Structure 15B00021N · Bullitt County, KY

Ky 44 over Knob Creek

Carries Ky 44 over Knob Creek, 0.5 Mi E Of Ky 1526.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT165 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

165 ft end to end, longest span 31 ft: about 2 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.

Built194185 years old
Length165.0 ft50.3 m
Daily traffic3,423counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBullitt
Location0.5 Mi E Of Ky 1526
CarriesKy 44
CrossesKnob Creek
Coordinates38.00806, -85.85667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Max Span30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area402.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1941

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,423 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number015B00021N

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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