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Ky-15 over Carr Fork Reservoir

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

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

Ky-15 over Carr Fork Reservoir in Knott County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,604 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 69 of the 141 inventoried bridges in Knott County rated fair (48.9%); 14 (9.9%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 341 ft
Location	0.10 MI W of JCT KY 160
NBI structure number	060B00058N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-160 over R Frk Troublesome Crk	1941	7,613	Fair
Ky-160 over Lt Fk Troublesome Creek	1978	6,705	Fair
Ky-899 over Rt Fk Troublesome Crk	1998	4,811	Good
Ky-15 over Carr Fork Lake	1972	4,778	Fair
Ky-15 over Red Oak Branch	1972	4,778	Good
Ky-80 over Balls Fork	1978	3,385	Fair