Structure 27B00038N · Clinton County, KY

US 127 over Clear Fork Creek

Carries US 127 over Clear Fork Creek, 0.8 M N Of Jct US 127x.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT689 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

689 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built201313 years old
Length688.6 ft209.9 m
Daily traffic3,072counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyClinton
Location0.8 M N Of Jct US 127x
CarriesUS 127
CrossesClear Fork Creek
Coordinates36.66639, -85.12833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length688.6 ft (209.9 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area3253.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,072 (2021)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number027B00038N

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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