Total bridges
149
Public highway bridges in Lewis County
County profile · official public datasets
Lewis County, KY
149 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 28.9% rated Good, 67.1% Fair, 4% Poor.
- 149
- Public bridges
- 28.9%
- Good condition
- 4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lewis County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 22%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4%
- Poor-condition share
- 149
- public highway bridges
- 1982
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Lewis County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lewis County ranks #26 of 120 Kentucky counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4%). Lewis County, Kentucky contains 149 public highway bridges. Roughly 28.9% are rated “Good,” 67.1% “Fair,” and 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.
Good condition
28.9%
43 of 149 rated 7-9
Fair condition
67.1%
100 of 149 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4%
6 of 149 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#26 of 120
Among Kentucky counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 149 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 28.9% (43)
Fair 67.1% (100)
Poor 4% (6)
Lewis County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,146 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 191 crossings a day against 554 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 149 of 149 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
38.9% of Lewis County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
58 of the 149 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 28.9% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 34% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
KY-59 over TRIB OF KINNICONICK CREE, built 1935, carries 390 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,146 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lewis County's bridges were built
149 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
25 bridges
- 1960s 4
1960–1969
4 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
14 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
14 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
25 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
22 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
22 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 25 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Kentucky average (1978).
How Lewis County compares with Kentucky's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Kentucky counties nearest Lewis County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is 8 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 119 Kentucky counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg County | 152 | 12.5% | 82.9% | 4.6% | 1967 |
| Nelson County | 151 | 40.4% | 51.7% | 7.9% | 1974 |
| Marion County | 149 | 53% | 39.6% | 7.4% | 1981 |
| Whitley County | 149 | 24.8% | 69.1% | 6% | 1974 |
| Lewis County (this page) | 149 | 28.9% | 67.1% | 4% | 1982 |
| Barren County | 147 | 12.9% | 83.7% | 3.4% | 1974 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Lewis County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Lewis County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside KY (149 bridges here).
- Tallapoosa County, AL · 149 bridges
- Drew County, AR · 149 bridges
- Madison County, AR · 149 bridges
- Walker County, GA · 149 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside KY (1982 here).
- Oklahoma County, OK · avg 1982 · 1,216 bridges
- Jackson County, MO · avg 1982 · 930 bridges
- Milwaukee County, WI · avg 1982 · 893 bridges
- Champaign County, IL · avg 1982 · 727 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (149)
SIMMONS RD CR-1250
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
4.1 MI NORTH OF 1237, Lewis, KY
Built 2013 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 123
CR-1082 PAYTON Rd
FairOver: McDowell Creek
222ft from jct of CR-1082, Lewis, KY
Built 1980 Load: 6.1 t ADT: 33
HACKWORTH HOLLOW
FairOver: BIG BRANCH
30 WEST OF JCT. KY 989, Lewis, KY
Built 2008 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 107
RICHMOND ROAD
FairOver: OVER GRASSY CREEK
.2 MI SOUTH OF JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 2003 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 42
EDINGTON BRANCH
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
260ft E. OF JCT CR 1122, Lewis, KY
Built 2001 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 18
OLD TRACE CREEK
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
2.6 MI W. OF JCT.KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 2002 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 96
CR-1067
FairOver: Bear Branch
450 S of Mcdowells ck., Lewis, KY
Built 2002 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 44
KY-59
FairOver: ROSE CREEK
.1 MI SE OF JCT KY 1662, Lewis, KY
Built 1947 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 822
KY-59
FairOver: GRASSY BRANCH
1.6 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 344, Lewis, KY
Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,225
KY-59
FairOver: DRY RUN CREEK
500SE JCT KY 9, Lewis, KY
Built 1986 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,603
KY-344
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
2.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 377, Lewis, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-344
FairOver: ELK LICK BRANCH
2.6 MI WEST OF JCT KY 377, Lewis, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-344
FairOver: PAINT LICK BRANCH
1.5 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 559, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-344
FairOver: ROCK CAMP CREEK
.40 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 559, Lewis, KY
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 287
KY-474
FairOver: SCOTT BRANCH
1.9 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 36
KY-1149
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
2.9 MI NOR. OF CARTER CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
KY-1149
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
2.2 MI NOR. OF CARTER CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
KY-1021
FairOver: BRIERY CREEK
.40 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1975 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 160
FULLER BRANCH
FairOver: FULLER BRANCH
.15 MI- W JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1995 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 177
KY-984
FairOver: FREY BRANCH
1.8 MI N.E. OF MASON CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 105
CR 1339
FairOver: BETHEL CREEK
.053MI S OF JCT.KY 9, Lewis, KY
Built 2008 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 132
KY-984
FairOver: RAY BRANCH
3.3 MI WEST OF JCT KY 57, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 105
KY-984
FairOver: E FK CABIN CREEK
1.5 MI WEST OF JCT KY 57, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 269
KY-344
FairOver: HOLLY CREEK
2.3 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 672
KY-1149
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
AT TANNERY JCT, Lewis, KY
Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 225
KY-377
FairOver: KINNICONICK CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 344, Lewis, KY
Built 1954 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 384
Fuller Branch Road
FairOver: Fuller Branch
.4 mi. W. of Jct. Ky. 59, Lewis, KY
Built 2010 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 177
KY-1662
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
1.9 MI. SW - KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 164
CR-1020 Long Br. R
FairOver: Long Branch
1.9 mi W. of Jct ky 344, Lewis, KY
Built 2002 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 7
KY-1662
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
.10 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1979 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 164
KY-2523
FairOver: SALT LICK CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1966 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,331
KY-57
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
2.3 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1947 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,082
KY-989
FairOver: TOLLER BRANCH
5.4 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1970 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 285
LOWER KINNEY RD.
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.972 MI S. of JCT. KY 9, Lewis, KY
Built 2011 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 213
KY-377
FairOver: Stamm Fork
2.7 MI NOR. OF ROWAN CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 384
KY-59
FairOver: GRASSY FORK
2.5 MI N OF JCT KY 1662, Lewis, KY
Built 1950 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 567
KY-9
FairOver: SALT LICK CREEK
2.2 MI W JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1986 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 4,179
BLACK JOHN HOLLOW
FairOver: BLACK JOHN BRANCH
839 FT W JCT.KY 1020, Lewis, KY
Built 2006 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 40
KY-59
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
.05 MI S OF JCT KY 1068, Lewis, KY
Built 1948 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 567
HORSESHOE BEND
FairOver: SCOTT BRANCH
500EAST JCT KY 474, Lewis, KY
Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 49
KY-377
FairOver: HARDY FORK
1.5 MI NOR. OF ROWAN CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 384
KY-559
FairOver: DUNAWAY BRANCH
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 344, Lewis, KY
Built 1968 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 177
KY-8
FairOver: SALT LICK CREEK
.05 MI EAST OF JCT KY 8, Lewis, KY
Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,959
KY-9
FairOver: BLUE SPRING BRANCH
2 MI SW OF JCT KY 2523, Lewis, KY
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,969
KY-377
FairOver: MCCLESS HOLLOW BRANCH
1.2 MI NOR. OF ROWAN CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1955 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 384
TOLLER BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: TOLLER BRANCH
1.7 MI S JCT KY 989, Lewis, KY
Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 112
STRAIGHT FORK ROAD
FairOver: MOSBY CREEK
2.0 MI. SW - KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 120
KY-344
FairOver: N. FORK OF LICKING RIVER
ON FLEMING - LEWIS CL, Lewis, KY
Built 1952 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 454
KY-989
FairOver: SALT CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 10, Lewis, KY
Built 1971 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 285
KY-344
FairOver: GRASSY BRANCH
.05 MI WEST OF JCT KY 59, Lewis, KY
Built 1935 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 672
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