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Ky-542 over Licking River

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

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

Ky-542 over Licking River in Magoffin County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1975, making it 50 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 306 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 50 of the 107 inventoried bridges in Magoffin County rated fair (46.7%); 3 (2.8%) 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 41 ft
Location	.05 Mi S.W. of Jct Ky 7
NBI structure number	077B00060N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-460 over Horsepen Fork	2004	7,652	Fair
US-460 over Rockhouse Fork	1965	7,546	Good
Ky 9009 over Over KY7	2017	7,026	Good
KY9009 over Burning Fork	2017	7,026	Good
Ky-9009 over Johnson Creek	1963	4,478	Fair
Ky-9009 over Cow Creek	1963	4,478	Fair