Structure 27B00037N · Clinton County, KY

US 127 X over US 127

Carries US 127 X over US 127, 0.9 Miles N Of Jct Ky 969.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 4 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.

Built201313 years old
Length254.9 ft77.7 m
Daily traffic1,645counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyClinton
Location0.9 Miles N Of Jct Ky 969
CarriesUS 127 X
CrossesUS 127
Coordinates36.66111, -85.11611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length254.9 ft (77.7 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area878.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,645 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number027B00037N

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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