Structure 91C00024N · Nicholas County, KY

Old US 68 Connecto over Licking River

Carries Old US 68 Connecto over Licking River, .5 Mi W Of Jct New US 68.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Channelnot part of overall1/9 · Imminent Failure
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT248 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 1/9Superstructure 1/9Substructure 1/9

248 ft end to end, longest span 122 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 through truss.

Built1917109 years old
Length248.0 ft75.6 m
Daily traffic215counted 2006
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyNicholas
Location.5 Mi W Of Jct New US 68
CarriesOld US 68 Connecto
CrossesLicking River
Coordinates38.42222, -83.99917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length248.0 ft (75.6 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area415.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1917

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic215 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number091C00024N

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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