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Hardshell Fugate F over Troublesome Creek

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

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

Hardshell Fugate F over Troublesome Creek in Breathitt 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 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 79 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2006).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 58 of the 125 inventoried bridges in Breathitt County rated good (46.4%); 7 (5.6%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 73 ft
Location	0.1 Mi. E. Ky. 476 Jct.
NBI structure number	013C00073N
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-15 over Quicksand Creek	1964	7,640	Fair
Ky-15 over Lost Creek	1966	5,200	Good
Ky-15 over Lost Creek	1966	5,200	Good
Ky-15 over Cockrell Fork	1966	5,200	Good
Ky-15 over Lost Creek	1966	5,200	Good
Ky-30 over CSX RR - N Fork Ky River	1977	4,950	Fair