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Ky-79 over Western Kentucky Parkway

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

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

Ky-79 over Western Kentucky Parkway in Grayson 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 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,288 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 44 of the 119 inventoried bridges in Grayson County rated good (37.0%); 6 (5.0%) 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	Continuous concrete tee beam
Length	about 338 ft
Location	Ovr W-ky-pw @caneyville
NBI structure number	043B00023N
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-259 over Western Kentucky Parkway	2004	12,247	Good
Wk-9001 over Clifty Creek	1963	11,993	Fair
Wk-9001 over Caney Fork	1962	11,155	Fair
Wk-9001 over Alder Creek	1962	11,155	Fair
Wk-9001 over Buck Creek	1962	7,571	Fair
Western KY Parkway over Dog Creek	1962	7,571	Fair