Structure 92B00007N · Ohio County, KY

Us-231 over Big No Creek

Carries Us-231 over Big No Creek, 1.0 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 136.

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 overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

69 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built194878 years old
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic3,199counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyOhio
Location1.0 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 136
CarriesUs-231
CrossesBig No Creek
Coordinates37.48556, -86.92806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area191.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,199 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number092B00007N

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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