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Ky-585 over Lick Fork Creek

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

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

Ky-585 over Lick Fork Creek in Simpson County, Kentucky, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 995 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 51 inventoried bridges in Simpson County rated poor (5.9%); 3 (5.9%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 47 ft
Location	1.1 Mi E. of I-65 Op
NBI structure number	107B00030N
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-65 over Ky 100	2008	56,578	Fair
I-65 over West Fork Drakes Creek	2007	56,578	Fair
I-65 over U.S. 31W	2007	52,337	Fair
I-65 over CSX Railroad	2007	52,337	Fair
I-65 over West Fork Drakes Creek	2007	52,337	Fair
US 31W over Sharps Branch	2017	12,198	Good