Structure 45B00005N · Greenup County, KY

Ky-1 over Old Town Creek

Carries Ky-1 over Old Town Creek, 2.4 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 784.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT66 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

66 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built194086 years old
Length65.9 ft20.1 m
Daily traffic816counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyGreenup
Location2.4 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 784
CarriesKy-1
CrossesOld Town Creek
Coordinates38.44167, -82.89750

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area164.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic816 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number045B00005N

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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