Structure 34B00123N · Fayette County, KY

Us-421 over Csx Railroad

Carries Us-421 over Csx Railroad, .1mi W-jct US 25 N Lxngtn.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT214 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

214 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 3 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.

Built198145 years old
Length213.9 ft65.2 m
Daily traffic15,425counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFayette
Location.1mi W-jct US 25 N Lxngtn
CarriesUs-421
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates38.05500, -84.50694

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area1786.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,425 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number034B00123N

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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