Structure 54B00016N · Hopkins County, KY

Edward T Breathitt over Pennyrile Parkway

Carries Edward T Breathitt over Pennyrile Parkway, .2 Mi SE Of Jct Ky 1751.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT305 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

305 ft end to end, longest span 115 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196858 years old
Length305.1 ft93 m
Daily traffic23,815counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHopkins
Location.2 Mi SE Of Jct Ky 1751
CarriesEdward T Breathitt
CrossesPennyrile Parkway
Coordinates37.36500, -87.49083

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length305.1 ft (93 m)
Max Span114.5 ft (34.9 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area995.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,815 (2023)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number054B00016N

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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