Structure 66B00013N · Leslie County, KY

Us-421 over Middle Fork Of Ky. River

Carries Us-421 over Middle Fork Of Ky. River, .75 Mi N Of Jct Ky 1780.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

212 ft end to end, longest span 52 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built194482 years old
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic1,529counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLeslie
Location.75 Mi N Of Jct Ky 1780
CarriesUs-421
CrossesMiddle Fork Of Ky. River
Coordinates37.05306, -83.39972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area510.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1944

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,529 (2021)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number066B00013N

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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