Oldest Bridges in Kentucky

The oldest bridge in Kentucky is the Ky-2328 over Kentucky Rvr Nr Clays Fr in Fayette County, built in 1871, and it still carries about 1,700 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Kentucky, one timeline

1850190019502000today

1Ky-2328 over Kentucky Rvr Nr Clays FrKY · 1871 · 1.7k/day 2Ky-3110 over Sand Lick CreekKY · 1880 · 97/day 3US 60x over Kentucky RiverKY · 1894 · 3.4k/day 4Rice Clark RD over North Rolling ForkKY · 1900 · 20/day 5Ky 237 over Trib To Gunpowder CreekKY · 1901 · 4.5k/day 6Rogers LN over Allens Fork CreekKY · 1901 · 2.5k/day 7Mall Road over Rosetta CreekKY · 1901 · 19k/day 8Ward AVE over Csx RailroadKY · 1901 · 418/day 9Washington AVE over Csx RailroadKY · 1901 · 418/day 10Williams CR Rd1155 over Williams CreekKY · 1901 · 447/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Kentucky by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'00—

1910s'10—

368

1920s'2017%

1.0k

1930s'3012%

570

1940s'4011%

1.6k

1950s'508%

1.8k

1960s'6012%

2.0k

1970s'7012%

1.7k

1980s'8010%

2.3k

1990s'903%

1.4k

2000s'001%

1.3k

2010s'101%

640

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

goodfairpoor

Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 14,584 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible.

The Oldest Bridges in Kentucky

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Ky-2328 over Kentucky Rvr Nr Clays Fr	Fayette	1871	1955	Steel	1,699	Fair
Ky-3110 over Sand Lick Creek	Fleming	1880	1968	Wood or Timber	97	Fair
US 60x over Kentucky River	Franklin	1894	1950	Steel	3,392	Poor
Rice Clark RD over North Rolling Fork	Boyle	1900		Steel	20	Poor
Ky 237 over Trib To Gunpowder Creek	Boone	1901		Concrete	4,500	Fair
Rogers LN over Allens Fork Creek	Boone	1901		Concrete	2,474	Fair
Mall Road over Rosetta Creek	Boone	1901		Concrete	19,065	Good
Ward AVE over Csx Railroad	Campbell	1901	1994	Prestressed Concrete	418	Fair
Washington AVE over Csx Railroad	Campbell	1901	1994	Prestressed Concrete	418	Fair
Williams CR Rd1155 over Williams Creek	Carter	1901	1980	Steel	447	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
Conley Fork over Spurlock Creek	Floyd	1901		Steel	260	Poor
Buckhorn Road over Taylors Fork Creek	Grayson	1901		Steel	50	Poor
Park Boundary RD over Mid Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1901		Concrete	11,937	Fair
_cr-1213 over _middle Fork	Leslie	1901		Steel	37	Fair
Tucker Rd. over Pope Creek	Marion	1901		Steel Continuous	30	Poor
Cs-1108a over North Fork Little River	Christian	1904	2003	Masonry	4,613	Fair
Ky 1703 (baxter) over Tyler Park Walkway	Jefferson	1904		Masonry	7,777	Fair
Ky-644 over Levisa Fork	Lawrence	1904	1970	Steel	1,132	Fair
Ky 32x over Town Branch	Fleming	1905		Concrete	4,034	Fair
Bingham Road over Cumberland River	Knox	1905		Steel	119	Poor
Ky-3193 over N. Fork Of Ky River	Breathitt	1910	1956	Steel	170	Fair
Beargrass RD over Mid Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1910	2016	Concrete	1,269	Fair
Lakeland RD over Goose Creek	Jefferson	1910		Masonry	2,125	Fair
Manch St/ky1681 over Town Br-ns(cno&tp)	Fayette	1911		Concrete	6,192	Fair
Swan ST over S Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1911		Concrete	939	Poor
Ellison AVE over S Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1914		Concrete	1,359	Poor
Schiller AVE over S Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1914		Concrete	942	Fair
Cs2350 over Yellow Creek	Bell	1915		Concrete	100	Fair
US 60 over Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1915		Masonry	8,499	Poor
Old US 68 Connecto over Licking River	Nicholas	1917		Steel	215	Poor
Ky-26 over Browns Creek	Whitley	1917		Concrete	5,770	Fair
Old Kentucky 84 RD over Nolin River	Hardin	1918	2012	Steel	229	Fair
Us-25 over Csx Railroad	Madison	1918		Concrete	11,787	Fair
Red River RD over Csx Railroad	Clark	1919		Steel	183	Poor
Scenic Loop over Mid Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1919		Concrete	2,332	Fair
Texas AVE over N Fork Kentucky River	Letcher	1919		Concrete	1,076	Fair
Clore Jackson RD over Fox Run	Shelby	1919		Masonry	117	Poor
Chester Haynes Rd. over Br Off Sinking Creek	Breckinridge	1920		Steel	30	Poor
California Xrd over Br Of Twelvemile Creek	Campbell	1920	1970	Prestressed Concrete	623	Fair
Fisher RD over Twelvemile Creek	Campbell	1920		Prestressed Concrete	197	Fair
Nine Mile Road over Nine Mile Creek	Campbell	1920	1960	Concrete	293	Poor
Us-51 over Little Mayfield Creek	Carlisle	1920		Concrete	1,874	Fair
Us-51 over Fork Of Mayfield Creek	Carlisle	1920		Concrete	2,172	Fair
Us-51 over Fork Of Mayfield Creek	Carlisle	1920		Concrete	1,707	Fair
Ky-2467 over Indian Grave Branch	Clay	1920		Concrete	127	Fair
Rockport Ferry RD over Kelly Creek	Daviess	1920		Concrete	747	Poor
Old U.s. 68 over South Elkhorn Creek	Fayette	1920	1980	Masonry	1,282	Fair
Ky-11x over Town Br Of Fleming Creek	Fleming	1920		Masonry	3,229	Fair
Ky-2557 over Levisa Fork & Old US 23	Floyd	1920		Steel	265	Poor
Cherry Grove Road over Ns (cno&tp) System	Grant	1920		Steel	105	Poor
South 9th Street over Red Duck Creek	Graves	1920		Concrete	6,394	Poor
Ky-136 over Pond Creek Swamp	Henderson	1920		Concrete	65	Poor
Russell Branch RD over Trib To Drennon Creek	Henry	1920		Concrete	75	Fair
Scenic Loop over Mid Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1920	2016	Concrete	2,622	Fair
Scenic Loop over Mid Fork Beargrass Creek	Jefferson	1920		Concrete	1,508	Fair
River RD over Harrods Creek	Jefferson	1920	2010	Concrete	7,574	Fair
Ernest Bridge DR over Csx Railroad	Kenton	1920		Steel	21	Poor
Old Richardsville over Barren River	Warren	1920		Steel	79	Fair
Sulphur Lick RD over Sulphur Creek	Washington	1920		Steel	22	Poor
Railway Trestle RD over Abrahams Run	Hardin	1920		Concrete	200	Fair
Richmond RD Loop 3 over W Fork Back Creek	Garrard	1921		Concrete		Fair
Ky-3101 over Trib. To Lead Creek	Hancock	1921		Concrete	2,281	Fair
Ky-1426 over Bent Branch	Pike	1921		Concrete	1,313	Poor
Freestone RD over Triplett Creek	Rowan	1921		Steel	90	Poor
Us-60x over Clover Creek	Breckinridge	1922		Steel	649	Poor
Ky-97 over Br Of Kurk Creek	Graves	1922	1970	Concrete	1,893	Fair
Ky-490 over Rockcastle River	Laurel	1922		Steel	198	Fair
Ky-1247 over Neals Creek	Lincoln	1922		Concrete	727	Fair
Ky 323 West Main over Buckhorn Creek	Taylor	1922	2020	Prestressed Concrete	4,242	Good
Us-68a over Br Of W Fk Red River	Todd	1922		Concrete	340	Fair
Old 68/80-cr1374 over Br Of W Fk Red River	Todd	1922		Concrete	132	Fair
Ky-270 over Crab Orchard Creek	Webster	1922	1955	Steel	221	Fair
Us-68c Access Road over Flat Run Creek	Bourbon	1923		Concrete	6,026	Fair
Ky-3 over Bolts Fork	Boyd	1923		Concrete	769	Fair
Ky-3 over Ellington Branch	Boyd	1923		Concrete	1,479	Fair
Ky-3 over Laurel Creek	Boyd	1923		Concrete	744	Fair
Ky-3291 over Marsh Run	Boyd	1923		Concrete	1,339	Fair
Ky-3199 over Faucett Creek	Breckinridge	1923		Concrete	191	Fair
Ky-91 over Fork Of Skin Frame Creek	Caldwell	1923		Concrete	2,306	Fair
Ky-351 over Drainage Ditch	Henderson	1923		Concrete	1,531	Fair
Ky-453 over Dry Branch	Livingston	1923		Concrete	2,096	Fair
Ky-453 over Guess Creek	Livingston	1923		Concrete	2,096	Fair
Ky-453 over Rock Spring Branch	Livingston	1923		Concrete	1,335	Fair
Ky-289 over Rolling Fork	Marion	1923	1972	Steel	1,105	Poor
Us-460 over Broke Leg Creek	Menifee	1923		Concrete	963	Fair
Ky-3220 over Reed Fork	Pike	1923		Concrete	1,236	Poor
Ky-11 over Cat Creek	Powell	1923		Concrete	1,473	Good
Ky-11 over Halls Branch	Powell	1923		Concrete	1,473	Fair
Ky 528 over Road Run Branch	Washington	1923	2020	Prestressed Concrete	3,286	Good
Ky-3042 over Dix Rvr-herrington Lake	Boyle	1924	1961	Steel	630	Poor
Ky-915 over Scafford Creek	Campbell	1924		Concrete	775	Poor
Ky-55 over Br Of Majors Run	Carroll	1924		Concrete	611	Fair
Us-68 over Fork Of Little River	Christian	1924	1974	Concrete	4,020	Good
Ky-2830 over Slop Creek	Daviess	1924	1966	Concrete	1,744	Fair
Ky-112 over Unname Stream	Hopkins	1924		Concrete	1,739	Fair
Ky-112 over Unname Stream	Hopkins	1924		Concrete	1,739	Fair
Ky-112 over Finley Ditch	Hopkins	1924		Concrete	1,739	Fair
Cr1232 (old Us25) over E Fk Lynn Camp Creek	Knox	1924		Concrete	762	Fair
Ky-2392 over Horse Creek	Laurel	1924		Concrete	1,119	Fair

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