Nicholas County, KY

82 public highway bridges

Nicholas County Bridge Snapshot

Nicholas County, Kentucky contains 82 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 31.7% are rated “Good,” 63.4% “Fair,” 4.9% “Poor,” and 4.9% 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.

82

Total Bridges

31.7%

Good

4.9%

Poor

4.9%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

31.7% (26)

Fair

63.4% (52)

Poor

4.9% (4)

SD

4.9% (4)

All Bridges (82)

Sort:

BOBTOWN RD

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

.3 MI N OF JCT CR 5314, Nicholas, KY

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 27

TOM GEORGE LN

Over: SCRUBGRASS CREEK

.05 MI NW OF JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 30

ABNERS MILL RD

Over: ELK CREEK

.46 MI S JCT OLD US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1994 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 127

KY-57

Over: BR OF CASSIDY CREEK

3.0 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 36, Nicholas, KY

Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 223

KY-57

Over: SOMERSET CREEK

.50 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 36, Nicholas, KY

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 157

KY-1244

Over: CROOKED CREEK

.02 MI EAST OF JCT KY 392, Nicholas, KY

Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 80

KY-1244

Over: PAINTER CREEK

2.0 MI EAST OF JCT KY 392, Nicholas, KY

Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 80

KY-57

Over: SOMERSET CREEK

1.2 MI NOR. OF BOURBON CL, Nicholas, KY

Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 55

KY-57

Over: SOMERSET CRK @EAST UNION

.7 MI SW OF JCT KY 1285, Nicholas, KY

Built 1952 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 157

JOHNSON RD.CR-1309

Over: CROOKED CREEK

75 FT. S. of JCT. KY 1244, Nicholas, KY

Built 2010 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 131

MILLER STATION RD

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.867 MI S JCT KY 36, Nicholas, KY

Built 1998 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 100

KY-386

Over: BIG BRUSHY CREEK

1.1 MI S.E. OF JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1941 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 299

KY-3316

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

BRUSHY CK ON ELM ST, Nicholas, KY

Built 1979 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 174

Ishmael Ch Rd 1045

Over: TRANSKENTUCKY-TRANS,INC

.1 MI W JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY

Built 1997 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 110

KY-36

Over: BRUSHY FORK

.10 MI EAST OF JCT KY 13, Nicholas, KY

Built 1932 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,617

KY-386

Over: MCBRIDE CREEK

1.7 MI WEST OF JCT KY 13, Nicholas, KY

Built 1941 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 150

KY-13

Over: TAYLORS CREEK

.30 MI NOR. OF BOURBON CL, Nicholas, KY

Built 1935 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 344

KY-57

Over: SOMERSET CREEK

.6 MI NE OF JCT KY 1285, Nicholas, KY

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 157

KY-1244

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

1.25 MI NW OF S-JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 322

US-68

Over: LICKING RIVER

1 MI NE OF NE-JCT KY 1244, Nicholas, KY

Built 1969 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 4,100

KY-36

Over: BRUSHY FORK

.10 MI WEST OF JCT KY 13, Nicholas, KY

Built 1932 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,617

KY-32

Over: SCRUB GRASS CREEK

2.5 MI S.W. OF FLEMING CL, Nicholas, KY

Built 1930 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 732

KY-13

Over: MCBRIDES FORK

1.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 386, Nicholas, KY

Built 1935 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 701

KY-36

Over: BR OF BRUSHY FORK

1.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 13, Nicholas, KY

Built 1952 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 2,617

OLD MAYSVILLE RD #

Over: STONY CREEK

.10 NORTH OF NEW US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1932 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 47

KY-1244

Over: STONY CREEK

.05 MI NW OF N-JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1932 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 80

KY-36

Over: BR-BRUSHY FK-BIG BRUSHY

1.74 MI E. JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,532

GARNETT RD

Over: CROOKED CREEK

.2 MI W KY 1244, Nicholas, KY

Built 1989 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 21

STONEY CREEK RD

Over: STONEY CREEK

.45 MI- S JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 116

KY-928

Over: CASSIDY CREEK

75' WEST JCT KY 57, Nicholas, KY

Built 1994 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 194

KY-36

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

.25 MI EAST OF JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1933 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,889

US-68

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

.2 MI SW-SW/JCT KY 1244, Nicholas, KY

Built 1949 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,177

KY-32

Over: WILBUR RUN

.75 MI N.W. OF JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 860

KY-32

Over: BR OF WILBUR RUN

1.7 MI N.W. OF JCT US 68, Nicholas, KY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 860

KY-32

Over: HOOKTOWN BRANCH

1.1 MI E OF JCT KY 1298, Nicholas, KY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 747

KY-32

Over: TRIB-HOOKTOWN BRANCH

.10 MI EAST OF BOURBON CL, Nicholas, KY

Built 1929 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 747

LOWER SHARPSBURG R

Over: E.FK. SOMERSET CREEK

.35 MI S OF JCT KY 57, Nicholas, KY

Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 133

UPPER SHARPSBURG R

Over: E.FK SOMERSET CREEK

1.5 MI E OF KY 57, Nicholas, KY

Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 362

SOUTH WALNUT ST

Over: BRUSHY FORK

.1 MI S-MAIN ST-KY 36, Nicholas, KY

Built 1984 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,423

ABNERS MILL RD

Over: BUCHANAN CREEK

.5 MI SE OF JCT CR 5014, Nicholas, KY

Built 1971 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 63

LOCUST GROVE RD

Over: CASSIDY CREEK

100' S OF JCT CR 5104, Nicholas, KY

Built 1985 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,009

KENNEY ROAD

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.1 MI S. OF JCT CR 5308, Nicholas, KY

Built 2007 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 153

Ishmael Chapel Rd

Over: SOUTH GOOSE CREEK

1.333 MI NW JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY

Built 2005 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 110

KY-57

Over: HINKSTON CREEK

AT BOURBON-NICHOLAS CL, Nicholas, KY

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 55

US-68

Over: WILBUR RUN

.1 MI SW OF SW-JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY

Built 1949 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 603

MORNING GLORY RD

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

.1 MI W JCT CR 5313, Nicholas, KY

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 153

CR 1313

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT CR 5314, Nicholas, KY

Built 2002 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 27

KY-32

Over: BR OF SCRUB GRASS CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF JCT KY 1455, Nicholas, KY

Built 1930 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 732

KY-36

Over: BR-BRUSHY FK-BIG BRUSHY

1.5 MI. E. JCT KY 32, Nicholas, KY

Built 1997 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 1,532

KY-1285

Over: SOMERSET CREEK

.05 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 57, Nicholas, KY

Built 1972 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 395

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 5, 2026