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Ky-144 over Horse Fork

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

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

Ky-144 over Horse Fork in Hancock 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1947, making it 78 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,354 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 62 of the 70 inventoried bridges in Hancock County rated fair (88.6%); 2 (2.9%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-60 over Blackford Creek	1968	8,410	Fair
Hartford Road over Lead Creek	1933	7,944	Fair
Ky-69 over Ohio River	1966	7,411	Fair
US-60 Nc over Yellow Creek	1983	5,222	Fair
US-60 over Yellow Creek	1978	5,222	Fair
US-60 over Indian Creek	1978	5,031	Fair