Structure 88B00070N · Morgan County, KY

Ky-772 over Licking River

Carries Ky-772 over Licking River, 3.5 Mi SW Of Jct Ky 519.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT504 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

504 ft end to end, longest span 136 ft: about 7 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.

Built197947 years old
Length503.9 ft153.6 m
Daily traffic330counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Location3.5 Mi SW Of Jct Ky 519
CarriesKy-772
CrossesLicking River
Coordinates37.95417, -83.33917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length503.9 ft (153.6 m)
Max Span136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area1213.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic330 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number088B00070N

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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