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

Total Bridges

14,554

Public highway bridges in Kentucky

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

Kentucky26.9%65.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Kentucky (FHWA NBI)

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

NY

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132
Selected

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

OK

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY

Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10

PETROLEUM RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK

0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY

Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164

DEERFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: STOVALL CREEK

.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40

KY-3042

Poor

Over: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE

.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY

Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630

KY-1951

Poor

Over: SNAG CREEK

2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY

Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36

Jones Branch

Poor

Over: 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

S 75 NC

Unknown

Over: NEWTOWN ROAD(KY 922)

SBL 2.3 MI W US27-68 NTRC, Fayette, KY

Built 1964 ADT: 44,352

I-75

Unknown

Over: NEWTOWN ROAD KY 922

NBL 2.3 MI W-US27-68 NTRC, Fayette, KY

Built 1964 ADT: 4,142

KY-1973

Unknown

Over: I - 75

.7 MI W OF JCT US 25, Fayette, KY

Built 1976 ADT: 63,512

US-60

Unknown

Over: CSX RR & DEROODE ST

.5 MI E-FORBES RD-KY1723, Fayette, KY

Built 1981 ADT: 108

I-75

Unknown

Over: EB I64 & RMP B-(B-128)

NB I75 @SE NTRCH-I64, Fayette, KY

Built 1981 ADT: 107,297

S 75 NC

Unknown

Over: WB-I64 RMP TO I75-SB

SB I75 @SE NTRCH-I64, Fayette, KY

Built 1981 ADT: 107,297

I-75

Unknown

Over: OVR I-64EB-UNDR I-75NB

RMPB I64-I75 SE NTRCH, Fayette, KY

Built 1981 ADT: 40,192

HUME RD

Unknown

Over: WEST BOUND I-64 & RAMP B

1 MI S OF JCT KY 57, Fayette, KY

Built 1981 ADT: 40,192

HUME RD

Unknown

Over: EAST BOUND I-64 & RAMP D

1 MI N OF JCT US 60, Fayette, KY

Built 1981 ADT: 107,297

ALUMNI DR NC

Unknown

Over: NEW CIRCLE ROAD

SBL .5 MI NW-MAN O WAR, Fayette, KY

Built 1983 ADT: 54,089

KY-1425

Unknown

Over: I-75

1 MI SW OF JCT US 60, Fayette, KY

Built 1988 ADT: 73,690

SB I-75 Ramp

Unknown

Over: KEARNY RD

.2 miles North of I-64, Fayette, KY

Built 1992 ADT: 351

S I-75 NC

Unknown

Over: US 60 (WINCHESTER RD)

2.0 MI. S I-64 INTRCHNGE, Fayette, KY

Built 1997 ADT: 15,432

N I-75

Unknown

Over: US 60 (WINCHESTER RD)

2.0 MI. S I-64 INTRCHNGE, Fayette, KY

Built 1997 ADT: 15,432

KY-418

Unknown

Over: I-75

4.9 MI. E. JCT US 25, Fayette, KY

Built 1998 ADT: 72,360

W 64 NC

Unknown

Over: ROYSTER ROAD

2.1 MI. E. JCT I-64&I-75, Fayette, KY

Built 1998 ADT: 433

E I-64

Unknown

Over: ROYSTER ROAD

2.1 MI. E. JCT I-64&I-75, Fayette, KY

Built 1998 ADT: 433

I-75

Unknown

Over: KY 2328 & KY RIVER

@ MADISON CO LINE, Fayette, KY

Built 1998 ADT: 1,699

WINCHESTER ROAD

Unknown

Over: US 60 OVER KY 4

1.89 MI WEST JCT I 75, Fayette, KY

Built 1998 ADT: 39,424

KY 859 (HALEY RD)

Unknown

Over: I-64

1.5 MI. N.E. OF JCT US 60, Fayette, KY

Built 2003 ADT: 40,128

US-421

Unknown

Over: SOUTHERN RR

1 MI. EAST OF JCT KY 4, Fayette, KY

Built 2005 ADT: 3,540

RAMP G NEW CIRCLE

Unknown

Over: US 60 (VERSAILLES RD)

US 60 / NEW CIRCLE RD, Fayette, KY

Built 2016 ADT: 24,846

KY 4 (NEW CIRCLE)

Unknown

Over: ALEXANDRIA DR

.87MI NORTH OF US 60, Fayette, KY

Built 2016 ADT: 8,469

KY 1681

Unknown

Over: NEW CIRCLE RD

.9MI E OF ALEXANDRIA DR, Fayette, KY

Built 2015 ADT: 67,261

KY 1927

Unknown

Over: I 75

1.9 MI W OF JCT KY 1973, Fayette, KY

Built 2016 ADT: 61,328

KY-922

Unknown

Over: NEW CIRCLE ROAD

0.8M S of JCT Citation, Fayette, KY

Built 2019 ADT: 53,287

US-25

Unknown

Over: NEW CIRCLE RD

Over Ky 4 - New Circle rd, Fayette, KY

Built 2020 ADT: 53,287

S MARTIN LUTHER KI

Unknown

Over: US 25 (VINE ST)

@ JCT US 25 (VINE ST), Fayette, KY

Built 1990 ADT: 17,503

LEXMARK ACCES RD

Unknown

Over: KY 4 NEW CIRCLE RD

.2MI W OF KY 922, Fayette, KY

Built 2020 ADT: 43,815

KY 11

Unknown

Over: OVER FLAT RUN CREEK

.355 mi S of jct. ky 156, Fleming, KY

Built 2006

US-23 NC

Unknown

Over: CSX RR & Main St Dwale

1000' N OF US 23 & KY1428, Floyd, KY

Built 1973 ADT: 17,837

US-23

Unknown

Over: CSX RR & Main St Dwale

.4 MI NW OF S-JCT KY 1428, Floyd, KY

Built 1973 ADT: 17,837

KY-2557

Unknown

Over: Levisa Fork & Old US 23

Justell @ JCT US 23, Floyd, KY

Built 1920

KY-80

Unknown

Over: CSXRR/KY 7& 777/R Beaver

JCT KY 7 @ Garrett, Floyd, KY

Built 1978 ADT: 796

KY-80

Unknown

Over: CSX/R F Beaver/Denwood

N @ S-JCT of KY 122, Floyd, KY

Built 1978 ADT: 100

KY-80S

Unknown

Over: CSX RR/Beaver/Old RR St

SE @JCT NEW KY 80 @MARTIN, Floyd, KY

Built 1978 ADT: 2,444

KY-80

Unknown

Over: US-23

@ JCT KY 80 & US 23, Floyd, KY

Built 1978 ADT: 20,328

US-23

Unknown

Over: KY-114

1.8 MI. S JCT KY 1427, Floyd, KY

Built 1992 ADT: 9,923

US-23

Unknown

Over: KY-2555/Middle Creek

0.1 MI N of JCT KY 114, Floyd, KY

Built 1992 ADT: 240

US-23

Unknown

Over: KY-2555/Middle Creek

1.8 MI.S JCT KY 1427, Floyd, KY

Built 1992 ADT: 240

KY-979

Unknown

Over: Tackett Br Rd/Mud Creek

Near JCT KY 979 & KY 680, Floyd, KY

Built 2013

KY-3680

Unknown

Over: Drift Rd/LFrk Beaver Crk

KY 122 at Minnie, Floyd, KY

Built 2013

KY-680

Unknown

Over: CR-1197|Little Mud Creek

2.5 MI SW of JCT KY-979, Floyd, KY

Built 2023

US 60

Unknown

Over: KY 2271 (LAFAYETTE DR)

0.95 MI E OF US 127, Franklin, KY

Built 1941 ADT: 4,845

KY 2821

Unknown

Over: I-64

0.95 MI S OF US 60, Franklin, KY

Built 1962 ADT: 48,162

I-64 WB

Unknown

Over: KY 420 & CEDAR RUN

0.7 MI E OF US 127, Franklin, KY

Built 1962 ADT: 3,181

I-64 EB

Unknown

Over: KY 420 & CEDAR RUN

0.7 MI E OF US 127, Franklin, KY

Built 1962 ADT: 3,181

I-64 WB

Unknown

Over: KENTUCKY RIVER

2.3 MI E OF US 127, Franklin, KY

Built 1963 ADT: 357

I-64 EB

Unknown

Over: KENTUCKY RIVER

2.3 MI E OF US 127, Franklin, KY

Built 1963 ADT: 357

I-64 WB

Unknown

Over: US 60

1.5 MI W OF WOODFORD CL, Franklin, KY

Built 1972 ADT: 26,847

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