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Bridge conditions in Harlan County, Kentucky

253 inventoried bridges · 39 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Harlan County has 39 bridges rated poor out of 253 inventoried, a 15.4% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

39 of the 253 bridges in Harlan County, Kentucky, are rated in poor condition (15.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
68 bridges (26.9%) are rated good and 146 (57.7%) fair.
The median Harlan County bridge was built in 1977.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ky-72 over Martins Fk Cumberland Rv (built 1970), carrying about 2,881 vehicles a day.

Good 26.9% · Fair 57.7% · Poor 15.4% of 253 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
Ky-72 over Martins Fk Cumberland Rv	1970	2,881	Poor
Ky-72 over Poor Fk Cumberland Rvr	1978	2,443	Poor
Ky-2179 over Poor Fk Cumberland Rvr	1978	2,421	Poor
Ky-38 over Liges Branch	1950	1,647	Poor
Ky-1254 over Poor Fk Cumberland Rvr	1928	1,473	Poor
US-421 over Mills Branch	1934	1,251	Poor
Ky-72 over Clover Fk Cumberland Rvr	1925	1,130	Poor
Ky-522 over CSX Railroad	1928	942	Poor
Ky-522 over Poor Fk Cumberland Rvr	1928	942	Poor
Harold St over Catron Creek	1962	665	Poor
Ky-38 over Fugitt Creek	1934	621	Poor
Ky 38 over Fanny Wynn Branch	1956	621	Poor
CR1247 TerrysFkRd over Terry Fork	1976	350	Poor
Gramar Ln over Terry Fork	1960	300	Poor
Ky-72 over Catron Creek	1964	291	Poor
Ky-2007 over Cumberland River	1959	272	Poor
Ky-2007 over Wallins Creek	1929	272	Poor
Ky-2425 over Catron Creek	1953	218	Poor
Kentucky Av over Martins Fk Cumberland Rv	1950	200	Poor
Hamblin Street over Clover Fork	1965	200	Poor
Ky-2006 over Cloverlick Creek	1969	185	Poor
Harbor Rd over Martins Fork	1982	150	Poor
Britton Creek Rd over Yocum Creek	1975	100	Poor
Cr-1211b over Martins Fk Cumberland Rv	1970	100	Poor
CR Near Ky-2425 over Little Creek	1990	100	Poor
Ashley Ln Cr-1053 over Greasy	1982	99	Poor
Price Ln over Clover Fk Cumberland Rvr	1965	90	Poor
Cr-1220 over Puckett Creek	1936	50	Poor
Stanfill Dr over Catron Creek	1960	50	Poor
Helton Rd over Straight Creek	1975	50	Poor
Cooper Road over Straight Creek	1981	50	Poor
Cr-1100 over Jones Creek	1981	50	Poor
June Lane over Martins Fk-cumberland R.	1960	50	Poor
Spencer Rd over Clover Lick Creek	1955	30	Poor
Vanover Ln over Jones Creek	1975	30	Poor
Rocky Ln over Catron Creek	1940	30	Poor
CR1048 Wayne Bargo over Greasy Creek	1975	10	Poor
Myrtle Turner Ln over Big Laurel Branch	1982	10	Poor
Howard Lane over Straight Creek	1996	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-421 over Clover Fk Cumberland Rvr	1976	15,138	Fair
US-421 over Clover Fork & L.&n. R.R.	1974	15,138	Fair
US-421 over CSX Rr-ky 480-clover Fk	1974	15,138	Fair
US-119 over Ky 413 & Poor Fk Cmbrl R	1966	7,584	Fair
Ky-160 over Looney Creek	1942	6,483	Fair
Industrial Park Rd over Martins Fork	1998	6,260	Good
Ky 38 over Old Clover Fork	1997	5,837	Good
US-421 over Poor Fk Cumberland River	1987	5,821	Good
Ky-38 over Clover Fk Cumberland Riv	1976	5,754	Fair
Ky-38 over New Diversion-clover For	1988	5,754	Fair

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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