Structure 118B00091N · Whitley County, KY

Gordon Hill Pke / over I 75

Carries Gordon Hill Pke / over I 75, 1.2 Mi W Of Jct US 25w.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT250 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

250 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.

Built196858 years old
Length249.7 ft76.1 m
Daily traffic4,469counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyWhitley
Location1.2 Mi W Of Jct US 25w
CarriesGordon Hill Pke /
CrossesI 75
Coordinates36.95722, -84.11833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length249.7 ft (76.1 m)
Max Span67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area806.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,469 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number118B00091N

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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