Structure 99B00049N · Powell County, KY

Tunnel Ridge Road over Mtn- Parkway @ 35.800

Carries Tunnel Ridge Road over Mtn- Parkway @ 35.800, .05 Mi N Of Jct Ky 15.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT231 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

231 ft end to end, longest span 76 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length230.6 ft70.3 m
Daily traffic50counted 2006
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyPowell
Location.05 Mi N Of Jct Ky 15
CarriesTunnel Ridge Road
CrossesMtn- Parkway @ 35.800
Coordinates37.79778, -83.65389

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length230.6 ft (70.3 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area407.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number099B00049N

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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