Structure 97B00074N · Perry County, KY

Ky-28 over Middle Fork Ky River

Carries Ky-28 over Middle Fork Ky River, 2.5 Mi E Of Jct Ky 1387.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

240 ft end to end, longest span 100 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.

Built195967 years old
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic670counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyPerry
Location2.5 Mi E Of Jct Ky 1387
CarriesKy-28
CrossesMiddle Fork Ky River
Coordinates37.34333, -83.44806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area658.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic670 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number097B00074N

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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