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Ky-854 over E. Fork of Little Sandy

Boyd County, Kentucky · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ky-854 over E. Fork of Little Sandy in Boyd County, Kentucky, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 498 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 89 inventoried bridges in Boyd County rated poor (7.9%); 7 (7.9%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 142 ft
Location	.10 Mi West of Jct Ky 3
NBI structure number	010B00047N
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-60 over Shope Branch	1971	20,994	Fair
1-64 E/B Off Ramp over Little Sandy	2007	17,808	Good
I-64 W/B on Ramp over over Little Sandy	2007	17,808	Good
US23 SB\|Russell Rd over Hoods Creek	1965	14,578	Fair
US-23 over Hoods Creek	1965	14,578	Fair
US-23S over Ohio River CSX Streets	1930	13,737	Fair