Structure 42B00292N · Graves County, KY

Ky 80 over Interstate 69

Carries Ky 80 over Interstate 69, 1.7 Mi W Of Jct US 45_.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

212 ft end to end, longest span 106 ft: about 3 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.

Built201610 years old
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic4,989counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyGraves
Location1.7 Mi W Of Jct US 45_
CarriesKy 80
CrossesInterstate 69
Coordinates36.73917, -88.66750

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area962.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,989 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number042B00292N

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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