Structure 89B00113N · Muhlenberg County, KY

Ky-189 over P&l Railway - US 62

Carries Ky-189 over P&l Railway - US 62, 1.2 Mi NE Of Jct Ky 181.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT454 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

454 ft end to end, longest span 79 ft: about 6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length454.1 ft138.4 m
Daily traffic9,448counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMuhlenberg
Location1.2 Mi NE Of Jct Ky 181
CarriesKy-189
CrossesP&l Railway - US 62
Coordinates37.22278, -87.17111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length454.1 ft (138.4 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width91.5 ft (27.9 m)
Deck Area3861.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,448 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number089B00113N

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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