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Ky-487 over Russell Creek

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

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

Ky-487 over Russell Creek in Green 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 94 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 20 of the 57 inventoried bridges in Green County rated fair (35.1%); 6 (10.5%) 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 200 ft
Location	2.8 Mi SW Ky 61
NBI structure number	044B00037N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-68 over Green River	1951	7,775	Fair
Ky-61 over Big Pitman Creek	1940	4,135	Fair
Ky 3535 over Abandoned R/R Tunnel	2006	2,967	Good
Ky-61 over Little Brush Creek	1990	2,665	Fair
Ky-88 over Green River	1980	2,489	Fair
US-68 over Russell Creek	1980	2,380	Good