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Ky-1638 over Otter Creek

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

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

Ky-1638 over Otter Creek in Meade 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,915 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 24 inventoried bridges in Meade County rated fair (58.3%); 2 (8.3%) 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 prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 506 ft
Location	1.5 M E Jct Ky 1238
NBI structure number	082B00019N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky 313 over CSX Railroad	2007	17,447	Fair
Ky 313 over Otter Creek	2011	10,327	Good
Ky-1638 over Doe Run	1977	7,955	Good
US-60 over Otter Creek	1981	6,468	Fair
US-60 over Tank Trail	1981	6,468	Good
Ky 79 over Ohio River & Co Road	1967	3,269	Fair