Structure 44B00005N · Green County, KY

Ky-61 over Big Pitman Creek

Carries Ky-61 over Big Pitman Creek, 1.4 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 88.

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
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT172 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

172 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built194086 years old
Length171.9 ft52.4 m
Daily traffic4,135counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyGreen
Location1.4 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 88
CarriesKy-61
CrossesBig Pitman Creek
Coordinates37.30500, -85.52722

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length171.9 ft (52.4 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area414.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,135 (2021)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number044B00005N

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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