Structure 38C00015N · Fulton County, KY

Upper Bottom RD over Bayou De Chien Creek

Carries Upper Bottom RD over Bayou De Chien Creek, 1 Mi. N Of Ky 94.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT216 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

216 ft end to end, longest span 61 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 2009
Length215.9 ft65.8 m
Daily traffic207counted 2013
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFulton
Location1 Mi. N Of Ky 94
CarriesUpper Bottom RD
CrossesBayou De Chien Creek
Coordinates36.58472, -89.16944

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length215.9 ft (65.8 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area322.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic207 (2013)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number038C00015N

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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