Lincoln County, KY

136 public highway bridges

Lincoln County Bridge Snapshot

Lincoln County, Kentucky contains 136 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 13.2% are rated “Good,” 83.8% “Fair,” 2.9% “Poor,” and 2.9% 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.

136
Total Bridges
13.2%
Good
2.9%
Poor
2.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
13.2% (18)
Fair
83.8% (114)
Poor
2.9% (4)
SD
2.9% (4)

All Bridges (136)

KY-698

Fair

Over: MCKINNEY CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF JCT KY 1778, Lincoln, KY

Built 2021 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 1,094

US-127

Fair

Over: KNOB LICK CREEK

0.3 MI SO BOYLE CO LN, Lincoln, KY

Built 1993 Load: 61.4 t ADT: 9,982

KY-1781

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

.6 MI W OF JCT KY 1948, Lincoln, KY

Built 1966 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 397

O K SCHULLER RD

Fair

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

1.22 MI N JCT KY 1781, Lincoln, KY

Built 2001 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 36

KY-78

Fair

Over: PEYTON CREEK

.05 MI W. JCT KY 198, Lincoln, KY

Built 1990 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 1,360

US-150

Fair

Over: SLOUGH OF HANGING FRK

2.1 MI S.E. OF BOYLE CL, Lincoln, KY

Built 1959 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 12,003

VIC GREER RD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

1 MI N KY 1781, Lincoln, KY

Built 1979 Load: 69.5 t ADT: 86

KY-78

Fair

Over: LOGAN'S CREEK

.65 MI. E. JCT US 27, Lincoln, KY

Built 1999 Load: 72.0 t ADT: 1,383

NORTH FISHING CREE

Fair

Over: FISHING CREEK

1.3 MI S OF JCT KY 501, Lincoln, KY

Built 1986 Load: 75.9 t ADT: 45

ALLEN RD

Fair

Over: GILMORE CREEK

.5 MI-E. JCT KY 1948, Lincoln, KY

Built 1995 Load: 76.7 t ADT: 36

US-150

Fair

Over: RANKINS CREEK

.95 MI S.E. OF BOYLE CL, Lincoln, KY

Built 1959 Load: 77.0 t ADT: 12,003

N Old Ottenheim RD

Fair

Over: Branch of Neals Creek

E at JCT KY-1247, Lincoln, KY

Built 1930 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 256

BROCK RD

Fair

Over: GLADE FORK CREEK

1.2 MI- S JCT KY 3244, Lincoln, KY

Built 1994 Load: 92.5 t ADT: 36

US-127

Fair

Over: BR.OF HARRIS CREEK

.75 MI N. of KY 1194, Lincoln, KY

Built 1993 Load: 99.8 t ADT: 9,808

Connect to US-127

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM &ACCESS R

.30 MI N.E. OF CASEY CL, Lincoln, KY

Built 1970 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 4,463

SIMS BRANCH RD

Good

Over: SIMS BRANCH

.2 MI E. CASEY CO LINE, Lincoln, KY

Built 1991 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 27

US-127

Good

Over: HANGING FORK @ HOUSTONVI

200' S - KY78, Lincoln, KY

Built 1993 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 4,623

SIMS BRANCH RD

Good

Over: SIMS BRANCH

1 MI E JCT CR 5245, Lincoln, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 27

KY-1194

Good

Over: BLUE LICK CREEK

2.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 798

KY 78

Good

Over: MCCORMICKS BR.

.20 MI. E. OF JCT KY 198, Lincoln, KY

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,909

Preachersville RD

Good

Over: DIX RIVER

2.8 MI. E. OF JCT US 150, Lincoln, KY

Built 2005 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 249

US 150

Good

Over: Turkey Creek

0.2 M. W. Rockcastle Co., Lincoln, KY

Built 2009 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 4,006

KY-1247

Good

Over: St. Asaph Creek

.1 MI S-W Main-Stanford, Lincoln, KY

Built 2020 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,787

US 150

Good

Over: Flax Creek

0.15 M E. of JCT. KY 39, Lincoln, KY

Built 2010 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 4,006

BERRY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: NEALS CREEK

0.5 MI. S OF KY 698, Lincoln, KY

Built 1988 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 166

Goshen Road

Good

Over: Logan Creek

.9 MI N of JCT US 150, Lincoln, KY

Built 2019 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 283

US-150

Good

Over: LOGAN BRANCH

.7 MI.E JCT US 27, Lincoln, KY

Built 1993 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 6,308

KY-300

Good

Over: BR. OF HARRIS CREEK

.3 MI. SE. OF BOYLE CO LN, Lincoln, KY

Built 1997 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 744

KY-1770

Good

Over: BOONE CREEK

3.5 MI S OF NW-JCT US 150, Lincoln, KY

Built 1987 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 263

KY-1770

Good

Over: Branch of Cedar Creek

1.41MI W JCT KY 643, Lincoln, KY

Built 2002 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 232

KY-78

Good

Over: Pevyhouse Branch

.30 Mi West of Jct KY-300, Lincoln, KY

Built 2015 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 2,789

US-150

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF DIX RIVER

8.3 MI EAST OF US 27, Lincoln, KY

Built 2003 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,892

KY-1770

Poor

Over: WALNUT FLAT CREEK

2.9 MI S OF NW-JCT US 150, Lincoln, KY

Built 1970 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 263

CUT OFF PIKE

Poor

Over: LOGAN CREEK

1.0 MI. E. OF US 27, Lincoln, KY

Built 1981 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 126

Liberty Road

Poor

Over: HANGING FORK @HUSTONVILL

.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 78, Lincoln, KY

Built 1927 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 416

KY-78

Poor

Over: NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM

2.0 MI EAST OF JCT US 127, Lincoln, KY

Built 1963 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 1,360

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial