Structure 75C00003N · McLean County, KY

Richland Road over Buck Creek

Carries Richland Road over Buck Creek, 1.0 Mile S. Jct Ky 1046.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT118 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

118 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length118.1 ft36 m
Daily traffic113counted 2012
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMcLean
Location1.0 Mile S. Jct Ky 1046
CarriesRichland Road
CrossesBuck Creek
Coordinates37.50528, -87.19722

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length118.1 ft (36 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area266.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic113 (2012)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number075C00003N

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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