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Ky-563 over Scott Fork

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

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

Ky-563 over Scott Fork in Garrard 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 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 54 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 67 inventoried bridges in Garrard County rated poor (6.0%); 4 (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 62 ft
Location	.25 Mi S of Jct Ky 1971
NBI structure number	040B00019N
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-27 over Kentucky River & Co Rd	1974	10,429	Fair
US-27 over KENTUCKY RIVER & CO	1972	10,429	Fair
Ky-52 over West Fork of Back Creek	2003	4,350	Good
Ky-52 over East Fork of Back Creek	2004	4,350	Good
Ky 52 over Ky 21 and Paint Lick CR	2016	3,511	Good
Ky-52 over Paint Lick Creek	1948	3,381	Fair