Structure 90C00071N · Nelson County, KY

Greens Chapel Rd. over Timber Creek

Carries Greens Chapel Rd. over Timber Creek, 0.7 Mi. North Of US 62.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200917 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic199counted 2011
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyNelson
Location0.7 Mi. North Of US 62
CarriesGreens Chapel Rd.
CrossesTimber Creek
Coordinates37.92694, -85.19222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area48.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic199 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number090C00071N

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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