Top Ranked Kentucky Bridges

Lake Barkley US 68 Bridge (Trigg County, Kentucky)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Lake Barkley on US 68
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1944
Central Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 27
No longer exists
Built 1891 by the King Bridge Co.; demolished using explosives in 1992
Twin Bridges (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over the Ohio River on US 41. Rehabilitated 2008
Open to traffic
Northbound bridge built 1932; southbound built 1965
Old Sublimity Bridge (Laurel County, Kentucky)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge over Rockcastle River on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians
Built ca. 1930
Chaplin River Bridge (Mercer County, Kentucky)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Chaplin River on Deep Creek Road
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Old Brownsboro Road Bridge (Oldham County, Kentucky)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over an old alignment of Brownsboro Road/KY 1694 on Abandoned stone arch bridge over Harrods Creek on an old alignment of Brownsboro Road/KY 1694
Abandoned
Bridge built 1900. New bridge build as a replacement in 1967. Bridge currently sits abandoned next to the new bridge.
Old Sulphur-Bedford Road Bridge (Trimble County, Kentucky)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Little Kentucky River on Sulphur-Bedford Road (KY 3175)
Abandoned
Built 1901; bridge abandoned in 1999 when new concrete bridge was built
College Street Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Barren River on College Street
Open to pedestrians
First bridge built 1839. Bridge burned during Civil War in 1862 by Confederate Soldiers. Second bridge built in 1864. Present bridge replaced second bridge in 1915 but original (first bridge) main span pier remains in use to this day.
West Prestonsburg Bridge (Floyd County, Kentucky)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Concrete through arch bridge over Levista Fork on West Bridge Street in Prestonsburg
Closed to all traffic
Built 1925 by Steel & Lebby Contracting Co.
12th Street Bridge (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge (riveted) over Ohio River on U.S. 23 Spur (12th Street) in Ashland
Open to traffic, two lanes, one way southbound
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1986
Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany
Open to railroad traffic, southbound vehicle lane open to railroad employees, and the prospect of full scale vehicle use of bridge is in the works due to closeure of the Sherman Minton Bridge
First bridge built 1886; reconstructed 1912; road deck partially collapsed and closed to northbound traffic. Company employees can use southbound lane.
Rockport Bascule Railroad Bridge (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Green River on Paducah & Louisville Railway
Open to traffic
Replaced a 1870's Swing Bridge, Built 1931 for thePaducah & Louisville Railway by the Virginia Bridge Company.
Levisa Branch Bridge (Pike County, Kentucky)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Parker Camelback through truss bridge over Big Sandy River (Levisa Fork) at junction with Russell Fork on former CSX Levisa Branch
Closed to all traffic
Built 1894 by the Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co. over Ohio River, moved ca. 1960
Eggner's Ferry Bridge (Marshall County, Kentucky)
Rated 95% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 68/KY 80
Open to traffic
Built 1932; one span demolished after strike from ship on January 26, 2012; reopened to traffic on May 25, 2012
Bloomfield Bridge (Nelson County, Kentucky)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Concrete tee beam bridge over East Fork Simpson Creek on KY 48
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Fox Run Bridge (Shelby County, Kentucky)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Fox Run on Clore Jackson Road
Open to traffic
Built 1919
Rock Lick Creek Bridge (Breckinridge County, Kentucky)
Rated 93% with 10 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Rock Lick Creek on Abandoned Road
Open to pedestrians
Built around 1880 by the King Bridge Co.
L&N Kentucky River Bridge (Clark County, Kentucky)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on Seaboard Systems rail line.

Falls of the Ohio Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Rated 92% with 5 votes
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic
Built in 1867-70 for the Louisville & Nashville and the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad; reconstructed in 1919
Falmouth Bridge (Pendleton County, Kentucky)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over Licking River on KY 22 at Falmouth
Demolished and replaced
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1972; demolished 2013
Glover Cary Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on IN 161 (formerly US 231) at downtown Owensboro
Open to two-lane traffic
Opened Sept. 1940
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Covered bridge over Tygart's Creek on KY 1215
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1872; reconstructed 2003
Big Four Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Rated 91% with 9 votes
Rail to Trail six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to pedestrians only
Originally built 1895 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Big Four). Reconstructed 1929 using existing stone piers from the Prince Madoc Fort on Rose Island (Devil's Backbone) at junction of 14 Mile Creek. Abandoned 1969.
Driveway Bridge (Scott County, Kentucky)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge over a branch of Elkhorn Creek on a private driveway
Open to traffic
Built 1892
Knob Creek Bridge (Larue County, Kentucky)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Lost Warren ony truss bridge over Knob Creek on Blanton Road
Collapsed
Built ca.1915
Plum Creek Ct. Bridge (Bullitt County, Kentucky)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Plum Creek Ct.
Open to traffic
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
L&N Turnpike chartered by KY government in 1829. Construction of L&N Turnpike began in 1837 including bridges and completed in 1849. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 31 between Louisville and Jeffersonville
Open to traffic
Built 1929 by the American Bridge Co.; tolls removed 1946; rehabilitated 1958
Bayou Creek Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge over Bayou Creek
Abandoned
Augusta/ Turtle Creek Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Bowstring Pony truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Long Stretch Road
Open to traffic in fairly good condition
Built ca. 1880, possibly relocated here ca. 1920
Singing Bridge (Franklin County, Kentucky)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on US 60 in Frankfort
Open to traffic
Built 1893; rehabilitated 1956; rehabilitated 2010
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #2) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Built ca. 1837. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1)
High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Cantilever Bridge over Kentucky River on Norfolk Southern Railway (former Cincinnati Southern Railway) in High Bridge
Open to traffic
Built in 1911 to replace the original bridge built in 1877
Old Richardsville Road Bridge (Warren County, Kentucky)
Rated 85% with 10 votes
Three span Bowstring Arch Truss bridge over Barren River on Old Richardsville Road in Bowling Green
Open to traffic
Built 1889
Old Clay's Ferry Bridge (Fayette County, Kentucky)
Rated 84% with 7 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 2328 (Old US 25) in Lexington
Open to traffic
Built 1871; rehabilitated 1955
Valley Creek Railroad Bridge (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Rated 84% with 7 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Valley Creek on old Elizabethtown & Paducah Railroad
Open to traffic
Cumberland River US 62 Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Cumberland River on US 62
Open to traffic
Built 1952
Baxter Bridge (Harlan County, Kentucky)
Rated 83% with 4 votes
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over Cumberland River, Clover Fork on KY 840
Abandoned
Built 1924-1925 by the Vincennes Bridge Company, served as the U.S. 119 Bridge, old U.S. 421 junction at north end. Bypassed in 1977 with the opening of the new US 421 bridge. Closed 1993.
Red River KY 77 Bridge (Powell County, Kentucky)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Red River on KY 77
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Bridges to the Past (Bridge #3) (Hardin County, Kentucky)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Tioga Creek on the "Bridges to the Past" walking trail, a restored section of the old L&N Turnpike (Old Dixie Hwy/US 31) in Fort Knox
Open to pedestrians
Built ca. 1837. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For more info. see Bridges to the Past (Bridge #1).
Paducah Bridge (McCracken County, Kentucky)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Two-span tied-arch bridge on Interstate 24 over the Ohio River between Paducah, KY, and Metropolis, IL
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1973
Young's High Bridge (Anderson County, Kentucky)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Cantilevered deck truss bridge over Kentucky River on former Louisville Southern Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Built 1889, closed to traffic in November 1985
Bradford Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Little Snag Creek
Abandoned
Greens Farm Mill Bridge (Grayson County, Kentucky)
Rated 81% with 4 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Rough River on a former alignment of KY 110 in Falls of Rough
Open to pedestrians
Built 1877
Berry Bridge (Green County, Kentucky)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Abandoned Camelback through truss bridge over green river on old ferry road
Abandoned
built 1908 and deemed unsafe in 1981
North Fork Kentucky River Bridge (Breathitt County, Kentucky)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over North Fork Kentucky River on Robinson Road
Open to traffic
Built unk
Old KY 169 Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Hickman Creek on old 169
Removed by not replaced
Buitl 1915 by the Empire Bridge Co. of Lexington, KY to replace a covered bridge, Abandoned Spring 1987; Demolished Novermber 2011
Valley Vista Rd Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Rated 79% with 5 votes
Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Valley Vista Rd
Open to traffic
New Kentucky Dam Railroad Bridge (Livingston County, Kentucky)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Tennessee River on P&L Railway
Open to traffic
Built 2009 as a replacement for the railroad tracks across Kentucky Dam
Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge (Mason County, Kentucky)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Suspension bridge over Ohio River on Business US 62/68 in Maysville
Open to traffic
Built 1931; Bypassed by the cable-stayed William H. Harsha Bridge in 2000, rehabed in 2003-2004
Clover Creek US 60 Bridge (Breckinridge County, Kentucky)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Clover Creek on US 60 in Cloverport
Open to traffic
Built 1922
Old Highway 53 Bridge (Oldham County, Kentucky)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Harrods Creek on Old highway 53
Abandoned
North Fork Kentucky River KY 451 Bridge (Perry County, Kentucky)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over North Fork Kentucky River on KY 451 in Hazard
Open to traffic
Built 1927
Old KY 44 Bridge (Spencer County, Kentucky)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Abandoned slab bridge over Chadbourn Branch on an abandoned alignment of Mt. Washington Rd. (KY 44)
Derelict/abandoned
13th Street Bridge (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Rated 74% with 5 votes
Continuous Warren through truss bridge over Ohio River on U.S. 23 Spur (13th Street) in Ashland
Open to traffic, two lanes, one way northbound
Built 1985
Rough River Bridge (Ohio County, Kentucky)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Bypassed Pratt through truss bridge over Rough River on Dundee Narrows Road
Bypassed by a new bridge on a different alignment
Built 1904; bypassed 2005
Royal Springs Bridge (Scott County, Kentucky)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Royal Spring Creek on Main St. (US 460)
Open to traffic
Built 1800 (some sources claim 1789) by Elijah Craig. For a more detailed history see above in Description.
Spottsville Bridge (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Green River on US 60 at Spottsville
Open to traffic
Dedicated Dec. 18, 1931; tolls removed Aug. 25, 1945
First High Bridge (Jessamine County, Kentucky)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Lost Deck truss bridge over Kentucky River on Cincinnati Southern Railway at High Bridge

Built 1876-77, new superstructure built in 1910-11, original substructure demolished in 1913
Nada Tunnel (Powell County, Kentucky)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Tunnel on KY 77
Open to traffic
Was constructed to haul logs via narrow gauge railroad from timber operations in the Gorge. Construction began in December 1910 and was completed in September 1911. Rock and dirt were removed by dynamite, steam drills and hand tools