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
WINCHESTER AVENUE
FairOver: BENNETT'S FORK
.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY2079, Bell, KY
Built 1940 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 120
KY-949
FairOver: WIDOW SLOUGH
.15 MI N OF MUHLENBERG CL, Butler, KY
Built 1955 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 130
KY-54
FairOver: BIG SLOUGH
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 878, Grayson, KY
Built 1947 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 401
US-23
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
.10 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 2, Greenup, KY
Built 1952 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 12,784
GREEN RIVER RD #2
FairOver: CYPRESS SLOUCH DRAIN DIT
.4 MI NE -CR 5064, Henderson, KY
Built 1992 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 24
KY-239
FairOver: BAYOU DE CHIEN OVERFLOW
.70 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 152, Hickman, KY
Built 1941 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 921
KY-239
FairOver: BAYOU DE CHIEN OVERFLOW
ON FULTON - HICKMAN CL, Hickman, KY
Built 1941 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 921
US-23
FairOver: GEORGE CREEK
.30 MI NOR. OF JOHNSON CL, Lawrence, KY
Built 1969 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 6,403
KY-133
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.6 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Livingston, KY
Built 1941 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 448
SHARPE ELVA RD
FairOver: BR E FK CLARKS RIVER
2.3 MI S. US 68, Marshall, KY
Built 1990 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 226
US-68
FairOver: LAWRENCE CREEK
2.6 MI. N. JCT KY 9, Mason, KY
Built 1996 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 4,875
PROVIDENCE RD
FairOver: SALT RIVER
1.1 MI W OF JCT US 127, Mercer, KY
Built 1988 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 62
OLD STATE RD
FairOver: LITTLE CLEAR CREEK
.2 MI S JCT CR 5057, Rockcastle, KY
Built 1994 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 128
KY-56
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
ON MCLEAN - WEBSTER CL, Webster, KY
Built 1969 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,839
KY-79
FairOver: NORTH FORK OF ROUGH RIVE
.8 Mi North of KY 259, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1960 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 2,710
ADAMS DR
FairOver: BR-WEST FK. CLARKS RIVER
.5 MI-EA.JCT KY 1836, Calloway, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 51
I-264 WB OFF RAMP
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY
1.4 MI W OF KY 1865, Jefferson, KY
Built 1974 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 81,002
KENTON STATION RD
FairOver: BOWMAN CREEK
.5 MI NW OF JCT KY 177, Kenton, KY
Built 1970 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 616
KY-550
FairOver: OGDEN CREEK
.05 MI SE OF JCT KY 2759, Knott, KY
Built 1927 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 1,130
KY-1091
FairOver: Right Fork Beaver Creek
@ JCT KY 7, Knott, KY
Built 1952 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 328
IKE SINGLETON RD
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
1.05 MI W - US 27, Lincoln, KY
Built 1991 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 440
U.S. 45/8th Street
FairOver: OHIO RIVER OVERFLOW
.60 MI SOU. OF OHIO RIV B, McCracken, KY
Built 1944 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 6,048
KY-927
FairOver: GULF FORK ROCK
2.9 MI WEST OF JCT US 27, McCreary, KY
Built 1979 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 120
KY-136
FairOver: HAINER CREEK
.90 MI WEST OF JCT KY 798, McLean, KY
Built 1932 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 1,367
ZION CHURCH RD
FairOver: SOUTH FORK PANTHER CREEK
.9 MI W JCT KY 69, Ohio, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 83
KY-1469
FairOver: Long Fork
6.3 MI SW of JCT KY 610, Pike, KY
Built 1979 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 989
Raymond Burnett RD
FairOver: Little South Fork
500 FT E OF JCT CR 5137, Wayne, KY
Built 1955 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 20
KY-63
FairOver: FALLEN TIMBER CREEK
4.5 MI S. OF CMBRL PW O, Barren, KY
Built 1951 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,984
KY-57
FairOver: BOONE CREEK
50' E Levy Rd, Bourbon, KY
Built 1950 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 201
VERMILLION PK
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
2.2 MI S JCT KY 10, Bracken, KY
Built 1994 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 98
KY-903
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.65 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 515, Caldwell, KY
Built 1951 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 227
KY-903
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.75 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 515, Caldwell, KY
Built 1951 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 227
KY-2
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
.05 MI S OF JCT KY 1773, Carter, KY
Built 1941 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 820
KY-696
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
.9 MI. E JCT US 127, Clinton, KY
Built 1997 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 867
KY-487
FairOver: RUSSELL CREEK
2.8 MI SW KY 61, Green, KY
Built 1984 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 94
RATLIFF BR RD
FairOver: SMITH BRANCH
.05 MI S.JCT CR 1018, Greenup, KY
Built 1996 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 13
CONSTANTINE RD
FairOver: VERTRESS BRANCH
0.3 MI. S.W. JCT. KY 86, Hardin, KY
Built 1980 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 287
DUTCH CHAPEL
FairOver: TWIN CREEK
.6 MI N JCT KY 36, Harrison, KY
Built 1996 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 193
US-51
FairOver: CANE CREEK
.75 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 152, Hickman, KY
Built 1926 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 2,233
Needmore Road
FairOver: Equal Fork
2.1 MI SW of JCT KY 201, Lawrence, KY
Built 1995 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 40
KY-78
FairOver: BAUGHMAN CREEK @HUSTONVL
.07 MI EAST OF JCT US 127, Lincoln, KY
Built 1940 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,360
KY-78
FairOver: HANGING FORK CREEK
.80 MI EAST OF CASEY CL, Lincoln, KY
Built 1939 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,221
BOB HARRIS ROAD
FairOver: BR OF E.FK.OTTER CREEK
1 MI E OF BROOKSTOWN RD, Madison, KY
Built 1972 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 87
KY-337
FairOver: NORTH ROLLING FORK RIVER
2.5 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 243, Marion, KY
Built 1950 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 163
KY-358
FairOver: MASSAC CREEK
.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 305, McCracken, KY
Built 1952 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 3,095
Ishmael Ch Rd 1045
FairOver: TRANSKENTUCKY-TRANS,INC
.1 MI W JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY
Built 1997 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 110
KY-1414
FairOver: BEAR RUN
2.3 MI N.E. OF GR RV PW O, Ohio, KY
Built 1953 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 425
KY-56
FairOver: JONES STAND DITCH
1.6 MI WEST OF JCT US 41A, Webster, KY
Built 1930 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,452
KY-1481
FairOver: SANDERS CREEK
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 204, Whitley, KY
Built 1956 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 447
SPOUT SPRINGS RD
FairOver: SPOUT SPRINGS CREEK
290 FT NE. OF JCT KY 76, Adair, KY
Built 2007 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 19
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