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Bridge conditions in Nicholas County, Kentucky

82 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 82 bridges in Nicholas County: 22 rated good, 57 fair, and 3 poor.

3 of the 82 bridges in Nicholas County, Kentucky, are rated in poor condition (3.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
22 bridges (26.8%) are rated good and 57 (69.5%) fair.
The median Nicholas County bridge was built in 1979.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ky-32 over Trib-hooktown Branch (built 1929), carrying about 747 vehicles a day.

Good 26.8% · Fair 69.5% · Poor 3.7% of 82 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-32 over Trib-hooktown Branch	1929	747	Poor
Ky-32 over Fleming Creek	1933	697	Poor
Old US 68 Connecto over Licking River	1917	215	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-68 over Stony Creek	1969	4,276	Fair
US-68 over Licking River	1969	4,276	Fair
_US68 over _Brushy Creek	2020	4,101	Good
US-68 over over Brushy Creek	2002	4,090	Good
US-68 over over Stony Creek	2002	4,090	Good
Ky-36 over Brushy Fork	1932	3,932	Fair
Ky-36 over Brushy Fork	1932	3,932	Fair
Ky-36 over Br of Brushy Fork	1952	3,932	Fair
Ky-36 over Brushy Creek	1933	2,889	Fair
Locust Grove Rd over Cassidy Creek	1985	2,009	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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