Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near national median SD
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
- 7.1%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
7.1%
1,027 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Kentucky (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
40
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
WIDS ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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-145
FairOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
2.85 MI.SE JCT US 60., Henderson, KY
Built 1982 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 595
KY-1071
FairOver: STURGEON CREEK
@ OWSLEY CO. LN., Jackson, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 307
KY 1932
FairOver: S FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.55 MI S OF HIKES LN, Jefferson, KY
Built 1965 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 28,853
KY-1541
FairOver: HICKMAN CREEK
7.05 MI N OF JCT W/KY 39, Jessamine, KY
Built 1964 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,238
US-25
FairOver: ROCKCASTLE RIVER
ON ROCKCASTLE-LAUREL CL, Laurel, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 942
YEADDISS RD
FairOver: TRACE FORK
.25 MI NE OF JCT KY 699, Leslie, KY
Built 1970 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 230
KY-57
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
2.3 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1947 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,082
KY-989
FairOver: TOLLER BRANCH
5.4 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1970 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 285
KY-300
FairOver: HANGING FORK
3.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 312
CEDAR FLAT-CURTIS
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
3.2 MI E JCT KY 163, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1999 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 81
KY-191
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 1162, Morgan, KY
Built 1928 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 603
KY-194
FairOver: Johns Creek
1.5 MI NW of W JCT KY 632, Pike, KY
Built 1955 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 3,207
KY-613
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.4 MI NE E-TERM. KY 613, Powell, KY
Built 1959 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 49
KY-635
FairOver: FISHING CREEK
1.5 MI SE OF JCT KY 70, Pulaski, KY
Built 1948 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 700
ROBERTS PORT RD
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.8 MI S JCT KY 196, Pulaski, KY
Built 1998 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 213
KY-270
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.3 MI.NW JCT US 60, Union, KY
Built 1997 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 313
KY-790
FairOver: SINKING CREEK
1.16 MI S OF JCT KY 776, Wayne, KY
Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 98
KY-90
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
1.4 MI SW OF JCT KY 834, Wayne, KY
Built 1979 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 6,123
KY-303
FairOver: BRANCH OF KESS CR
1.5 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 121, Graves, KY
Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,320
I-64
FairOver: SHAWNEE GOLF COURSE
0.75 MI W OF I-265, Jefferson, KY
Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 81,936
KY-113
FairOver: LFT FK MILLSTONE CREEK
.70 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 803, Letcher, KY
Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 359
US-62
FairOver: use to be a RR
.95 MI E OF E-JCT KY 175, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,188
Norwood Mt Zion RD
FairOver: Big Clifty Creek
0.8 M West JCT KY 1247, Pulaski, KY
Built 2012 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 32
STEELE HOLLOW RD
FairOver: LITTLE SOUTH FORK RVR
0.9 MI. E. OF JCT CR 1155, Wayne, KY
Built 2010 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20
BROOKLYN-GRANCER
FairOver: WELCHES CREEK
6.8 MI N. - JY 340, Butler, KY
Built 1991 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 38
ROCKS RD
FairOver: CANOE CREEK
.1 MI S. JCT US 60, Henderson, KY
Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 30
KY-1985
FairOver: TATES CREEK
50' W OF JCT KY 169, Madison, KY
Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 305
Chester Thompson
FairOver: Yowell Branch
50' NW of Scuffle Cr Rd, Marion, KY
Built 1999 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2
KY-144
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
.6 MI E OF W-JCT KY 230, Meade, KY
Built 1930 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 330
NEW LIBERTY SPARTA
FairOver: TWO MILE CREEK
0.4 MI.SE OLD SR35(CR1306, Owen, KY
Built 2012 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 117
KY-11
FairOver: SEXTON CREEK
.15 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 577, Owsley, KY
Built 1948 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 182
Docks Hollow Road
FairOver: Upper Second Creek
0.1 M S of JCT KY-1440, Perry, KY
Built 1986 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100
BERT T COMBS-MOUNT
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK ON RAMP A
EB EXT RMP-KY 15 NTRCH, Powell, KY
Built 1962 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 12,665
KY-107
FairOver: E FK POND RIVER
2.0 MI S OF JCT KY 171, Todd, KY
Built 1950 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 190
US-31E
FairOver: BARREN RIVER LAKE
ON BARREN - ALLEN CL, Allen, KY
Built 1963 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 5,211
KY-90
FairOver: ELBOW SPRING CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 1330, Barren, KY
Built 1927 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 7,190
KY-627
FairOver: STRODES CR MILL RACE
.70 MI S, OF JCT W/KY 57, Bourbon, KY
Built 1939 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 2,326
BELCHER FORK ROAD
FairOver: BELCHER FORK
1.1 MI W OF JCT KY 30, Breathitt, KY
Built 1976 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 58
KY-444
FairOver: BEECHY CREEK
1.0 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 121, Calloway, KY
Built 1943 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 844
KY-120
FairOver: PINEY FORK CREEK
1.7 MI WEST OF JCT KY 139, Crittenden, KY
Built 1933 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 519
HOWLAND HL RD
FairOver: SHULTZ CREEK
.1 MI SE JCT KY 784, Greenup, KY
Built 1996 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 43
KY-1265
FairOver: LEAD CREEK
.02 MI. E JCT KY 69, Hancock, KY
Built 1996 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 494
KY-1842
FairOver: MILL CREEK
3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT US 62, Harrison, KY
Built 1969 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,045
SNAKE LICK ROAD
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
.2 MI W. OF US 27, Harrison, KY
Built 2009 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 39
I-65
FairOver: CSX RR & NORTHERN DITCH
3.0 MI S OF I-264, Jefferson, KY
Built 1988 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 141,988
BRUSHY BRANCH RD
FairOver: BRUSHY BRANCH
.88 MI W. JCT KY 201, Lawrence, KY
Built 1997 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 25
LOWER KINNEY RD.
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.972 MI S. of JCT. KY 9, Lewis, KY
Built 2011 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 213
KY-926
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
.50 MI E. OF JCT KY 390, Mercer, KY
Built 1950 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 43
KY-632
FairOver: PETER CREEK
W @E-JCT KY 194 @PHELPS, Pike, KY
Built 1959 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,579
SILVER STAR RD
FairOver: CLIFTY CREEK
200' WEST JCT KY 3268, Pulaski, KY
Built 1997 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 136
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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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