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Ky-188 over Yellow Creek

Bell County, Kentucky · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Ky-188 over Yellow Creek in Bell County, Kentucky, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 764 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 31 of the 205 inventoried bridges in Bell County rated good (15.1%); 19 (9.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 192 ft
Location	.30 Mi West of Jct Ky 988
NBI structure number	007B00103N
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kentucky department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-25E over Little Yellow Creek	1989	19,568	Poor
US-25E over US 25E Undr-skyland Dr.	1986	19,568	Fair
US-25E over Park Creek	1996	19,568	Fair
East Cumberland Av over Little Yellow Creek	1951	14,768	Fair
US-25E over Cannon Creek	1939	14,499	Fair
US-25E over Clear Creek Lake	1970	14,490	Fair