Structure 3B00022N · Anderson County, KY

Carey Mill Road over Bluegrass Parkway

Carries Carey Mill Road over Bluegrass Parkway, .2 Mi S Of Jct Ky 1291.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT241 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

241 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 3 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
Length240.8 ft73.4 m
Daily traffic23counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyAnderson
Location.2 Mi S Of Jct Ky 1291
CarriesCarey Mill Road
CrossesBluegrass Parkway
Coordinates37.90028, -85.08389

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length240.8 ft (73.4 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area690.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number003B00022N

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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