Structure 119B00042N · Wolfe County, KY

Ky-9009 over Gilmore Road

Carries Ky-9009 over Gilmore Road, .1 Mi S Of Jct Ky 1953.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT159 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

159 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length159.1 ft48.5 m
Daily traffic4,573counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyWolfe
Location.1 Mi S Of Jct Ky 1953
CarriesKy-9009
CrossesGilmore Road
Coordinates37.75611, -83.37000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length159.1 ft (48.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area489.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,573 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number119B00042N

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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