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Ky-189 over Jarrel Creek

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ky-189 over Jarrel Creek in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1934, making it 91 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 723 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 152 inventoried bridges in Muhlenberg County rated poor (4.6%); 7 (4.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-62 over Br Cypress Creek	1984	13,746	Fair
WK-9001 ramp over Thompson Creek	2003	11,363	Good
Ky-189 over P&l Railway - US 62	1981	9,448	Fair
US-62 over Br Cypress Creek	1984	9,121	Good
US 62 over P&L Railway	2022	9,121	Good
US-62 over Br Caney Crk	1937	8,515	Fair