Structure 5B00007N · Barren County, KY

Ky-90 over Elbow Spring Creek

Carries Ky-90 over Elbow Spring Creek, .7 Mi W Of Jct Ky 1330.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

47 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1927rebuilt 1990
Length46.9 ft14.3 m
Daily traffic7,641counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBarren
Location.7 Mi W Of Jct Ky 1330
CarriesKy-90
CrossesElbow Spring Creek
Coordinates36.93806, -85.82528

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area187.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,641 (2023)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number005B00007N

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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