Structure VB-004 · Madison County, KY

Route 9 over Muddy Creek

Carries Route 9 over Muddy Creek, Btw Route 3 & Route 113.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

104 ft end to end, longest span 18 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.

Built1977rebuilt 1988
Length103.7 ft31.6 m
Daily traffic30counted 2016
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMadison
LocationBtw Route 3 & Route 113
CarriesRoute 9
CrossesMuddy Creek
Coordinates37.69725, -84.21424

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length103.7 ft (31.6 m)
Max Span17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area230.7 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2016)
Truck Traffic40%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerArmy
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberVB-004

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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