Structure 114C00011N · Warren County, KY

Old Richardsville over Barren River

Carries Old Richardsville over Barren River, 0.2 Mi W Of Jct Ky 185.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT422 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

422 ft end to end, longest span 139 ft: about 6 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 through arch.

Built1920106 years old
Length421.9 ft128.6 m
Daily traffic79counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyWarren
Location0.2 Mi W Of Jct Ky 185
CarriesOld Richardsville
CrossesBarren River
Coordinates37.02083, -86.44750

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length421.9 ft (128.6 m)
Max Span139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area475.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic79 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number114C00011N

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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