Total bridges
152
Public highway bridges in Muhlenberg County
County profile · official public datasets
Muhlenberg County, KY
152 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 12.5% rated Good, 82.9% Fair, 4.6% Poor.
- 152
- Public bridges
- 12.5%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Muhlenberg County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 28%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 152
- public highway bridges
- 1967
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Muhlenberg County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Muhlenberg County ranks #33 of 120 Kentucky counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.6%). Muhlenberg County, Kentucky contains 152 public highway bridges. Roughly 12.5% are rated “Good,” 82.9% “Fair,” and 4.6% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
12.5%
19 of 152 rated 7-9
Fair condition
82.9%
126 of 152 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.6%
7 of 152 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#33 of 120
Among Kentucky counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 152 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 12.5% (19)
Fair 82.9% (126)
Poor 4.6% (7)
Muhlenberg County's Poor-condition bridges carry 9,700 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,386 crossings a day against 2,000 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 152 of 152 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
53.9% of Muhlenberg County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
82 of the 152 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 12.5% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 56.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US-431 over PLUM CRK, built 1930, carries 5,440 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 7-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 9,700 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Muhlenberg County's bridges were built
152 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 8
1920–1929
8 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
33 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 13
1950–1959
13 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
22 bridges
- 1970s 6
1970–1979
6 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
34 bridges
- 1990s 10
1990–1999
10 bridges
- 2000s 12
2000–2009
12 bridges
- 2010s 7
2010–2019
7 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 34 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1967, 11 years older than the Kentucky average of 1978.
How Muhlenberg County compares with Kentucky's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Kentucky counties nearest Muhlenberg County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.6% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 12 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 119 Kentucky counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | 154 | 29.2% | 66.9% | 3.9% | 1977 |
| Harrison County | 153 | 38.6% | 55.6% | 5.9% | 1981 |
| Muhlenberg County (this page) | 152 | 12.5% | 82.9% | 4.6% | 1967 |
| Nelson County | 151 | 40.4% | 51.7% | 7.9% | 1974 |
| Lewis County | 149 | 28.9% | 67.1% | 4% | 1982 |
| Marion County | 149 | 53% | 39.6% | 7.4% | 1981 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Muhlenberg County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Muhlenberg County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside KY (152 bridges here).
- Logan County, AR · 152 bridges
- Kosciusko County, IN · 152 bridges
- Clinton County, MO · 152 bridges
- Mineral County, MT · 152 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside KY (1967 here).
- Los Angeles County, CA · avg 1967 · 3,547 bridges
- Allegheny County, PA · avg 1967 · 1,294 bridges
- Sonoma County, CA · avg 1967 · 609 bridges
- Merced County, CA · avg 1967 · 528 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (126)
CR 1296 Jarrels C
FairOver: Jarrels Creek
0.6 mi. W jct. KY189, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50
KY-70
FairOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
1.0 MI WEST OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1934 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 3,381
KY-70
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
.75 MI EAST OF JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1934 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 2,098
US-431
FairOver: BRANCH OF HAZEL CREEK
1.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 246, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,006
US-431
FairOver: BR HAZEL CRK
2.0 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 246, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,611
US-431
FairOver: BR CYPRESS CRK
.60 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 175, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,188
KY-973
FairOver: BR OF ROCKY CREEK
1.8 MI WEST OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 464
KY-181
FairOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
.05 MI SOU. OF W.KY PW OP, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,007
WENDELL H FORD WES
FairOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
0.1 MI. JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,363
KY-2551
FairOver: BRIER CREEK
0.4 MI E OF JCT KY 423, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 281
KY-2551
FairOver: LOG CREEK
1.1 MI SW OF JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1958 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 281
KY-175
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
.01 MI NOR. OF W KY PW OP, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,497
REVELETT RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF HAZEL CREEK
.1 MI SOUTH US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 60
KY-181
FairOver: POND CREEK
3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 890, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1934 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 1,636
KY-176
FairOver: BR OF POND CREEK
.65 MI E OF JCT KY 246, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1932 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 1,580
US-62
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
.60 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1936 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,256
KY-70
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
.20 MI EAST OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1933 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,446
KY-70
FairOver: UNNAME STREAM
1.0 MI EAST OF JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1933 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,446
KY-171
FairOver: POND CREEK
.02 MI S OF JCT KY 1473, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,069
KY-171
FairOver: BRANCH OF CANEY CREEK
1.2 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 831, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 191
KY-171
FairOver: BR OF CANEY CREEK
.23 MI NOR. OF TODD CL, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 191
KY-601
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
1.3 MI N.W. OF W KY PW OP, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120
KY-181
FairOver: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK
.20 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 70, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,831
KY-175
FairOver: BR OF ELK POND CREEK
2.4 MI SOU. OF JCT US 62, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 113
KY-600
FairOver: FK OF LONG CREEK
.35 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 171, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1949 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 114
KY-1473
FairOver: JARRELS CREEK
2.8 MI S.W. OF JCT KY 171, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1953 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 130
US-62
FairOver: BR CANEY CRK
.20 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,515
KY-189
FairOver: BR CYPRESS CREEK
0.1 MI W JCT US 62, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,715
GENE JONES RD
FairOver: LONG CREEK
1 MI NE JCT KY 890, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 49
KY-601
FairOver: WESTERN KY PKWY @ 50.366
3.0 MI.NW JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1996 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 1,352
KY-189
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
250 FT SW OF JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1981 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 4,319
KY-189
FairOver: TRIB.OF CANEY CREEK
.3 MI W OF OP US 62 NE, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1981 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 7,186
WK-9001
FairOver: POND RIVER RELIEF
EBL ON HOPKINS-MUHLNBRG C, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1963 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,255
US-431
FairOver: POND CREEK
1.0 MI. N JCT KY 176, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1999 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,155
US-62
FairOver: BRANCH-THOMPSON CREEK
.5 MI.E -JCT KY 175(WEST, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1994 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 1,583
KY-1163
FairOver: HAZEL CREEK
.15 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 246, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1969 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 335
KY-1380
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
2.0 MI NE OF JCT KY 176, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1987 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 432
KY-181
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
.60 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 70, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1932 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 2,850
US-431-10 NC
FairOver: WESTERN KY PKWAY
.08 MI.S JCT US 62, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2000 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 3,989
US-431
FairOver: WESTERN KY PKWAY
.08 MI.S JCT US 62, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2000 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 3,989
WENDELL H FORD WES
FairOver: POND RIVER RELIEF
WBL ON HOPKINS-MUHLNBRG C, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1963 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 5,255
KY-1163
FairOver: POND CREEK
2.8 MI EAST OF JCT KY 181, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1980 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 871
WENDELL H FORD WES
FairOver: CLEATON-GREEN RIVER RD
WBL 1.0 MI E OF US 431 NT, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1963 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 4,176
WK-9001
FairOver: CLEATON-GREEN RIVER RD
EBL 1.0 MI E OF US 431 NT, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1963 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 4,176
KY-81
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
2.7 MI. W JCT US 431, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2000 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 2,122
CAVE SPRINGS RD
FairOver: POND RIVER
1.3 MI SW JCT KY 853, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1985 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 100
ROCKPORT PARADISE
FairOver: POND CREEK
1.7 MI S JCT WKPY OP, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 2004 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 100
GREENS CHAPEL RD
FairOver: JARREL CREEK
2.1 MI. WEST CR 5299, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1986 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 50
KY-189
FairOver: BR OF CYPRESS CREEK
.17 MI N OF JCT KY 70, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1986 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 4,836
KY-189
FairOver: POND RIVER
ON CHRISTIAN-MUHLENBERG C, Muhlenberg, KY
Built 1938 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 494
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