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
US-25W
FairOver: LYNN CAMP CREEK
ON LAUREL - WHITLEY CL, Whitley, KY
Built 1948 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 10,177
KY-55X
FairOver: RUSSELL CREEK
.10 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 206, Adair, KY
Built 1950 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 8,263
SULPHUR CK RD
FairOver: SULPHUR CREEK
1.9 MI. S. OF JCT KY 206, Adair, KY
Built 2010 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 163
KY-63
FairOver: SHOALS CREEK
2.4 MI S OF JCT KY 1324, Barren, KY
Built 1930 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,021
KY-106
FairOver: FORGY BRANCH
1.1 MI S OF JCT KY 1187, Butler, KY
Built 1951 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 417
KY-974
FairOver: COMBS BRANCH
.6 MI W OF JCT KY 1960, Clark, KY
Built 1972 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,196
US-45
FairOver: BAYOU DE CHIEN
1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 128, Graves, KY
Built 1927 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,211
EUTOPIA RD
FairOver: BR-LICK CREEK
.5 MI E KY 416, Henderson, KY
Built 1991 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,974
KY-113
FairOver: N. Frk KY River
.1 MI W of JCT KY 805, Letcher, KY
Built 1926 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 816
RIVER RD
FairOver: NORTH ROLLING FORK
.9 MI-NE JCT KY 337, Marion, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 80
KY-408
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK CREEK
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 194, Marshall, KY
Built 1952 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,091
KY-1224
FairOver: Rockhouse Fork
@ JCT of KY 40 @ Tomahawk, Martin, KY
Built 1973 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 676
KY-1700
FairOver: W FK ADAMS FORK
.30 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 54, Ohio, KY
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,034
KY-139
FairOver: FK OF SCOTT BRANCH
1.5 MI N- TENN STATE LINE, Trigg, KY
Built 1932 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 835
KY-240
FairOver: DRAKES CREEK
.40 MI EAST OF JCT KY 622, Warren, KY
Built 1963 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 964
KY-243
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.01 MI N OF JCT KY 1856, Boyle, KY
Built 1975 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 252
HILLSDALE RD
FairOver: SUNNY FORK CREEK
1.05 MI S. JCT KY 10, Bracken, KY
Built 1997 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 58
CR-1028
FairOver: LITTLE CANEY CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 30, Breathitt, KY
Built 1950 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 20
COLLINGS HILL RD
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.45 MI S OF KY 251, Bullitt, KY
Built 1995 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100
KY-49
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
.1 MI W OF JCT KY 1552, Casey, KY
Built 1930 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,018
KY-91
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
.40 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 398, Christian, KY
Built 1931 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,695
KY-1124
FairOver: MINNOW BRANCH
1 MI S OF JCT CR 5163, Graves, KY
Built 1975 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100
I-65
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.8 MI.NOR. OF US 62 NTRC, Hardin, KY
Built 1983 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 51,705
US-421
FairOver: SAND LICK CREEK
2.0 MI NW OF W-JCT KY 89, Jackson, KY
Built 1928 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,778
KY-11
FairOver: N. FORK OF KENTUCKY RIVE
BETWEEN JCTS KY 52 E&W, Lee, KY
Built 1962 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 7,080
ROUND MOUNTAIN RD
FairOver: ROUND MT. BRANCH
.05 MI W OF JCT KY 1081, Magoffin, KY
Built 1970 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 103
OAK VALLEY RD
FairOver: CHESTNUT CREEK
1.2 MI S. JCT KY 782, Marshall, KY
Built 1999 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 96
KY-1941
FairOver: CHAPLIN RIVER
1.2 MI N OF JCT KY 1989, Mercer, KY
Built 1958 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 31
KY-3096
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
.9 MI SE OF JCT KY 22, Owen, KY
Built 1956 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 140
KY 15
FairOver: CSX RR & DAVIDSON BRANCH
SBL 1.2MI N S-JCT KY 451, Perry, KY
Built 1969 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 5,301
KY-15
FairOver: CSX RR & DAVIDSON BRANCH
NBL 1.2MI N S-JCT KY 451, Perry, KY
Built 1969 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 5,301
TENMILE CRK RD
FairOver: TENMILE CREEK
.25 MI W OF JCT KY 15, Perry, KY
Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 107
KY-126
FairOver: MUD CREEK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 124, Trigg, KY
Built 1933 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 243
BELT LINE ROAD
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
.9 MI. NW JCT KY 2402, Bell, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 2,709
UPPER RIVER CANEY
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
0.25 MI S JCK 1278, Breathitt, KY
Built 1990 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 137
KY-2267
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
2.0 MI. S JCT KY 70, Butler, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 116
LONG HOLLOW RD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
.5 MI- S.JCT KY 78, Casey, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 80
KY-56
FairOver: KNOB LICK CREEK
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 258, Daviess, KY
Built 1926 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 1,367
EAST BYERS AVE
FairOver: HORSE FORK CREEK
.4 MI W JCT US 231, Daviess, KY
Built 1998 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 4,945
KY 1005
FairOver: N FK N BENSON CREEK
0.85 MI W OF KY 1665, Franklin, KY
Built 1965 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 826
US 127 SB
FairOver: KENTUCKY RIVER
0.2 MI N OF KY 1211, Franklin, KY
Built 1989 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 3,490
KY-58
FairOver: CANE CREEK
1.1 MI EAST OF JCT KY 339, Graves, KY
Built 1928 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 1,173
KY-2595
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
.8 MI W JCT US 641, Marshall, KY
Built 1978 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 434
KY-181
FairOver: CARTER CREEK
1.8 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 890, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1934 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 1,636
FIVE LICK ROAD
FairOver: FIVE LICK CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT KY 1029, Robertson, KY
Built 2015 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 21
KY-758
FairOver: DYSON CREEK
1.2 MI NE OF JCT KY 1177, Union, KY
Built 1952 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 231
KY-152
FairOver: CARTWRIGHT CREEK
.65 MI SW OF W-JCT US 150, Washington, KY
Built 1934 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 2,126
GAINESVILLE-PORT O
FairOver: SOLOMON CREEK
2.3 MI S JCT KY 1533, Allen, KY
Built 1994 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 194
WILLIE GROCE RD
FairOver: BOYDS CREEK
.3 MI SOUTH JCT KY 249, Barren, KY
Built 1994 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 428
SILAS ROAD
FairOver: SILAS CREEK
1.5 MI W. JCT KY 353, Bourbon, KY
Built 1995 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 278
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