Nelson County, KY

151 public highway bridges

Nelson County Bridge Snapshot

Nelson County, Kentucky contains 151 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 38.4% are rated “Good,” 43% “Fair,” 7.9% “Poor,” and 7.9% 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.

151
Total Bridges
38.4%
Good
7.9%
Poor
7.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
38.4% (58)
Fair
43% (65)
Poor
7.9% (12)
SD
7.9% (12)

All Bridges (151)

KY-84

Fair

Over: SULPHUR LICK CREEK

.50 MI WEST OF JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY

Built 1935 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 401

GRIGSBY LN

Fair

Over: POWELL RUN CREEK

.3 MI W JCT KY 523, Nelson, KY

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

BENNETTS LN

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

.4 MI WEST- KY 733, Nelson, KY

Built 1993 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 151

Bluegrass Parkway

Fair

Over: Beech Fork

WBL 1 Mile E of US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,990

Bluegrass Parkway

Fair

Over: Beech Fork

EBL 1 Mile E of US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,990

US-62

Fair

Over: HINKLE CREEK

.3 MI E OF N-JCT KY 55, Nelson, KY

Built 1933 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,432

KY-61

Fair

Over: UNNAME STREAM

1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY

Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,120

KY-1066

Fair

Over: HUNTERS CREEK

.80 MI EAST OF JCT KY 458, Nelson, KY

Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 313

KY-733

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.2 M NE OF BG PW OP-B80, Nelson, KY

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 406

KY-457

Fair

Over: SULPHUR LICK CREEK

1.7 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 84, Nelson, KY

Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350

KY-458

Fair

Over: JACKS CREEK

1 MI SE-KY55 N-SPNCR CL, Nelson, KY

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 425

Plum Run Rd.

Fair

Over: Cox Creek

2.1 Mi E of Murray Run Rd, Nelson, KY

Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 286

Bluegrass Parkway

Fair

Over: Chaplin River

WBL on Wash/Nelson Line, Nelson, KY

Built 1965 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 6,257

Bluegrass Parkway

Fair

Over: Chaplin River

EBL on Wash/Nelson Line, Nelson, KY

Built 1965 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 6,257

KY-84

Fair

Over: FLATS BRANCH

1.8 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 247, Nelson, KY

Built 1934 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 478

KY 458

Fair

Over: Chaplin River

Nelson/Washington Line, Nelson, KY

Built 2013 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 437

US-62

Fair

Over: HINKLE CREEK

.64 MI E OF N-JCT KY 55, Nelson, KY

Built 1933 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,432

US-31E

Fair

Over: BEECH FORK RIVER

.35 MI.S.S.CL.BARDSTOWN, Nelson, KY

Built 2000 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 9,634

US-150

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.0 MI S.E. OF BG PW NTRC, Nelson, KY

Built 1950 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 12,583

Clear Creek Drive

Fair

Over: Lick Creek

0.1 mi S Jct US 62, Nelson, KY

Built 1999 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 360

KY-52

Fair

Over: POTTINGER CREEK

.2 MI NW OF S-JCT KY 457, Nelson, KY

Built 1977 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,726

Old Boston Road

Fair

Over: WITHROW BRANCH

.7 MI W OF W-JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1934 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 87

KY-61

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

ON BULLITT - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY

Built 1966 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 4,120

KY-162

Fair

Over: CAMP CHARITY CREEK

2.0 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 48, Nelson, KY

Built 1976 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 478

KY-84

Fair

Over: ROLLING FORK RIVER

ON LARUE - NELSON CL, Nelson, KY

Built 1979 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 630

US-62

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

2 MI W OF E-JCT KY 733, Nelson, KY

Built 1934 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,871

MURRAY RUN RD

Fair

Over: COX CREEK

2.8 MI N JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1999 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 653

US-62

Fair

Over: SYMPSON LAKE SPILLWAY

2.1 MI W OF W-JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1980 Load: 59.2 t ADT: 4,793

Hugh Ice Loop

Fair

Over: Cedar Creek

0.1MI N OF JCT US 62, Nelson, KY

Built 2018 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 82

US-62

Fair

Over: JACKS CREEK

2 MI E OF N-JCT KY 55, Nelson, KY

Built 1933 Load: 77.9 t ADT: 1,665

US-31E

Fair

Over: DAVIS RUN

.9 MI NE OF N-JCT KY 52, Nelson, KY

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,381

GREEN CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: TIMBER CREEK

0.8 Miles N JCT US 62, Nelson, KY

Built 1996 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 319

KY-247

Good

Over: POTTINGER CREEK

.60 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 52, Nelson, KY

Built 1940 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 823

Woodlawn Road

Good

Over: Camp Branch Creek

1.9 MI S JCY KY 55, Nelson, KY

Built 2022 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 79

KY-523

Good

Over: LASLEY RUN

2.1 MI S.W. OF JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1959 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 678

POTTERSHOP RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

3.7 MI SE JCT US 150, Nelson, KY

Built 1997 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 148

KY 49

Good

Over: ROWAN CREEK

1.7 Miles South of US 150, Nelson, KY

Built 2003 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,160

PLUM RUN RD

Good

Over: PLUM RUN CREEK

2.1 MI WEST- KY 48, Nelson, KY

Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 270

Withrow Creek Rd.

Good

Over: WITHROW CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT OLD US 62, Nelson, KY

Built 2006 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 75

JIM CLARK RD

Good

Over: MONKS CREEK

1 MI N-KY 457, Nelson, KY

Built 1992 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 299

SULLIVAN LN

Good

Over: FROMAN CREEK

1.2 MI- W JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1995 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 277

US-62

Good

Over: BR OF LICK CREEK

.20 MI EAST OF JCT KY 61-, Nelson, KY

Built 1941 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,233

US 31E

Good

Over: Cox Creek

1 Mile N of Hwy 509, Nelson, KY

Built 2010 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 7,690

PLUM RUN RD

Good

Over: MURRAY RUN CREEK

.1 MI E. - Murray, Nelson, KY

Built 1993 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,906

KY-523

Good

Over: E FK COX CREEK

.1 MI. S.-JCT. KY 48, Nelson, KY

Built 1983 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 564

WHITESIDES RD

Good

Over: EAST FORK COX CREEK

150' S JCT KY 48, Nelson, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 145

US-150

Good

Over: SLOUGH BEECH FORK

.20 MI W OF WASHINGTON CL, Nelson, KY

Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,268

KY-247

Good

Over: CANE RUN

3.3 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 84, Nelson, KY

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 396

KY 1430

Good

Over: ITHROW CREEK

.65 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 245, Nelson, KY

Built 1934 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,768

KY-509

Good

Over: BR OF COX CREEK

.80 MI EAST OF JCT US 31E, Nelson, KY

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 820

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