Kentucky
WKYT Fact✓Check | State of Kentucky’s bridges
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – As a section of the Kentucky River is currently closed to boat traffic because debris falling from a bridge, federal government statistics show one in 10 bridges in Franklin County are deemed in poor condition.
The Federal Highway Administration sets the standards for bridge inspections by scoring a bridge’s deck, its superstructure which is the main part of the bridge, and its supporting substructure.
Statistics show 7.4% of Kentucky’s bridges received a poor rating with Bracken County (18.4%) have the highest percentage.
Counties in southern and eastern Kentucky round out the list: Harlan County, 15.9%; Wayne County, 15.8%; McCreary County, 15,4%; Elliott County, 15,1%; Clay County, 14.4%; Pike County, 13.6%; Leslie County, 13.4%; and Martin County, 12.9%.
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