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779 over Cumberland River

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

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

779 over Cumberland River 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2009, making it 16 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 351 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 273 ft
Location	.75 Mile West of 11 South
NBI structure number	118B00122N
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