Structure 117B00045N · Webster County, KY

Ky-109 over Caney Fork

Carries Ky-109 over Caney Fork, .10 Mi West Of Jct Ky 493.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT196 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

196 ft end to end, longest span 45 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.

Built1927rebuilt 1994
Length195.9 ft59.7 m
Daily traffic1,965counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyWebster
Location.10 Mi West Of Jct Ky 493
CarriesKy-109
CrossesCaney Fork
Coordinates37.48722, -87.85306

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length195.9 ft (59.7 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area603.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,965 (2022)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number117B00045N

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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