SOUTH JCT KY 100, Cumberland, KY
Built 1998 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 299
US-62
FairOver: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK
3.9 MI SW OF JCT KY 1284, Harrison, KY
Built 1930 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 1,318
KY-1033
FairOver: BR OF OTTER CREEK
.80 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 138, Hopkins, KY
Built 1964 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 279
MOORES LN
FairOver: HARRIS CREEK
1.1 MI EAST OF U.S. 127, Lincoln, KY
Built 1965 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 129
KY-7
FairOver: GUM CREEK IN ROYALTON
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 867, Magoffin, KY
Built 1948 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 2,121
Tomahawk Est Rd
FairOver: Rockhouse Fork
0.05 MI E of JCT KY 40, Martin, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 180
PETER TRACE RD
FairOver: SLATE CREEK
.15 MI SE OF JCT US 460, Menifee, KY
Built 1970 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 102
KY-136
FairOver: BR OF BARNETT CREEK
2.0 MI EAST OF DAVIESS CL, Ohio, KY
Built 1932 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 951
ELIHU-CABIN HOLW R
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
0.9 MI.EAST OF JCT.KY1247, Pulaski, KY
Built 1983 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 459
KY-7
FairOver: SALT LICK CREEK
1.5 MI W OF N-JCT KY 550, Floyd, KY
Built 1963 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 1,357
WORKS ROAD
FairOver: BLACKAMORE CREEK
.7 MI E OF JCT KY 129, Graves, KY
Built 1974 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 23
INDUSTRIAL RD.
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
270 FT N. WURTLAND DRIVE, Greenup, KY
Built 1992 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 1,539
KY-920
FairOver: ROUGH RIVER
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 86, Hardin, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 477
LONG BRANCH FK RD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
1.3 MI N OF KY 574, Henry, KY
Built 1975 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 50
KY-550
FairOver: FOUR MILE BRANCH
1.3 MI N OF JCT KY 1087, Knott, KY
Built 1932 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 829
KY-1410
FairOver: CARR FORK
E @JCT KY 160 @LITTCARR, Knott, KY
Built 1970 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 685
CR-5245
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.3 FROM 459, Knox, KY
Built 2002 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 50
KY-472
FairOver: S.FK.ROCKCASTLE RVR
BETWEEN JCTS KY 638 E&W, Laurel, KY
Built 1947 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 846
FORMAN CHAPEL RD
FairOver: SHANNON CREEK
.2 MI S JCT US 60, Mason, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 71
KY-934
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
.65 MI WEST OF JCT KY 461, Pulaski, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 447
KY-174
FairOver: TRIPLETT CREEK
.40 MI EAST OF JCT US 60, Rowan, KY
Built 1934 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 1,376
UPPER CRANEY RD
FairOver: CRANEY CREEK
.454 MI N. OF KY 1167, Rowan, KY
Built 1998 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 110
MATTHEWS BR
FairOver: MATTHEW BRANCH
30' N OF JT. US 60, Rowan, KY
Built 2003 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 58
KY-1083
FairOver: BRUSH FORK CREEK
4.3 MI N OF JCT US 68, Warren, KY
Built 1973 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 240
KY-1595
FairOver: LOWER LAUREL FORK
.60 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 190, Whitley, KY
Built 1956 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 321
KY-1064
FairOver: CORN CREEK
1.3 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 6, Whitley, KY
Built 1935 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 855
Old KY-61
FairOver: Brush Creek
1.5 Mi N of Jct KY 768, Adair, KY
Built 1928 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 231
KY-358
FairOver: BRADLEY CREEK
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 473, Ballard, KY
Built 1941 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 821
HAZELWOOD ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH LITTLE HUMPHREY C
.4 MI W. JCT KY 358, Ballard, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 434
KY-1325
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
.75 MI SE OF JCT KY 11, Bath, KY
Built 1977 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 311
CR-1369
FairOver: LEFT FORK STRAIGHT CREEK
200'E-KY66-.8MI S-CARY, Bell, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 41
POLK LN
FairOver: TRIBUTARY OF TAR FORK
1.1 MI S OF JCT US 60, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1977 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 30
I-69
FairOver: WILEY CREEK
1.4 MI EAST OF KY 293 OP, Caldwell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 11,063
LOVERS LN
FairOver: SOUTH FORK OF LITTLE RIV
.60 MI EAST OF JCT KY 107, Christian, KY
Built 1956 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 706
HOOKER ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE GOOSE CREEK
100. S. JCT KY 687, Clay, KY
Built 1998 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 101
KY-691
FairOver: MARROWBONE CREEK
.55 MI WEST OF JCT KY 90, Cumberland, KY
Built 1957 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 296
KY-90
FairOver: Cumberland River
0.1 MI E OF S-JCT KY 61, Cumberland, KY
Built 1951 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,495
KY-594
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
.40 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 499, Estill, KY
Built 1956 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 820
KY-559
FairOver: WILSON RUN CREEK
2.8 MI E OF JCT KY 32BUS., Fleming, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,039
KY 1570
FairOver: QUIRE BRANCH
1.25 MI N OF KY 1665, Franklin, KY
Built 1995 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 132
KY-339
FairOver: OBION CREEK
2.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 58, Graves, KY
Built 1951 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 315
US-31W
FairOver: NOLIN RIVER
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 1136, Hardin, KY
Built 1930 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,594
HOWELL RD
FairOver: PUP RUN
.8 MI W OF JCT KY 1135, Hardin, KY
Built 1981 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 98
KY-36
FairOver: NORTH FORK OF RAVEN CREE
1.2 MI S OF JCT KY 1032, Harrison, KY
Built 1932 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 644
US-60
FairOver: HIGHLAND CREEK
ON UNION - HENDERSON CL, Henderson, KY
Built 1943 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,698
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