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Bridge conditions in Metcalfe County, Kentucky

78 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Metcalfe County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 78 inventoried bridges (2.6%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 78 bridges in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, are rated in poor condition (2.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
10 bridges (12.8%) are rated good and 66 (84.6%) fair.
The median Metcalfe County bridge was built in 1973.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US-68 over Clay Lick Creek (built 1956), carrying about 4,096 vehicles a day.

Good 12.8% · Fair 84.6% · Poor 2.6% of 78 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
US-68 over Clay Lick Creek	1956	4,096	Poor
US-68 over E Fk Little Barren River	1956	778	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ln-9008 over Dry Fork Creek	1973	6,947	Fair
Ln 9008 over Dripping Springs Road	1973	6,947	Fair
US-68 over Rogers Creek	1956	6,925	Fair
Ln-9008 over Jack Sparks Rd	1973	6,013	Fair
Ln-9008 over East Fork-adair Co Ln Rd	1973	6,013	Fair
Ky-90 over Glover Creek	1927	5,743	Fair
US-68 over So Fk Little Barren Rive	1947	5,668	Fair
US-68 over Clay Lick Creek	1956	4,096	Poor
Ky 163 over Relief/undergrnd Stream	2013	3,696	Good
US-68 over Cumberland Parkway	1973	3,487	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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