Structure 43B00096N · Grayson County, KY

Higgs RD over Western Kentucky Parkway

Carries Higgs RD over Western Kentucky Parkway, T. Higgs Rd./ Wkp.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

162 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft: about 2 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.

Built200323 years old
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic100counted 2006
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyGrayson
LocationT. Higgs Rd./ Wkp
CarriesHiggs RD
CrossesWestern Kentucky Parkway
Coordinates37.40861, -86.46083

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area405.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number043B00096N

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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