Nelson County, KY
151 public highway bridges
Nelson County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Nelson County, Kentucky contains 151 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.4% are rated “Good,” 43% “Fair,” and 7.9% “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 (151)
Bluegrass Parkway
UnknownOver: KY 52
WBL .7 Mi E of Hardin CL, Nelson, KY
Bluegrass Parkway
UnknownOver: KY 52
EBL .7 Mi E of HARDIN CL, Nelson, KY
Bluegrass Parkway
UnknownOver: BARDSTOWN-LORETTO RD
WBL .8 MI W OF US150 NTRC, Nelson, KY
Bluegrass Parkway
UnknownOver: BARDSTOWN-LORETTO RD
EBL .8 MI W OF US150 NTRC, Nelson, KY
KY-55
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
.8 MI S OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
LEBANON ROAD
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
1 MI N OF JCT KY 2735, Nelson, KY
KY-2230
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
.3 MI S OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-2775
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
3 MI E OF KY 55 TOLL PLZA, Nelson, KY
US-31E
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
1.9 MI SW OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-458
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PW NR CHAPLIN
1.1 MI S OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-733
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
4 MI SE OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-733
UnknownOver: Bluegrass Parkway
3.5 MI SW of US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-605
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
1.5 MI SE OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-1858
UnknownOver: BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
.6 MI S OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
US 31E
UnknownOver: Whitesides Road
2.8 MI S of jct KY 523, Nelson, KY
US 150
UnknownOver: Bluegrass Parkway
1.5 Mi SE Jct KY 49, Nelson, KY
ICETOWN RD
FairOver: PRICE CREEK
1.5 MI N OF JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY
US-150
FairOver: ROWAN CREEK
.80 MI WEST OF BG PW NTRC, Nelson, KY
US-31E
FairOver: PRICE CREEK
1.6 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 247, Nelson, KY
KY-247
FairOver: LUNAR CREEK @HOWARDSTOWN
.20 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 84, Nelson, KY
KY-605
FairOver: ROWAN CREEK
.85 MI SE OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-605
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.6 MI S.E. OF BG PW OP, Nelson, KY
KY-1873
FairOver: ASHES CREEK
.7 MI SE OF JCT KY 1066, Nelson, KY
KY-733
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.6 MI S OF W-JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-733
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
ON BULLITT - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY
KY-2739
FairOver: COX CREEK
1.9 MI NW OF JCT KY 509, Nelson, KY
KY-162
FairOver: W FORK SIMPSON CREEK
2.8 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 48, Nelson, KY
DRAKE LN X
FairOver: TIMBER CREEK
1.5 MI N. US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-1066
FairOver: ASHES CREEK
.05 MI SW OF JCT KY 1873, Nelson, KY
US-62
FairOver: MADDOX BRANCH
2 MI E OF W-JCT KY 733, Nelson, KY
KY-48
FairOver: W FK SIMPSON CREEK
2.0 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 162, Nelson, KY
KY-52
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
.70 MI SOU. OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY
KY-55
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
ON WASHINGTON - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY
DUGAN RD
FairOver: W FK SIMPSON CREEK
.1 MI S OF JCT KY 162, Nelson, KY
MARTHA LAYNE COLLI
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
WBL 2.8 MI W OF US31E NTR, Nelson, KY
US-31E
FairOver: SLOUGH
.20 MI N.E. OF LARUE CL, Nelson, KY
KY-52
FairOver: CULBERT CREEK
.6 MI E OF S-JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY
KY-605
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
ON WASHINGTON - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY
BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
FairOver: KRM RAILROAD
WBL .6 MI E OF KY52 NTRCH, Nelson, KY
BG-9002
FairOver: KRM RAILROAD
EBL .6 MI E OF KY52 NTRCH, Nelson, KY
BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
FairOver: ROLLING FORK RIVER
WBL ON HARDIN - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY
BG-9002
FairOver: ROLLING FORK RIVER
EBL ON HARDIN - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY
EGGEN RD
FairOver: JACKS CREEK
0.1 MI. E. OF JCT. KY 458, Nelson, KY
KY-52
FairOver: MONKS CREEK
.8 MI W OF N-JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY
KY-52
FairOver: ROLLING FORK @NEW HAVEN
.3MI W-US31E @LARUE CL, Nelson, KY
BG-9002
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
EBL 2.8 MI W OF US31E NTR, Nelson, KY
Russell Rd.
FairOver: WEST FORK SIMPSON CREEK
1.2 MI W JCT US 162, Nelson, KY
BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
WBL 2.5 MI E OF KY52 NTRC, Nelson, KY
BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
FairOver: BEECH FORK RIVER
EBL 2.5 MI E OF KY52 NTRC, Nelson, KY
MURPHY LN
FairOver: JESSIE RUN
.2 MI NW JCT KY 458, Nelson, KY
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