County profile · official public datasets

Wayne County, KY

76 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 22.4% rated Good, 61.8% Fair, 15.8% Poor.

76
Public bridges
22.4%
Good condition
15.8%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Wayne County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.

118th
of 120 on Poor share
15.8%
Poor-condition share
76
public highway bridges
1978
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.

Wayne County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Wayne County ranks #118 of 120 Kentucky counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 15.8%). Wayne County, Kentucky contains 76 public highway bridges. Roughly 22.4% are rated “Good,” 61.8% “Fair,” and 15.8% “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.

Total bridges

76

Public highway bridges in Wayne County

Good condition

22.4%

17 of 76 rated 7-9

Fair condition

61.8%

47 of 76 rated 5-6

Poor condition

15.8%

12 of 76 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#118 of 120

Among Kentucky counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 76 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
22.4% (17)
Fair
61.8% (47)
Poor
15.8% (12)

Wayne County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,412 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 16% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 118 crossings a day against 671 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 75 of 76 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

44.7% of Wayne County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

34 of the 76 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 22.4% 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 40.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

KY-1756 over KENNEDY CREEK, built 1981, carries 570 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 12-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 1,412 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Wayne County's bridges were built

76 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 15 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Kentucky average (1978).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Wayne County compares with Kentucky's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Kentucky counties nearest Wayne County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 15.8% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 119 Kentucky counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Wayne County and the 5 Kentucky counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Lyon County 78 3.8%
Metcalfe County 78 2.6%
Wolfe County 77 3.9%
Wayne County (this page) 76 15.8%
McLean County 75 10.7%
Mercer County 75 6.7%

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 Wayne 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 Wayne County, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside KY (76 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside KY (1978 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 76 Good 17 Fair 47 Poor 12

All bridges (76)

DANNY TUGGLE RD

Fair

Over: GAP CREEK

125 SOUTH JCT KY 696, Wayne, KY

Built 2001 Load: 3.7 t ADT: 30

OLD KY-90

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

.2 MI S OF JCT OLD KY 90, Wayne, KY

Built 1940 Load: 16.4 t

OLD ZULA LOOP RD

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

.5 MI NW OF ZULA, Wayne, KY

Built 1949 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 40

KY 92

Fair

Over: ELK SPRING CREEK

.2 MI E-MAIN ST-KY 90BUS, Wayne, KY

Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,196

KY-167

Fair

Over: SUMPTER BRANCH

.25 MI S OF JCT KY 1258, Wayne, KY

Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 488

KY-167

Fair

Over: CRISWELL BRANCH

4 MI S OF JCT KY 1258, Wayne, KY

Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 488

KY-200

Fair

Over: ISBELL BRANCH

.40 MI WEST OF JCT KY 167, Wayne, KY

Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 684

KY-1009

Fair

Over: JENNINGS HOLLOW

.65 MI N.W. OF JCT KY 200, Wayne, KY

Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 656

KY-790

Fair

Over: SINKING CREEK

.6 MI NE OF E-JCT KY 776, Wayne, KY

Built 1952 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 258

KY-92

Fair

Over: LITTLE SO.FK CMBRLND RVR

ON MCCREARY - WAYNE CL, Wayne, KY

Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 530

KY-790

Fair

Over: SINKING CREEK

1.16 MI S OF JCT KY 776, Wayne, KY

Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 98

KY-90

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

1.4 MI SW OF JCT KY 834, Wayne, KY

Built 1979 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 6,123

STEELE HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SOUTH FORK RVR

0.9 MI. E. OF JCT CR 1155, Wayne, KY

Built 2010 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20

PETE UPCHURCH RD

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

.1 MI W JCT KY 1275, Wayne, KY

Built 1996 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 194

Raymond Burnett RD

Fair

Over: Little South Fork

500 FT E OF JCT CR 5137, Wayne, KY

Built 1955 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 20

KY-776

Fair

Over: SHILO CREEK

2.0 MI WEST OF JCT KY 790, Wayne, KY

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 610

Peercy Bertram Rdg

Fair

Over: CARPENTER CREEK

.05 MI E. JCT KY 200, Wayne, KY

Built 1996 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 40

KY-776

Fair

Over: SINKING CREEK

BETWEEN JCTS KY 790 N&S, Wayne, KY

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 610

KY-200

Fair

Over: TUGGLE HOLLOW BRANCH

1.6 MI. S.-JCT. KY 1009, Wayne, KY

Built 1982 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 254

KY-167

Fair

Over: LANGHAM BRANCH

2.8 MI NOR OF TENN ST LIN, Wayne, KY

Built 1962 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 160

KY-90

Fair

Over: MEADOW CREEK

.2 MI NE OF JCT KY 1275, Wayne, KY

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,159

KY-92

Fair

Over: KENNEDY CREEK

.5 MI WEST-JCT.KY.1756, Wayne, KY

Built 1947 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,686

TUCKER HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: DENNY CREEK

.8 MI S JCT KY 776, Wayne, KY

Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 62

KY-1619

Fair

Over: MEADOW CREEK

3.3 MI S&E OF S-JCT KY 90, Wayne, KY

Built 1956 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 189

KY-200

Fair

Over: CARPENTER FORK

3.5 MI. S. -JCT KY 1009, Wayne, KY

Built 1982 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 254

PENDLETON HOLLOW

Fair

Over: MEADOW CREEK

.25 MI S - KY 1619, Wayne, KY

Built 1991 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 99

BIG SINKING DENNY

Fair

Over: BIG SINKING CREEK

.35 MI SW(S.TRM) KY 790, Wayne, KY

Built 1990 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 85

NEW HOPE CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.25 MI.W. - KY 167, Wayne, KY

Built 1993 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 20

KY-1009

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

3.1 MI SE JCT KY 200, Wayne, KY

Built 1990 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 180

COOPERSVILLE RIDGE

Fair

Over: SUMPTER HOLLOW CREEK

.05 MI NE JCT KY 92, Wayne, KY

Built 1990 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 231

KY-1619

Fair

Over: HUTCHINSON BRANCH

.40 MI SE OF N-JCT KY 90, Wayne, KY

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 189

RECTOR RD

Fair

Over: GAP CREEK

.75 MI S - NEW KY 90, Wayne, KY

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 69

Morris Hill Rd.

Fair

Over: ELK SPRING CREEK

.2 MI EAST - KY 90X, Wayne, KY

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 293

SANDY VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

1 MI SE - S.TERM KY 1009, Wayne, KY

Built 1991 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 50

KY-200

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

BETWEEN JCTS KY 1009 N&S, Wayne, KY

Built 1970 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 296

KY-167

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF JCT KY 1258, Wayne, KY

Built 1982 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 488

BRAMMER HILL DELTA

Fair

Over: LITTLE SINKING CREEK

120 S. OF JCT KY 790, Wayne, KY

Built 2002 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 249

DUGAN ST

Fair

Over: ELK SPRINGS CREEK

0.28 MI. E. OF KY 90 BUS., Wayne, KY

Built 2002 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 490

KY-167

Fair

Over: ELK SPRING CREEK

.2 MI S OF JCT KY 90BUS., Wayne, KY

Built 1963 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 2,841

DRY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: DRY HOLLOW CREEK

150 SW 0F JCT KY 1009, Wayne, KY

Built 2004 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 50

KY-1009

Fair

Over: POTTS CREEK

.65 MI NOR. OF JCT KY 90, Wayne, KY

Built 1950 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 253

KY-167

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF JCT KY 1258, Wayne, KY

Built 1982 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 923

KY-200

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1 MI NE OF JCT KY 858, Wayne, KY

Built 1979 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 684

Milford Lewis Road

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek

.05miles W of Ky 167, Wayne, KY

Built 1994 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 49

BRANSCUM RD

Fair

Over: DENNY CREEK

.3 MI S OF JCT KY 776, Wayne, KY

Built 1986 Load: 76.3 t ADT: 20

KY-790

Fair

Over: LITTLE SINKING CREEK

1.3 MI SOU. OF PULASKI CL, Wayne, KY

Built 1960 Load: 85.9 t ADT: 258

KY-1009

Fair

Over: GAP CREEK

.05 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 696, Wayne, KY

Built 1979 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 656

KY-1275

Good

Over: ELK SPRINGS CREEK

1.3 MI E. OF KY 3106, Wayne, KY

Built 2004 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 708

KY-167

Good

Over: LITTLE SOUTH FORK RIVER

3.8 MI NOR OF TENN ST LIN, Wayne, KY

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 160

BEAVER CREEK RD

Good

Over: BRANCH-BEAVER CREEK

.3 MI SE JCT KY 200, Wayne, KY

Built 1994 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 30

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Related

Browse all → | Rankings →
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.