Structure 18C00160N · Calloway County, KY

Shoemaker Road over Branch Of Blood River

Carries Shoemaker Road over Branch Of Blood River, .8 Mi. South Of Ky 121.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built20206 years old
Length22.6 ft6.9 m
Daily traffic67counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyCalloway
Location.8 Mi. South Of Ky 121
CarriesShoemaker Road
CrossesBranch Of Blood River
Coordinates36.53667, -88.17444

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area42.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic67 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018C00160N

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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