Fraizer Road over Buckler Creek
Ballard County, Kentucky · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Fraizer Road over Buckler Creek in Ballard County, Kentucky, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 1 (imminent failure condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 96 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2010).
- Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
- It is one of 12 of the 85 inventoried bridges in Ballard County rated poor (14.1%); 12 (14.1%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is closed to all traffic (NBI item 41).
- It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now poor (substructure 5 to 1).
- Status change: newly closed since 2024.
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated July 2024, on a 12-month routine inspection cycle.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 6 | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
| Superstructure | 5 | 5 | Fair condition |
| Substructure | 5 | 1 | Imminent failure condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Concrete channel beam |
| Length | about 32 ft |
| Location | 1.7 Mi. N. of Jct. KY1837 |
| NBI structure number | 004C00018N |
| Condition class | Poor |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Closed to all traffic |
| Last inspection (item 90) | July 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 12 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kentucky department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Ballard County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| US-60 over Page Branch | 1929 | 7,187 | Fair |
| US-60 over Frazier Creek | 1929 | 5,514 | Fair |
| US-60 over Branch Frazier Creek | 1929 | 5,514 | Fair |
| US-60 over Fork of Humphrey CR | 1985 | 5,514 | Fair |
| US-60 over Humphrey Creek | 1985 | 5,514 | Good |
| US-51 over Ohio River -ic (sou) RR | 1937 | 5,344 | Fair |
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