Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near national median SD
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
- 7.1%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
7.1%
1,027 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
36
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
21
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
33
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
40
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
WIDS ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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-1346
FairOver: EAST FORK OF CLARKS RIVE
1.3 MI. EAST JCT KY 122, Calloway, KY
Built 1982 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 714
WEST PRONG LOCUST
FairOver: WEST PRONG LOCUST CREEK
1.7 MI SW OF JCT KY 1492, Carroll, KY
Built 1979 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 87
CR-1144
FairOver: DESERTER CREEK
.5 MI S. JCT KY 54, Daviess, KY
Built 1989 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 60
W NEW CIRCLE RD-OL
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
SBL .65 MI S OF US 25N OP, Fayette, KY
Built 1959 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 28,530
NEW CIRCLE ROAD-IL
FairOver: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM
NBL .65 MI S OF US 25N OP, Fayette, KY
Built 1959 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 28,530
KY-36
FairOver: MIDDLE FK RAVEN CREEK
2.3 MI S OF JCT KY 1032, Harrison, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 644
CHARLES JAGGERS RO
FairOver: BACON CREEK
1.4 MI S JCT KY 728, Hart, KY
Built 1993 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 60
KY-85
FairOver: POND RIVER
ON MCLEAN - HOPKINS CL, Hopkins, KY
Built 1933 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 1,339
KY-70
FairOver: POND RIVER
ON MUHLENBERG - HOPKINS C, Hopkins, KY
Built 1948 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 1,680
KY-580
FairOver: Little Paint Creek
0.20 MI S of JCT KY 1409, Johnson, KY
Built 1953 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 523
KY-11
FairOver: LITTLE POPLAR CREEK
1.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 1809, Knox, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 484
COLES BRANCH RD
FairOver: COLES BRANCH
.1 MI W KY 223, Knox, KY
Built 1991 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 96
KY-233
FairOver: LITTLE ROBINSON CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 830, Laurel, KY
Built 1973 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 347
ELAM LN
FairOver: LITTLE CANEY CREEK
50' E OF JCT US 460, Morgan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 102
ADAMS FORK RD
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
.5 MI E KY 69, Ohio, KY
Built 1991 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 58
US-60
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 492, Union, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 5,469
KY-314
FairOver: STRADERS BRANCH
.10 MI E. OF JCT KY 70, Barren, KY
Built 1935 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 802
KY-114 NC
FairOver: CSX RR & Levisa Fork
0.1 MI SW of JCT KY1428, Floyd, KY
Built 1963 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 4,309
KY-114
FairOver: CSX RR & Levisa Fork
0.1 MI SW of JCT KY1428, Floyd, KY
Built 1963 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 4,309
MACKEY RD
FairOver: JACKSON BRANCH
0.3 MI EAST JCT US 31W, Hardin, KY
Built 1981 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 140
ALEX CREEK RD
FairOver: PIGEON FORK CREEK
.1 MI- E JCT KY 718, Knox, KY
Built 1995 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 30
KY-58
FairOver: SOLDIERS CREEK
1.2 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 80, Marshall, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,343
Mullet Br
FairOver: Coldwater Fork
100' W of JCT KY 908, Martin, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 140
BICKETT RD
FairOver: N.FORK PANTHER CREEK
.3 MI E JCT CR 5058, Ohio, KY
Built 1994 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 52
ADERHOLT ROAD
FairOver: MAYFIELD BRANCH
2.15 M S of JCT KY 790, Pulaski, KY
Built 2013 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 254
KY-32
FairOver: MCCONNELL RUN
5. MI.E US 25, Scott, KY
Built 1985 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,994
T L Bishop Road
FairOver: Fork of Highland Creek
0.3 mi. east of KY141, Union, KY
Built 1993 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 40
SIMMS LN
FairOver: MAYS CREEK
.01 MI S JCT KY 438, Washington, KY
Built 2005 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 61
KNIGHT ROAD
FairOver: SHAWNEE CREEK
1 MI WEST- KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1993 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 54
KY-79
FairOver: NORTH FORK OF ROUGH RIVE
.8 MI W OF S-JCT KY 259, Breckinridge, KY
Built 1960 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,440
KY-2029
FairOver: RACCOON BRANCH
150' SE of JCT KY 7, Floyd, KY
Built 1982 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 595
KY-1995
FairOver: GRASSY RUN
.6 MI N OF JCT KY 1993, Grant, KY
Built 1974 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 163
KY-899
FairOver: CANEY FORK
0.25 MI SW OF JCT KY 7, Knott, KY
Built 1950 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 427
US-25
FairOver: LITTLE LAUREL RIVER
.50 MI S OF S-JCT KY 1006, Laurel, KY
Built 1942 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 10,976
KY-1308
FairOver: RED RIVER
1.6 MI. N. JCT KY 591, Logan, KY
Built 1996 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 88
KY-2768
FairOver: E FK BARREN RIVER
1.51 MI EAST JCT KY 839, Monroe, KY
Built 1929 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 676
BRYANT FORK RD
FairOver: GREASY FORK
.05 MI E OF JCT US 460, Morgan, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 186
US-68
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
1 MI NE OF NE-JCT KY 1244, Nicholas, KY
Built 1969 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 4,100
KY-368
FairOver: MORGADORE BRANCH
.40 MI EAST OF JCT US 127, Owen, KY
Built 1940 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 272
SOUTH MAIN STREET
FairOver: CSX RR & N.FK.KY. RIVER
.1MI SE-MAIN ST-KY 451, Perry, KY
Built 1969 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 7,467
Church House Holw
FairOver: Pond Creek
.1m E of JCT US119, Pike, KY
Built 2011 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 553
KY-200
FairOver: TUGGLE HOLLOW BRANCH
1.6 MI. S.-JCT. KY 1009, Wayne, KY
Built 1982 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 254
KY-670
FairOver: Abandoned RR
.8 MI E OF JCT KY 109, Webster, KY
Built 1979 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,842
BURKESVILLE LOOP
FairOver: Petty's Fork
.830 MI JCT KY 61, Adair, KY
Built 1927 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 48
TALLNER RD
FairOver: TRIB- OHIO RIVER
.1 MI- S JCT KY 8, Bracken, KY
Built 1997 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 59
Upper Brush Creek
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
1.7 MI. N. OF JCT KY 1552, Casey, KY
Built 2008 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 230
KY-164
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
AT TRIGG - CHRISTIAN CL, Christian, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 906
WILLIAM H NATCHER
FairOver: N FORK PANTHER CK
SBL .50 MI SOU. OF KY 145, Daviess, KY
Built 1972 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 5,493
WN-9007
FairOver: N FORK PANTHER CK
NBL .50 MI SOU. OF KY 145, Daviess, KY
Built 1972 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 5,493
KY-36
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK @ CORDOVA
.05 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 330, Grant, KY
Built 1937 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,291
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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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