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-356
FairOver: BR OF SO.FK. RAVEN CREEK
3.7 MI W OF W-JCT KY 1842, Harrison, KY
Built 1936 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 182
NOAH STAPLETON RD
FairOver: MUDLICK CREEK
.001 MI W JCT KY 172, Johnson, KY
Built 1999 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 30
BROWNS BRANCH RD
FairOver: MID FK.STINKING CREEK
.1 MI W KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 1989 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 27
US-25
FairOver: WOOD CREEK
1.1 MI N OF N-JCT KY 80, Laurel, KY
Built 1951 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 9,622
KY-15
FairOver: N FORK KY RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT KY 15X, Letcher, KY
Built 1965 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 10,037
COWAN SCHOOL
FairOver: COWAN CREEK
.5 MI S JCT KY 901, Letcher, KY
Built 1998 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 250
KY-1651
FairOver: KY&TENN RR IN STEARNS
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 92, McCreary, KY
Built 1936 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 3,050
KY-368
FairOver: KAYS BRANCH
.06 MI WEST OF JCT KY 897, Owen, KY
Built 1940 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 272
KY 148
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
3.4 MI W OF KY 55, Shelby, KY
Built 1935 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 914
US 60
FairOver: BENSON CREEK
AT FRANKLIN CL, Shelby, KY
Built 1990 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 5,034
STATE LINE RD WEST
FairOver: PLESANT GROVE CREEK
.4 MI WEST OF KY 893, Calloway, KY
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 51
KY-1025
FairOver: SMOKY CREEK
1.9 MI E OF JCT KY 2, Carter, KY
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 157
KY-206
FairOver: RIFFE CREEK
1.3 MI N.E. OF ADAIR CL, Casey, KY
Built 1936 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 670
CERULEAN RD
FairOver: WALLACE FORK CREEK
.1 MI S JCT KY 91, Christian, KY
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 64
KY-83
FairOver: BACON CREEK
1.2 MI WEST OF JCT KY 381, Graves, KY
Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 176
HAWESVILLE EASTON
FairOver: SUGAR CAMP CREEK
100' N. JCT LYONNIA-ESTON, Hancock, KY
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 64
HARTFORD ROAD
FairOver: LEAD CREEK
.20 MI WEST OF JCT KY 126, Hancock, KY
Built 1933 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,944
KY-1357
FairOver: ROUGH RIVER
.80 MI EAST OF JCT KY 920, Hardin, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 543
KY-58
FairOver: FORK OF OBION CREEK
1.5 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 154, Hickman, KY
Built 1931 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 627
US 42
FairOver: HARRODS CREEK
0.65 MI E OF KY 841, Jefferson, KY
Built 1938 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,941
CHRISTIAN WAY
FairOver: MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.17 MI S OF US 60, Jefferson, KY
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,880
KY-11
FairOver: LITTLE RICHLAND CREEK
2.4 MI NE OF JCT KY 2418, Knox, KY
Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,390
KY-69
FairOver: NO.BR OF SO FK PANTHER C
.2 MI N OF JCT KY 2114, Ohio, KY
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 838
Bracken Prices-Mi
FairOver: Sulphur Spring
.3M W of KY 1885, Simpson, KY
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53
Saddler Ford Rd
FairOver: West Fork Drakes Creek
0.9 MI S JCT CR 1042, Simpson, KY
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 126
KY-126
FairOver: HORSE CAVE CREEK
2.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 124, Trigg, KY
Built 1933 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 243
I-24-10 NC
FairOver: MUDDY FORK CREEK
4.8 MI. W OF US 68, Trigg, KY
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,064
I-24
FairOver: MUDDY FORK CREEK
2.3 MI EAST OF CALDWELL C, Trigg, KY
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,064
KY-139
FairOver: Burge Creek
1.8 MI NOR OF JCT KY 525, Trigg, KY
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,302
KY-130
FairOver: LOST CREEK
.5 MI S OF JCT KY 141, Union, KY
Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,825
KY-776
FairOver: SINKING CREEK
BETWEEN JCTS KY 790 N&S, Wayne, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 610
KY-56
FairOver: CALDWELL CREEK
3.1 MI WEST OF JCT US 41A, Webster, KY
Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,452
TURNER LANDING ROA
FairOver: CLANTON CREEK
0.8 MI. NW OF KY 1105, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 125
KY-1678
FairOver: GREEN CREEK
.25 MI N of JCT KY 57, Bourbon, KY
Built 1973 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 1,701
GHENT-EAGLE ROAD
FairOver: MCCOOLS CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 47, Carroll, KY
Built 1975 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 156
KY-955
FairOver: JACOBS FORK
1.7 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 174, Carter, KY
Built 1967 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 449
COFFMAN BRANCH RD
FairOver: COFFMAN BRANCH
100' NORTH JCT KY 78, Casey, KY
Built 1996 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 30
KY-974
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
6.0 MI E OF JCT KY 1923, Clark, KY
Built 1950 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 423
KY-1961
FairOver: BRANCH OF STONER CREEK
2.9 MI N. OF JCT US 60, Clark, KY
Built 1954 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 702
McMAHAN RD
FairOver: BR OF N FK BARNETT CREEK
.5 MI E OF JCT CR 5168, Daviess, KY
Built 1960 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 75
SUGAR TREE RD
FairOver: EDDMAN BRANCH
2.0 MI E JCT KY 3302, Fleming, KY
Built 1995 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 27
KY-3051
FairOver: Levisa Fork
@ JCT of KY 3, Floyd, KY
Built 1962 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 2,328
KY-440
FairOver: NORTH FORK OF WILSON CRK
.90 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 408, Graves, KY
Built 1934 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 656
KING ROAD
FairOver: BR OF W FK MAYFIELD CREE
.5 MI E OF JCT CR 5499, Graves, KY
Built 1969 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 30
KY-58
FairOver: FORK OF OBION CREEK APPR
.90 MI NW OF JCT KY 1540, Hickman, KY
Built 1931 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 627
KY-58
FairOver: OBION CREEK
1.1 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 154, Hickman, KY
Built 1931 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 627
I-69
FairOver: ELK CREEK
1.5 MI NOR. OF KY 281 NTR, Hopkins, KY
Built 1967 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 21,964
EDWARD T BREATHITT
FairOver: CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
SBL 2.3 MI S OF US 62 NTR, Hopkins, KY
Built 1963 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 6,529
EB-9004
FairOver: CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
NBL 2.3 MI S OF US 62 NTR, Hopkins, KY
Built 1963 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 6,529
US 60
FairOver: LONG RUN
1.5 MI W OF SHELBY CL, Jefferson, KY
Built 1931 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 11,020
Showing 4,351-4,400 of 14,554 bridges
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