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Ky-189 over P&l Railway

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

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

Ky-189 over P&l Railway in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,715 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 126 of the 152 inventoried bridges in Muhlenberg County rated fair (82.9%); 7 (4.6%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 372 ft
Location	0.3 Mi S Jct Ky 70
NBI structure number	089B00118N
Condition class	Fair

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