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Ky 48 over E. Fork of Simpson Creek

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

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

Ky 48 over E. Fork of Simpson Creek in Nelson County, Kentucky, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2021, making it 4 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,685 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 151 inventoried bridges in Nelson County rated good (37.7%); 14 (9.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 83 ft
Location	0.1 Mi W of Jct US 62
NBI structure number	090B00125N
Condition class	Good

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