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Ky-1021 over Briery Creek

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

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

Ky-1021 over Briery Creek in Lewis 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 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 160 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 6 of the 149 inventoried bridges in Lewis County rated poor (4.0%); 6 (4.0%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 49 ft
Location	.85 Mi S.E. of Jct Ky 10
NBI structure number	068B00077N
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-9 over Swearingen Branch	1971	5,163	Fair
Ky-9 over Grannison Branch	1971	5,163	Good
Ky-9 over Blue Spring Branch	1971	5,163	Fair
Ky-9 over Ben Willen Branch	1971	5,163	Fair
Ky-9 over Cabin Creek	1987	5,015	Fair
Ky-9 over Bethel Creek	1987	5,015	Good