Structure 73B00173N · McCracken County, KY

U.s. 60 over Tenn. River/p&l Railroad

Carries U.s. 60 over Tenn. River/p&l Railroad, Tennessee River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,690 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

3,690 ft end to end, longest span 900 ft: about 10 football fields. 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.

Built201313 years old
Length3690.0 ft1124.7 m
Daily traffic6,423counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMcCracken
LocationTennessee River
CarriesU.s. 60
CrossesTenn. River/p&l Railroad
Coordinates37.03389, -88.52417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length3690.0 ft (1124.7 m)
Max Span899.9 ft (274.3 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area23956.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,423 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number073B00173N

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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