Letcher County, KY

179 public highway bridges

Letcher County Bridge Snapshot

Letcher County, Kentucky contains 179 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 35.2% are rated “Good,” 50.3% “Fair,” 11.2% “Poor,” and 11.2% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in KY are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

179

Total Bridges

35.2%

Good

11.2%

Poor

11.2%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

35.2% (63)

Fair

50.3% (90)

Poor

11.2% (20)

SD

11.2% (20)

All Bridges (179)

Sort:

KY-805

Over: Potter Fork

2.0 MI EAST of JCT KY 317, Letcher, KY

Built 1924 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 1,348

US-119

Over: North Fork KY River

.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 15, Letcher, KY

Built 1974 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 7,547

UNNAMED RD

Over: ELKHORN CREEK

@ JCT KY805-NE JENKINS, Letcher, KY

Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 175

KY-7

Over: CAMP BRANCH CREEK

.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY

Built 1956 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,605

KY-3403

Over: LEWIS CREEK

0.65 MI S JCT US 119, Letcher, KY

Built 1991 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 114

SKY VIEW BOTTOM

Over: POOR FORK-CUMBERLAND

SW US 119@ HARLAN CO LINE, Letcher, KY

Built 1993 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 228

KY-2545

Over: N FK KENTUCKY RIVER

.5 MI FROM KY-1862, Letcher, KY

Built 1985 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 858

KY-7

Over: Rockhouse Creek

.1 MI W of JCT KY 15-SOU., Letcher, KY

Built 1970 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 7,934

KY-7

Over: Rockhouse Creek

2.3 MI. NE KY 2036, Letcher, KY

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,866

KY-7

Over: CAUDILL CREEK

1 MI NE OF JCT KY 2036, Letcher, KY

Built 1947 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,866

ALLEN BR

Over: CRAFTS COLLY CREEK

.1 MI E OF KY 2034, Letcher, KY

Built 1940 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 203

KY-7

Over: MILL CREEK

0.20 MI S KNOTT CO LINE, Letcher, KY

Built 1941 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 360

KY-160

Over: Smoot Creek

.60 MI N of JCT KY 588, Letcher, KY

Built 1937 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 910

KY-588

Over: SMOOT CREEK

.1 MI E OF E-JCT KY 160, Letcher, KY

Built 1950 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 399

KY-932

Over: Poor Frk Cumberland Rvr

.15 MI W of VA St Line, Letcher, KY

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 676

US-119

Over: N FORK KENTUCKY RIVER

@ JCT KONA CONNECTOR, Letcher, KY

Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,967

Yonts Fork

Over: Yonts Fork

@ JCT KY 317, Letcher, KY

Built 1947 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 755

KY-7

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

.60 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY

Built 1956 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,605

US-119

Over: N FORK KENTUCKY RIVER

1.4 MI EAST OF JCT KY 15, Letcher, KY

Built 1974 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 11,505

KY-317

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

.15 MI W OF JCT KY 1469, Letcher, KY

Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 634

KY-317

Over: Wright Fork

.20 MI N.W. of JCT KY 805, Letcher, KY

Built 1942 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,115

KY-317

Over: Yonts Fork

1.5 MI N of JCT KY 343, Letcher, KY

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 634

KY-7

Over: MILL CREEK

0.10 MI W of JCT KY 317, Letcher, KY

Built 1951 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 563

KY-317

Over: Quillen Fork

0.1 MI N of Yonts Fork, Letcher, KY

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 634

Maggard Br

Over: Poor Frk Cumberland Rvr

@ JCT of KY 3619, Letcher, KY

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 228

KY-588

Over: DRY FORK

@ 0MI. JCT. KY 3401, Letcher, KY

Built 1992 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 399

KY-2035

Over: Cowan Creek

0.01 MI E of JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY

Built 1971 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 378

KY-931

Over: COWAN CREEK

.5 MI NW OF JCT KY 2035, Letcher, KY

Built 1980 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,962

KY-932

Over: Poor Frk Cumberland Rvr

2.0 MI W of VA St Line, Letcher, KY

Built 1984 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 676

KY-7

Over: ROCKHOUSE CR

.6 MI NE JCT KY 15 @ ISOM, Letcher, KY

Built 1985 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 1,605

KY-7

Over: Doty Creek

2 MI SW of W JCT KY 15, Letcher, KY

Built 1977 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,189

KONA DR

Over: BOONE FORK

@.0 MI. JCT - KY 805 &113, Letcher, KY

Built 1993 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,074

BRIDGE ST

Over: N.FK.KENTUCKY RVR

200' NW OF BENTLEY ST, Letcher, KY

Built 1961 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 741

KY-7

Over: Line Fork

Perry/Letcher Co Line, Letcher, KY

Built 1992 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 807

KY-7

Over: Rockhouse Creek

.05 MI S of JCT KY 1410, Letcher, KY

Built 1976 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 843

SYCAMORE LOOP

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

.1 MI SE KY7, Letcher, KY

Built 1990 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 120

Defeated Creek

Over: Line Fork

@ JCT KY 1103, Letcher, KY

Built 1989 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 75

KY-932

Over: Poor Frk Cumberland Rvr

.5 MI W of VA St Line, Letcher, KY

Built 1984 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 676

KY-931

Over: CAMP BRANCH

.06 MI NW OF JCT KY 1862, Letcher, KY

Built 1982 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 811

KY-15X

Over: NORTH FORK KY RIVER

@ MADISON ST, Letcher, KY

Built 1996 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 2,527

KY-15X

Over: OLD CSX RAILROAD BED

FIFTH ST RR BRIDGE, Letcher, KY

Built 1983 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 2,527

KY-806

Over: FRANKS CREEK

3.1 MI S JCT US 119, Letcher, KY

Built 1977 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 390

KY-3410

Over: Bottom Fork

0.3 MI SE of JCT KY 1862, Letcher, KY

Built 2002 Load: 59.5 t ADT: 213

KY-7

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

1.7 MI NE KY 2036, Letcher, KY

Built 1979 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 1,866

E Potter Rd

Over: Wright Fork

0.1 MI S of JCT KY 343, Letcher, KY

Built 1950 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 50

Caudill Town Rd

Over: Sandlick Creek

150 FT W of JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY

Built 2020 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 270

Welch Holw

Over: Yonts Fork

@ JCT of KY 317, Letcher, KY

Built 2021 Load: 6.9 t ADT: 50

US-119

Over: Poor Frk of Cumberland

0.7 MI NE of JCT KY 2564, Letcher, KY

Built 2017 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,459

US-119

Over: Poor Frk of Cumberland

@ JCT of KY 3619, Letcher, KY

Built 2017 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,459

Steel Bridge Rd

Over: N Fork Kentucky River

0.25 W of JCT KY 7/3408, Letcher, KY

Built 2018 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 131

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 6, 2026