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Ky-780 over over Bayou De Chien

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

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

Ky-780 over over Bayou De Chien in Hickman 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 2 (critical condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964 and reconstructed in 2003, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 140 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 13 of the 122 inventoried bridges in Hickman County rated poor (10.7%); 13 (10.7%) 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 35 ft
Location	.2 Mi West of Jct US 51
NBI structure number	053B00104N
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-51 over Town Branch	1927	4,209	Fair
US-51 over Bayou De Chien Creek	1982	2,314	Good
US-51 over Bayou De Chien Overflow	1982	2,314	Good
US-51 over Cane Creek	1926	2,233	Fair
US-51 over Brush Creek	1926	1,709	Poor
US-51 over Cane Creek	2000	1,709	Good