Structure 23B00020N · Casey County, KY

Us-127 over Calhoun Creek

Carries Us-127 over Calhoun Creek, 3.3 Mi N Of Jct Ky 501.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT215 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

215 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built195571 years old
Length214.9 ft65.5 m
Daily traffic4,562counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyCasey
Location3.3 Mi N Of Jct Ky 501
CarriesUs-127
CrossesCalhoun Creek
Coordinates37.26444, -84.96306

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length214.9 ft (65.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area602.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,562 (2022)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number023B00020N

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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