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Ky-989 over Buck Lick Creek

Lewis County, Kentucky · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ky-989 over Buck Lick Creek in Lewis County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 183 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 103 of the 149 inventoried bridges in Lewis County rated fair (69.1%); 6 (4.0%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 40 ft
Location	.5 Mi E of Jct Ky 1237
NBI structure number	068B00070N
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-9 over Swearingen Branch	1971	5,163	Fair
Ky-9 over Grannison Branch	1971	5,163	Good
Ky-9 over Blue Spring Branch	1971	5,163	Fair
Ky-9 over Ben Willen Branch	1971	5,163	Fair
Ky-9 over Cabin Creek	1987	5,015	Fair
Ky-9 over Bethel Creek	1987	5,015	Good