Structure 100B00018N · Pulaski County, KY

Ky-192 over Buck Creek

Carries Ky-192 over Buck Creek, 3.3 Mi West Jct Ky 1003.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT424 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

424 ft end to end, longest span 50 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length423.9 ft129.2 m
Daily traffic953counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyPulaski
Location3.3 Mi West Jct Ky 1003
CarriesKy-192
CrossesBuck Creek
Coordinates37.06000, -84.42639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length423.9 ft (129.2 m)
Max Span49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area1033.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic953 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100B00018N

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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