Structure 90B00016R · Nelson County, KY

Bluegrass Parkway over Beech Fork

Carries Bluegrass Parkway over Beech Fork, Ebl 1 Mile E Of US 31e.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT474 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

474 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a tee-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length474.4 ft144.6 m
Daily traffic5,990counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyNelson
LocationEbl 1 Mile E Of US 31e
CarriesBluegrass Parkway
CrossesBeech Fork
Coordinates37.77750, -85.47194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length474.4 ft (144.6 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1547.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,990 (2022)
Truck Traffic29%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number090B00016R

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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