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Howell Road over Cane Creek

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

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

Howell Road over Cane Creek in Hickman County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 32 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 74 of the 122 inventoried bridges in Hickman County rated fair (60.7%); 13 (10.7%) 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 40 ft
Location	.6 Mi N of Jct Ky 1070
NBI structure number	053C00046N
Condition class	Fair

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