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Ky-79 over North Fork of Rough Rive

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

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

Ky-79 over North Fork of Rough Rive in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,710 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 50 of the 91 inventoried bridges in Breckinridge County rated fair (54.9%); 7 (7.7%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 645 ft
Location	.8 Mi North of KY 259
NBI structure number	014B00002N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-60 over Sinking Creek	1981	6,498	Good
US-60 over Clover Creek	1993	3,928	Good
US-60 over Hites Run	2002	3,164	Good
Ky-261 over Hardin Creek	1934	2,846	Good
Ky 737 over Rough River Lake	1966	2,005	Fair
Ky-259 over Hardins Creek	1941	1,918	Fair