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
US-119
FairOver: POOR FK CUMBERLAND RVR
.10 MI E OF HIRAM CNCT RD, Harlan, KY
Built 1975 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,443
MCDOWELL ROAD
FairOver: UNKNOWN STREAM
3.2mi North of KY-19, Harrison, KY
Built 2009 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 39
KY-1088
FairOver: CARR FORK CREEK
.02 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 15, Knott, KY
Built 1927 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,076
KY-453-10 NC
FairOver: REEDS' HAUL ROAD AND RAI
.21 MI NOR. OF JCT US 62, Livingston, KY
Built 1969 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,537
IRON MOUNTAIN RD
FairOver: WOLF LICK CREEK
4.3 MI N JCT KY 106, Logan, KY
Built 1995 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 57
JENKINS ROAD
FairOver: P&L RAILWAY
.8MI. N OF HWY. 62 JCT., Lyon, KY
Built 1970 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 90
KY-7
FairOver: LICKING RIVER
2.3 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 404, Magoffin, KY
Built 1950 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 222
GUM SPRINGS RD.
FairOver: BRANCH-MASSAC CREEK
1.5 MI SE. JCT KY 1322, McCracken, KY
Built 1990 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 590
KY-92
FairOver: MARSH CREEK
.25 MI. W JCT KY 1470, McCreary, KY
Built 1995 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,137
KY-713
FairOver: WEST FORK SLATE CREEK
0.8 MI N US 460, Menifee, KY
Built 1991 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 662
KY-36
FairOver: BRUSHY FORK
.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 13, Nicholas, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,617
KY-111
FairOver: PRICKLY ASH CREEK
1.7 MI NE OF JCT US 60, Bath, KY
Built 1957 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 997
KY-1940
FairOver: FLAT RUN CREEK
2.2 MI S OF JCT KY1893, Bourbon, KY
Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 946
CRAWFORD HOLLOW RO
FairOver: HUNGRY NECK CREEK
.1 MI E JCT KY 1108, Boyle, KY
Built 1997 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 46
KY-126
FairOver: DREEN CREEK
1.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 672, Caldwell, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 349
KY-70
FairOver: CANOE CREEK
.2 MI.W JCT. KY 1547, Casey, KY
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,899
KY-91
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.4 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 168, Christian, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,948
KY-1682
FairOver: UPPER BRANCH OF LITTLE R
.20 MI WEST OF JCT KY 107, Christian, KY
Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,529
KELLY-MOUNT ZOAR R
FairOver: BRANCH-TRADEWATER RIVER
1.4MI W JCT US 41, Christian, KY
Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 61
CR-1014
FairOver: RED BIRD RIVER
0.2 MI. W. OF KY 66, Clay, KY
Built 2004 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 60
KY-1281
FairOver: YORK BRANCH
1.5MI SE-CUMBERLAND CO.LN, Clinton, KY
Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 65
OWENSBORO BYP
FairOver: HORSE FORK CK
EBL .55 WEST OF US 231, Daviess, KY
Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,564
HOBBS RD
FairOver: EAST FORK KNOBLICK CK
.4 MI S JCT KY 56, Daviess, KY
Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 213
SWALLOWFIELD RD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
0.7 MI S OF US 127, Franklin, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,911
MCCLAIN ROAD
FairOver: BR OFF MAYFIELD CREEK
1.3 MI S OF JCT KY 1890, Graves, KY
Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40
TRUMAN YOUNG ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CANEY CREEK
2.0 MI E JCT KY 69, Hancock, KY
Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 55
CR-1341
FairOver: REUBEN BRANCH
.3 MI S US 421, Harlan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 100
NEW CUT RD
FairOver: EMILY RUN
0.4 MI E OF KY 193, Henry, KY
Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 155
KY-2217
FairOver: CASTLEMAN CREEK
.14 MI. E JCT KY 61, Larue, KY
Built 1997 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 385
TOLLER BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: TOLLER BRANCH
1.7 MI S JCT KY 989, Lewis, KY
Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 112
KY-93
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.50 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 778, Lyon, KY
Built 1932 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 479
BOGIE MILL ROAD
FairOver: BROWN'S BRANCH
1.2 MI N JCT KY 876, Madison, KY
Built 1997 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 116
GAMBLE BRANCH RD
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.8 MI- E JCT KY 2019, Magoffin, KY
Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 31
KY-782
FairOver: CHESTNUT CREEK
1.1 MI W US 68, Marshall, KY
Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 721
KY-764
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
1.1 MI EAST OF JCT KY 762, Ohio, KY
Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 903
SMITH VAUGHT RD
FairOver: BIG CLIFTY CREEK
1.1 MI NE JCT KY 635, Pulaski, KY
Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 37
BEN HARRIS RD
FairOver: BRANCH-CASEY CREEK
2.4 MI NW JCT KY 141, Union, KY
Built 1998 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40
BEN HARRIS RD
FairOver: CASEY CREEK
2.2 MI NW JCT KY 141, Union, KY
Built 1998 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40
BG PARKWAY
FairOver: KY RIVER
WBL @WOODFORD CO.LN., Anderson, KY
Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,740
BG-9002
FairOver: KY RIVER
EBL @WOODFORD CO.LN., Anderson, KY
Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,740
KY 52
FairOver: CLARKS RUN CREEK
1 MI E-OF JCT US 150BUS., Boyle, KY
Built 1954 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,660
CRAINTOWN ROAD
FairOver: BEGLEY CREEK
.3 MI S OF JCT US 150, Boyle, KY
Built 1988 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 258
ELM GROVE RD
FairOver: BR.OF E.FK CLARKS RIVER
.65 MI S OF JCT KY 464, Calloway, KY
Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 263
US-42
FairOver: LITTLE KENTUCKY RIVER
.2 MI E OF W-JCT KY 36, Carroll, KY
Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,083
KY-817
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
.2 MI N JCT KY 70, Casey, KY
Built 1992 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,316
OLD RUCKERVILLE RD
FairOver: EAST FORK
1/2 MI. N LOGAN LICK RD, Clark, KY
Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 181
KY-135
FairOver: DEER CREEK
ON LIVINGSTON-CRITTENDN C, Crittenden, KY
Built 1959 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 87
US-431
FairOver: BRANCH OF PANTHER CREEK
1.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 554, Daviess, KY
Built 1962 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,152
Turner Rd Cr1234
FairOver: Wells Creek
.1 MI E OF JCT KY 650, Elliott, KY
Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 57
KY-122
FairOver: Clear Creek
0.01 MI W of JCT KY 979, Floyd, KY
Built 1938 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,092
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