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
RILEY MILL RD
FairOver: NO.FK. LICKING RIVER
.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 539, Bracken, KY
Built 1970 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 50
KY-80
FairOver: FORK OF OBION CREEK
3.1 MI EAST OF JCT US 51, Carlisle, KY
Built 1929 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 981
KY-54
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
3.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 142, Daviess, KY
Built 1960 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 5,859
JACK HINTON RD
FairOver: JOES RUN
.8 MI W OF JCT CR 5138, Daviess, KY
Built 1982 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 467
KY-486
FairOver: LIT.FK.LITTLE SANDY RIVE
.10 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 863, Elliott, KY
Built 1950 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 171
KY-559
FairOver: FLEMING CREEK
2.6 MI E OF JCT KY 32BUS., Fleming, KY
Built 1950 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,039
KY-36
FairOver: SOUTH FORK OF RAVEN CREE
4.7 MI SE OF JCT KY 1032, Harrison, KY
Built 1932 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 644
TWO LICK RD
FairOver: TWO LICK CREEK
0.2 MI. NE OF JCT US-27, Harrison, KY
Built 2013 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 163
BID SOUTHERN RD
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
.6 MI E OF JCT CR 5200, Livingston, KY
Built 1975 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 24
SOUTH QUEEN STREET
FairOver: HINKSTON CREEK
100 FT N WYKAGYAL PL, Montgomery, KY
Built 1981 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,808
KY-699
FairOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
.02 MI WEST OF JCT KY 463, Perry, KY
Built 1946 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 488
KY-1676
FairOver: FISHING CREEK @HOGUE
5.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 635, Pulaski, KY
Built 1970 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 477
KY-370
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
1.0 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 147, Webster, KY
Built 1970 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 270
COAL CAMP ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CANE CREEK
.2 MI- S JCT US 25W, Whitley, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 21
WILBORN RD
FairOver: GLOVER CREEK
.3 MI S JCT KY 90, Barren, KY
Built 1994 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 63
FINLEY-DOWELL RD
FairOver: HARDINS CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT KY 259, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1965 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 88
KY 44
FairOver: KNOB CREEK
0.5 MI E OF KY 1526, Bullitt, KY
Built 1941 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,423
YOUNG CEMETERY RD
FairOver: FLYNN FORK
1 MI W JCT CR 5029, Caldwell, KY
Built 1994 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 8
KINDELL ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH-MAYFIELD CREEK
0.3 MI E. JCT KY 1181, Carlisle, KY
Built 1988 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 77
LEVIAS RD
FairOver: COGFIELD CREEK
.1 MI W. JCT KY 297, Crittenden, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 143
CR 1031
FairOver: Trib. to Joes Run Creek
0.2 mi. S Jct. KY 144, Daviess, KY
Built 2010 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 467
KY-486
FairOver: LIT.FK.LITTLE SANDY RIVE
5 MI SW OF JCT KY 409, Elliott, KY
Built 1949 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 170
PATSY RD
FairOver: WOODWARD CREEK
1.5 MI E.JCT KY 1182, Estill, KY
Built 1997 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 55
KY-16
FairOver: BIG SOUTH FORK
2.3 MI EAST OF JCT KY 562, Gallatin, KY
Built 1934 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,156
Walters Br
FairOver: Rockhouse Creek
50 FT S of JCT KY 15, Letcher, KY
Built 1998 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 324
DAVID FARMER RD
FairOver: TRIB - RED RIVER
.3 MI E. JCT KY 96, Logan, KY
Built 1994 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 93
US-421
FairOver: BR OF HAYS FORK
.06 MI N. F JCT W/ KY 499, Madison, KY
Built 1949 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 7,029
BROOKSTOWN ROAD
FairOver: EAST FORK OTTER CREEK
.9 MI- N JCT KY 1986, Madison, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 214
Groundhog Hollow
FairOver: Buck Creek
0.08 MI S KY40 @ Warfield, Martin, KY
Built 1977 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 150
GLENN SHAW RD
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
.1 MI East JCT CR 5141, Metcalfe, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 267
GRAHAM CYPRESS RD
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
0.2 MI SW OF JCT KY 601, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1970 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 300
KY-330
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK @LUSBYS MILL
.05 MI EAST OF JCT KY 845, Owen, KY
Built 1938 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 583
NATLEE SLATIN RD
FairOver: LYTLES FORK CREEK
.6 MI NW OF SCOTT LINE, Owen, KY
Built 2016 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 61
KY-194S
FairOver: Tug Fork
At WV St Line off KY 194, Pike, KY
Built 1979 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,101
OLD BRUNERSTOWN RD
FairOver: DRY RUN
175 FT E OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 295
KY-109
FairOver: CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 132, Webster, KY
Built 1927 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,189
KY-109
FairOver: CANEY FORK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 493, Webster, KY
Built 1927 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,965
KY-740
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.9 MI NOR. OF JCT US 68, Barren, KY
Built 1949 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 1,531
US-41A
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
1.9 MI WEST OF JCT KY 281, Hopkins, KY
Built 1960 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 9,446
I-64
FairOver: NS RAILROAD
0.4 MI E OF I-264, Jefferson, KY
Built 1969 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 65,180
Hale Dr
FairOver: Lick Fork
0.05 MI NW of JCT KY 1750, Johnson, KY
Built 2017 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 120
KY-59
FairOver: GRASSY FORK
2.5 MI N OF JCT KY 1662, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 567
KY-9
FairOver: SALT LICK CREEK
2.2 MI W JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1986 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 4,179
REED RD. (CR-1122)
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
.35 MI W. OF KY. 917, Livingston, KY
Built 2010 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 50
BURKES SPRING RD
FairOver: HARDINS CREEK
1.0 MI NE JCT KY 52, Marion, KY
Built 1996 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 147
CECIL ROAD
FairOver: GRASSY LICK CREEK
2.3 MILES W. OF JCT KY 11, Montgomery, KY
Built 1998 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 63
KY-7
FairOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
.02 MI WEST JCT.KY 699, Perry, KY
Built 1985 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 1,957
DORENA ROAD
FairOver: HOUSE FORK CREEK
0.3 MI W. JCT KY 837, Pulaski, KY
Built 1997 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 83
BURKS BRANCH RD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
0.8 MI S OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1968 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 234
KY 1633
FairOver: TRIB TO ELK CREEK
0.5 MI S OF KY 1169, Spencer, KY
Built 1928 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 410
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