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Ky-9 over Locust Creek

Bracken County, Kentucky · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ky-9 over Locust Creek in Bracken County, Kentucky, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1989, making it 36 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,813 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 16 of the 49 inventoried bridges in Bracken County rated good (32.7%); 7 (14.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 243 ft
Location	.34 Mi SE Ky 1159
NBI structure number	012B00030N
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-9 over Goose Creek	1989	5,779	Fair
Ky-19 over Locust Creek	1981	1,543	Fair
Ky-8 over Turtle Creek	1961	1,069	Fair
Ky-8 over Br of Turtle Creek	1961	1,069	Fair
Ky-8 over Big Bracken Creek	1961	838	Fair
Ky-8 over Locust Creek	1959	804	Fair