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Ky 44 over Brashears Creek

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

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

Ky 44 over Brashears Creek in Spencer 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,191 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 43 of the 58 inventoried bridges in Spencer County rated fair (74.1%); 5 (8.6%) 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 407 ft
Location	315 Ft E of Ky 1633
NBI structure number	108B00010N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky 155 over Elk Creek	1982	14,485	Fair
Ky 155 over Plum Creek	1982	14,485	Fair
US 31E over Salt River	1988	8,202	Fair
Ky 44 over Brashears Creek	1979	7,761	Fair
Ky 44 over Elk Creek	1932	6,191	Fair
Ky 44 over Plum Creek	1932	3,985	Poor