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-377
FairOver: HARDY FORK
1.5 MI NOR. OF ROWAN CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 384
KY-559
FairOver: DUNAWAY BRANCH
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 344, Lewis, KY
Built 1968 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 177
KY-78
FairOver: HANGING FORK
1.2 MI WEST OF JCT KY 198, Lincoln, KY
Built 1931 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 1,360
Mullins road
FairOver: Big half mountain creek
50' W of KY 1471 MP 2, Magoffin, KY
Built 2022 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 70
KY-327
FairOver: CISSELLS CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 49, Marion, KY
Built 1975 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 587
GARNER SCHOOLHOUSE
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
0.9 MI E OF KY 80 BY-PASS, Pulaski, KY
Built 1953 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 506
Old Bull Road
FairOver: Pitman Creek
1.3 Mi SE of KY-452, Pulaski, KY
Built 2015 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 69
KY 248
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
AT ANDERSON CL, Spencer, KY
Built 1980 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 1,085
KY-1702
FairOver: SULPHUR CREEK
2.2 MI N.W. JCT KY 768, Adair, KY
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 146
KY-1332
FairOver: BAYS FORK CREEK
3.9 MI N OF JCT KY 101, Allen, KY
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 500
KY-1939
FairOver: HOUSTON CREEK
1.1 MI N JCT US 27, Bourbon, KY
Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 444
SWAN RD CR1340
FairOver: E. FK. TERRAPIN CREEK
.28 MI NE GRAVES CO LINE, Calloway, KY
Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 73
US-51
FairOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
BALLARD -CARLISLE CO LINE, Carlisle, KY
Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,707
KY-66
FairOver: BIG CREEK
.15 MI NOR. OF JCT US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1958 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 564
KY-557
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY RIVER
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 7, Elliott, KY
Built 1958 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 447
MILL CRK RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF MASON CL, Fleming, KY
Built 1939 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300
FORDS MILL ROAD
FairOver: STATLERS RUN
.3 MI E OF JCT KY 1132, Grant, KY
Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 165
KY-172
FairOver: MUD LICK CREEK
.45 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 40, Johnson, KY
Built 1933 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,912
KY-328
FairOver: PILOT CREEK
1.3 MI. E. JCT KY 70, Lincoln, KY
Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 256
KY-93
FairOver: JONES CREEK
.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 453, Livingston, KY
Built 1930 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 264
KY-230
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2 MI N OF W-JCT KY 144, Meade, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 106
BIG SULPHUR RD
FairOver: SULPHUR CREEK
3.0 MI W OF JCT W KY 214, Monroe, KY
Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 28
EGGEN RD
FairOver: JACKS CREEK
0.1 MI. E. OF JCT. KY 458, Nelson, KY
Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 44
KY-57
FairOver: SOMERSET CREEK
.6 MI NE OF JCT KY 1285, Nicholas, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 157
KY-1096
FairOver: BIG CREEK
.05 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 80, Perry, KY
Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,028
KY-769
FairOver: PITMAN CREEK
4.2 MI SOUTH OF JCT KY192, Pulaski, KY
Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,337
US 25W
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
.10 MI NE OF S-JCT KY 92, Whitley, KY
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,174
KY-551
FairOver: GREEN RIVER LAKE
3 MI N OF JCT KY 1323, Adair, KY
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 750
GREENBRIAR RD
FairOver: CASEY CREEK
.7 MI S OF JCT KY 533, Adair, KY
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 127
LEATHERWOOD CHURCH
FairOver: BR-LEATHERWOOD CREEK
1.3 MI SW KY 768, Adair, KY
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38
Oil Well Road
FairOver: BOYD'S CREEK
1.6 MI SOUTH JCT US 31E, Barren, KY
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 502
U.S. ROUTE 25E
FairOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
0.5 MILES FROM VISITOR CE, Bell, KY
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
SKYLAND ROAD ENTRA
FairOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
CULVERT RUNS PARALLEL WIT, Bell, KY
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
KY-1893
FairOver: BR OFF HINKSTON CREEK
1.8 MI E OF JCT KY 1940, Bourbon, KY
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 301
KY-1940
FairOver: ACQUIA RUN
2.2 MI N OF JCT US 68, Bourbon, KY
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 946
RUSSELL BRANCH RD
FairOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
.01 MI NORTH JCT KY 476, Breathitt, KY
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 723
KY-105
FairOver: BEECH FORK CREEK
4.5 MI SOU. OF JCT US 60, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 293
I-65
FairOver: BROOKS RUN
1.75 MI S OF JEFFERSON CL, Bullitt, KY
Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 91,084
SQUIRE HOLLAND RD
FairOver: EAST FORK CLARKS RIVER
1.5 MI E US 641, Calloway, KY
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19
KY-536
FairOver: POND CREEK
1.5 MI SW OF S-JCT KY 9, Campbell, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,144
LINNIE-RHEBER RD
FairOver: KETTLE CREEK
.15 MI S JCT KY 70, Casey, KY
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 153
FULLER RD
FairOver: BR-WEST FK-POND RIVER
.4 MI S JCT CR 5093, Christian, KY
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
ANGELS ROAD
FairOver: NOAHS SPRING BRANCH
3.2 KM W OF PALMYRA RD, Christian, KY
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
ANGELS ROAD
FairOver: TRIB NOAHS SPRING BRANCH
1.3 KM E OF PATTON RD, Christian, KY
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
ANGELS ROAD
FairOver: NOAHS SPRING BRANCH
3.2 KM W OF PALMYRA RD, Christian, KY
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
KILLBREW ROAD
FairOver: UNKNOWN STREAM
0.2 KM S OF ANGELS RD, Christian, KY
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
HR-9006
FairOver: RED BIRD RIVER
3.5 MI WEST OF LESLIE CL, Clay, KY
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,924
KY-11
FairOver: COLLINS FORK--GOOSE CREE
3.3 MI SOU. OF JCT US 421, Clay, KY
Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,257
KY-90
FairOver: SLATE FORK CREEK
.50 MI EAST OF JCT KY 449, Cumberland, KY
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,037
KY-90
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
.5 MI E OF W-JCT KY 1880, Cumberland, KY
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,037
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