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Bridge conditions in Graves County, Kentucky

380 inventoried bridges · 40 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 10 bridges in Graves County is rated in poor condition: 40 of 380 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Kentucky.

40 of the 380 bridges in Graves County, Kentucky, are rated in poor condition (10.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
112 bridges (29.5%) are rated good and 228 (60.0%) fair.
The median Graves County bridge was built in 1973.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is South 9TH Street over Red Duck Creek (built 1920), carrying about 6,394 vehicles a day.

Good 29.5% · Fair 60.0% · Poor 10.5% of 380 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
South 9TH Street over Red Duck Creek	1920	6,394	Poor
Ky-339 over West Mayfield Creek	1940	1,886	Poor
10th Street over Kess Creek	1960	1,875	Poor
South 8TH Street over Red Duck Creek	1940	1,671	Poor
Ky-1820 over Branch of Mayfeild Creek	1967	628	Poor
Scott Road over Kurk Creek	1980	531	Poor
Ky-1820 over Branch of Mayfield Creek	1968	527	Poor
Ky-1241 over Old Mayfield Creek	1926	511	Poor
Ky-408 over Goose Creek	1964	353	Poor
Beech Grove Road over Little Mayfield Creek	1973	349	Poor
Millers Chaple Rd. over Pryor Br of Panther Cree	1978	345	Poor
Ky-945 over Branch of Mayfield Creek	1938	327	Poor
Ky-1748 over Branch-obion Creek	1984	327	Poor
Ky-339 over North Branch of Brush CR	1970	304	Poor
Ky-2192 over Morris Creek	1965	302	Poor
Ky-2192 over Branch of Mayfield Creek	1970	302	Poor
Stubblefield Road over Little Cypress Creek	1972	292	Poor
Wingo Road over Barn Creek	1973	259	Poor
East Slaughter Rd. over Ford Creek	1975	214	Poor
Ky-83 over Bacon Creek	1939	208	Poor
Ky-1485 over Terrapin Creek	1958	195	Poor
Beech Grove Road over Mayfield Creek	1970	180	Poor
State Line Road over Knob Creek	1960	158	Poor
Ky-2422 over Br of Obion Creek	1970	134	Poor
Shaw Road over Br Off Mayfield Creek	1970	123	Poor
Dunaway Lane over South Fk Camp Creek	1985	93	Poor
Dove Road over Mayfield Creek	1976	80	Poor
Poyners Chapel Roa over Br of Little Cypress Crk	1968	77	Poor
Alexander Loop over Branch-obion Creek	1981	75	Poor
Ky-1382 over Powell Creek	1954	71	Poor
Beech Grove Road over Br of Terrapin Creek	1975	66	Poor
Clayton Road over Br Off Minnow Branch	1969	63	Poor
Boyd Road over Br Off Brush Creek	1969	50	Poor
Whitlow Lane over Bacon Creek	1976	41	Poor
Hobbs Road over West Fork Mayfield Creek	2000	35	Poor
Franklin Road over Br of Obion Creek	1975	26	Poor
Whitemore Road over Carney Creek	1988	21	Poor
Alderdice Road over Terrapin Creek	1978	19	Poor
Hereford Road over Br of Old Knob Creek	1974	10	Poor
Lowery Road over S Fk Bayou Du Chien	1975	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-45 over Key Creek	1968	16,933	Fair
Ky-121 over Red Duck Creek	1999	13,901	Good
Paducah Road over Oak Grove Creek	1999	13,256	Good
Ky. 80 over Unnamed Stream	2007	12,060	Good
Ky-121x over Red Duck Creek	1984	11,705	Good
Jc-9003 over Cane Creek	1967	11,524	Fair
Ky-121 over Kess Creek	1999	10,079	Good
Cardinal Road over Jackson Purchase Parkway	1967	9,054	Fair
Tater Road over Jackson Purchase Parkway	1967	9,054	Fair
US-45 over over P & L Railroad	2003	8,525	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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