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Ky-597 over Indian Creek

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

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

Ky-597 over Indian Creek in Fleming 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 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 348 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 117 inventoried bridges in Fleming County rated poor (6.0%); 7 (6.0%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 37 ft
Location	.50 Mi Sou. of Mason Cl
NBI structure number	035B00004N
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-11 over Mill Creek	1988	6,346	Fair
Ky-32 over Fleming Creek	1984	5,306	Good
Ky-32 over Allison Creek	1932	4,507	Good
Ky-32 over Fox Creek	1932	4,277	Fair
Ky-32 over Indian Creek	1932	4,277	Fair
Ky-32 over Crane Creek	1932	4,277	Fair