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Vances Mill Road over Sinking Creek

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

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

Vances Mill Road over Sinking Creek in Simpson 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 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 151 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 28 of the 51 inventoried bridges in Simpson County rated fair (54.9%); 3 (5.9%) 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	1.51 Mi W Jct. 31W
NBI structure number	107C00017N
Condition class	Fair

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