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Ky-696 over Smith Creek

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

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

Ky-696 over Smith Creek in Clinton County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 867 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 41 inventoried bridges in Clinton County rated fair (80.5%); 2 (4.9%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 105 ft
Location	.9 Mi. E Jct US 127
NBI structure number	027B00034N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 127 over Old Burkesville Road	2013	5,473	Good
Ky-90 over Hayes Creek	1975	5,205	Fair
US-127 over Spring Creek	1928	4,154	Fair
US 127 over Spring Creek	2013	4,130	Good
US 127 over Clear Fork Creek	2013	3,072	Good
US 127 over Churntop Branch Creek	2013	3,072	Fair