Structure 92B00112N · Ohio County, KY

Ky-1245 over Western Kentucky Parkway

Carries Ky-1245 over Western Kentucky Parkway, 3 Mi S&w Of Jct Ky 2670.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT289 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

289 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 4 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.

Built196363 years old
Length288.7 ft88 m
Daily traffic302counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyOhio
Location3 Mi S&w Of Jct Ky 2670
CarriesKy-1245
CrossesWestern Kentucky Parkway
Coordinates37.34056, -86.94167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length288.7 ft (88 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area827.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic302 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number092B00112N

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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