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Bridge conditions in Wolfe County, Kentucky

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

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

The federal inventory lists 81 bridges in Wolfe County: 49 rated good, 29 fair, and 3 poor.

3 of the 81 bridges in Wolfe County, Kentucky, are rated in poor condition (3.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
49 bridges (60.5%) are rated good and 29 (35.8%) fair.
The median Wolfe County bridge was built in 1975.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ky-1812 over Betts Branch (built 1927), carrying about 114 vehicles a day.

Good 60.5% · Fair 35.8% · Poor 3.7% of 81 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-1812 over Betts Branch	1927	114	Poor
Ky-1812 over Rockhouse Fork	1927	114	Poor
Cave Branch Rd over Holly Creek	1970	73	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-15 over Fork of Swift Creek	1964	7,371	Fair
Ky 191 over Swift Camp Creek	1927	6,192	Fair
Ky 15S over Ky 9009 Mtn. Pkwy.	2009	5,977	Good
Ky 9000 over Ky 15 & Ky 715	1962	5,230	Fair
Ky 9000 over Ky 15 & Ky 715	1962	5,230	Fair
Ky-9009 over State Rd Fork	1963	4,635	Good
Ky-9009 over Gilmore Creek	1963	4,573	Fair
Ky-9009 over Gilmore Road	1963	4,573	Fair
Ky-15 over Holly Creek	1964	4,353	Fair
Ky-15 over Hunting Fork Creek	1964	4,353	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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