Structure 100B00029N · Pulaski County, KY

Ky-80 over Fishing Creek

Carries Ky-80 over Fishing Creek, 2.4 Mi W Of E-jct Ky 1248.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,208 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

1,208 ft end to end, longest span 363 ft: about 3.4 football fields. 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 deck truss.

Built195175 years old
Length1208.3 ft368.3 m
Daily traffic5,242counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyPulaski
Location2.4 Mi W Of E-jct Ky 1248
CarriesKy-80
CrossesFishing Creek
Coordinates37.05167, -84.67861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length1208.3 ft (368.3 m)
Max Span362.9 ft (110.6 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area3388.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,242 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100B00029N

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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