Clay County, KY
160 public highway bridges
Clay County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Clay County, Kentucky contains 160 public highway bridges. Roughly 21.9% are rated “Good,” 54.4% “Fair,” and 14.4% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (160)
US-421
PoorOver: RICE BRANCH
1.7 MI SW OF S-JCT KY 66, Clay, KY
US-421
PoorOver: SPENCERS BRANCH
.75 MI WEST OF LESLIE CL, Clay, KY
CR1366
PoorOver: Sextons Creek
638'East of KY 1350, Clay, KY
KY-1482
PoorOver: LITTLE BULLSKIN CREEK
1.7 MI EAST OF JCT KY 66, Clay, KY
CS-1002
PoorOver: HORSE CREEK
.05 MI E OF JCT KY 80, Clay, KY
KY-11
PoorOver: COLLINS FORK--GOOSE CREE
3.0 MI NOR. OF KNOX CL, Clay, KY
CR1708
PoorOver: ELK CREEK
50' SE OF US 421, Clay, KY
LAUREL BRANCH ROAD
PoorOver: GOOSE CREEK
.3 MI NE OF JCT KY 11, Clay, KY
CR-1267E
PoorOver: HORSE CREEK
.10 MI SO OF JCT KY 80, Clay, KY
CR-1266
PoorOver: HORSE CREEK
.10 MI SE OF JCT KY 80, Clay, KY
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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