Structure 90B00011L · Nelson County, KY

Bluegrass Parkway over Rolling Fork River

Carries Bluegrass Parkway over Rolling Fork River, Wbl On Hardin - Nelson Cl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT308 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

308 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 4 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
Length308.1 ft93.9 m
Daily traffic8,494counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyNelson
LocationWbl On Hardin - Nelson Cl
CarriesBluegrass Parkway
CrossesRolling Fork River
Coordinates37.74694, -85.68333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length308.1 ft (93.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1004.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,494 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number090B00011L

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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