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)

Cassel Crk Hollow

Good

Over: Little Cowan Creek

0.05 M SE of JCT KY-2035, Letcher, KY

Built 2023 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 50

KY-343

Good

Over: Yonts Fork

0.05 MI E JCT KY 317, Letcher, KY

Built 1997 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,840

KY-931

Good

Over: Cowan Creek

1.8 MI SW of JCT KY 2035, Letcher, KY

Built 1980 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,135

Copperhead Rd

Good

Over: Crafts Colley Creek

0.1 MI West of KY 2034, Letcher, KY

Built 2012 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 294

Margie & Ed Road

Good

Over: Cowen Creek

0.01 MI S of JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY

Built 2023 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 50

NICKS BR

Good

Over: NORTH FORK KY RIVER

.01 MI N JCT KY-1862, Letcher, KY

Built 2016 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 12

KY-463

Good

Over: TRACE BR OF LINE FORK

.80 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 510, Letcher, KY

Built 1950 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 333

Racetrack Hollow

Good

Over: Rockhouse Creek

0.15 NE of JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY

Built 2016 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 309

CAMDEN RD

Good

Over: ELKHORN CREEK

EAST JENKINS, Letcher, KY

Built 2017 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 362

Low Gap Br

Poor

Over: Rockhouse Creek

150 FT SE of JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY

Built 1950 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 190

Bridge Loop

Poor

Over: Cowan Creek

1.1 S of JCT 588, Letcher, KY

Built 1980 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 50

KY-1862

Poor

Over: North Fork KY River

0.2 MI SE of JCT US 119, Letcher, KY

Built 1982 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 1,196

KONA DR CONN

Poor

Over: BOONE FORK

0.1 MI NW OF KY 805 @KONA, Letcher, KY

Built 1950 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 1,074

KY-588

Poor

Over: N Fork Kentucky River

@JCT KY 7 @Blackey, Letcher, KY

Built 1930 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 179

Kingdom Come Crk

Poor

Over: N Fork Kentucky River

0.1 MI E of JCT KY 588, Letcher, KY

Built 1976 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 406

KY-931

Poor

Over: N Fork Kentucky River

@ JCT of KY 588, Letcher, KY

Built 1968 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,962

KY-806

Poor

Over: Franks Creek

1.6 MI S JCT US 119, Letcher, KY

Built 1977 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 390

KY-803

Poor

Over: Millstone Creek

1.0 MI NE of JCT KY 113, Letcher, KY

Built 1981 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 268

Whitco Loop

Poor

Over: N Fork Kentucky River

0.1 MI S of JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY

Built 1970 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 368

KY-160

Poor

Over: KINGS CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF JCT KY 588, Letcher, KY

Built 1934 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 633

KY-931

Poor

Over: Sandlick Creek

0.7 MI NE of JCT KY 15X, Letcher, KY

Built 1931 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,026

KY-806

Poor

Over: Poor Frk Cumberland Rvr

JCT US 119 @ Eolia, Letcher, KY

Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 390

KY-160

Poor

Over: LINE FORK CREEK

.10 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 463, Letcher, KY

Built 1948 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 877

KY-1103

Poor

Over: Big Branch

JCT KY 1103 & Big Branch, Letcher, KY

Built 1955 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 214

KY-317

Poor

Over: Yonts Fork

1.8 MI N of JCT KY 343, Letcher, KY

Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 634

KY-2036

Poor

Over: Rockhouse Creek

50' S of JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY

Built 1979 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 253

BLAIR BR

Structurally Deficient

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

SE @JCT KY 7, Letcher, KY

Built 1974 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 667

KY-7

Structurally Deficient

Over: CSX RR & N Frk KY River

2.6 MI NE of Perry Co, Letcher, KY

Built 1940 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 807

E Potter Rd

Structurally Deficient

Over: Wright Fork

0.03 MI E of KY 317 @Neon, Letcher, KY

Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 125

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