Structure 37B00092N · Franklin County, KY

US 127 over Benson Creek

Carries US 127 over Benson Creek, 0.1 Mi S Of US 421.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT437 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

437 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 6 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.

Built198937 years old
Length437.3 ft133.3 m
Daily traffic16,004counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFranklin
Location0.1 Mi S Of US 421
CarriesUS 127
CrossesBenson Creek
Coordinates38.20694, -84.88583

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length437.3 ft (133.3 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width91.2 ft (27.8 m)
Deck Area3705.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,004 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number037B00092N

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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