Structure 37B00093R · Franklin County, KY

US 127 NB over Kentucky River

Carries US 127 NB over Kentucky River, 0.2 Mi N Of Ky 1211.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT765 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

765 ft end to end, longest span 290 ft: about 2.1 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length765.4 ft233.3 m
Daily traffic8,224counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFranklin
Location0.2 Mi N Of Ky 1211
CarriesUS 127 NB
CrossesKentucky River
Coordinates38.20333, -84.88083

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length765.4 ft (233.3 m)
Max Span290.0 ft (88.4 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area2449.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,224 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number037B00093R

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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