Structure 100B00032R · Pulaski County, KY

Us-27 over Pitman Creek

Carries Us-27 over Pitman Creek, .25 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 90-.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT707 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

707 ft end to end, longest span 300 ft: about 2.0 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 deck truss.

Built195076 years old
Length707.0 ft215.5 m
Daily traffic10,010counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyPulaski
Location.25 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 90-
CarriesUs-27
CrossesPitman Creek
Coordinates37.00444, -84.61472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length707.0 ft (215.5 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area2327.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,010 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100B00032R

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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