US-27 Nc over Branch-hinkston Ck

Bourbon County, Kentucky · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

• US-27 Nc over Branch-hinkston Ck in Bourbon County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2001, making it 24 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 7,185 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 84 of the 111 inventoried bridges in Bourbon County rated fair (75.7%); 8 (7.2%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
• It was rated good in the 2024 inventory and is now fair (culvert 7 to 6).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated February 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kentucky department of transportation.

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