Structure 73B00136N · McCracken County, KY

Ky-786 over P&l Railway

Carries Ky-786 over P&l Railway, 1.4 Mi NW Ky 1565.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT140 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

140 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length140.1 ft42.7 m
Daily traffic396counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMcCracken
Location1.4 Mi NW Ky 1565
CarriesKy-786
CrossesP&l Railway
Coordinates37.04833, -88.75333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area405.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic396 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number073B00136N

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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