Structure 96B00021N · Pendleton County, KY

Us-27 over So.fk. Licking River

Carries Us-27 over So.fk. Licking River, .25 Mi Sou. Of Jct Ky 177.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT606 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

606 ft end to end, longest span 132 ft: about 1.7 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 girder bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length606.0 ft184.7 m
Daily traffic6,161counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyPendleton
Location.25 Mi Sou. Of Jct Ky 177
CarriesUs-27
CrossesSo.fk. Licking River
Coordinates38.78972, -84.35111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length606.0 ft (184.7 m)
Max Span132.2 ft (40.3 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area1865.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,161 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number096B00021N

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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