The replacement of the old South Road Bridge over Burge Creek was completed last year.
Work to repair or replace old or outdated bridges in Trigg County and its two northern neighbors is lagging behind other counties in western Kentucky.
The Bridging Kentucky program, managed by the state transportation cabinet, was enacted as part of the 2018 state highway plan that looks to add at least 30 years of life to bridges through repairs and improvements. If bridge replacement is necessary, the new bridges would have at least 75 years of useful life.
More than 1,000 bridges statewide meet the criteria for the six-year, $700 million program. Trigg County has eight bridges that meet the criteria for repair or replacement with only one project complete since the program began two years ago. That was the Burge Creek Bridge on the South Road near Tanyard Road.