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Bridge conditions in Johnson County, Kentucky

99 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

3 of the 99 bridges the federal inventory lists in Johnson County are rated poor; the rest split 26 good and 70 fair.

3 of the 99 bridges in Johnson County, Kentucky, are rated in poor condition (3.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
26 bridges (26.3%) are rated good and 70 (70.7%) fair.
The median Johnson County bridge was built in 1991.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ky-825 over Jennys Creek (built 1975), carrying about 1,101 vehicles a day.

Good 26.3% · Fair 70.7% · Poor 3.0% of 99 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-825 over Jennys Creek	1975	1,101	Poor
Ky-469 over Gillum Branch	1975	214	Poor
Dry Branch Rd over Little Paint Creek	1975	151	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ky-321 over Paint Creek	1987	12,825	Fair
US23N Ramp toUS460 over Paint Creek	1996	8,436	Fair
US460 toUS23S Ramp over Paint Creek	1996	8,436	Fair
Ky-40 over Mudlick Creek	1983	7,801	Fair
Ky-40 over Levisa Fork	1958	7,395	Fair
Ky-321 over Ky-1428	1960	5,797	Fair
Ky-1428 over Paint Creek	1961	5,341	Fair
Ky-321 over CSX RR & Levisa Fork	1962	5,127	Fair
US-460 over Paint Creek	1978	4,749	Fair
Ky-321x over Paint Creek	1936	4,693	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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