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Ky-478 over Jellico Creek

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

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

Ky-478 over Jellico Creek in Whitley 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 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 281 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 104 of the 150 inventoried bridges in Whitley County rated fair (69.3%); 8 (5.3%) 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 prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 203 ft
Location	3.0 Mi. W. Jct Ky 204
NBI structure number	118B00107N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 over Ky 3000-tidal Wave Rd	1966	38,219	Fair
I-75 over Bacon Crk-corinth Rd	1967	38,219	Fair
I-75 over Blake Fork Creek	1967	38,219	Fair
I-75 over Brier Creek	1966	37,791	Fair
Rest Area over Ramp Ovr Sandy Flats Roa	1973	33,001	Fair
I-75 Nc over US 25W	1967	22,282	Fair