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Ky-169 over Tates Creek

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

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

Ky-169 over Tates Creek in Madison 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 1954, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 333 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 13 of the 157 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated poor (8.3%); 13 (8.3%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 over Ky 52	2002	66,135	Fair
I-75 over Ky 595	2003	64,079	Fair
I-75 over Walnut Meadow Branch	1966	59,929	Fair
I-75 Nc over Ky 169	1999	34,709	Good
I-75 over Ky 169	1999	34,709	Good
I-75 Nc over Silver Creek&menelaus Rd	2003	32,040	Fair