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Bluegrass Parkway over Beech Fork River

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

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

Bluegrass Parkway over Beech Fork River in Nelson 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 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,583 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 80 of the 151 inventoried bridges in Nelson County rated fair (53.0%); 14 (9.3%) 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 concrete tee beam
Length	about 320 ft
Location	Ebl 2.5 Mi E of KY52 Ntrc
NBI structure number	090B00014R
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-150 over Mill Creek	1950	12,583	Fair
US 150 over Bluegrass Parkway	2018	12,583	Good
US-150 over Rowan Creek	1950	10,961	Fair
US-31E over Bluegrass Parkway	1964	10,321	Fair
US-31E over Beech Fork River	2000	10,321	Fair
US-150 over Slough Beech Fork	1957	9,268	Good