Structure 112B00040N · Trimble County, KY

US 421 over Ohio River

Carries US 421 over Ohio River, At Ky/in State Line.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,146 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

3,146 ft end to end, longest span 727 ft: about 8.7 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 through truss.

Built201412 years old
Length3145.7 ft958.8 m
Daily traffic8,975counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyTrimble
LocationAt Ky/in State Line
CarriesUS 421
CrossesOhio River
Coordinates38.72861, -85.37000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length3145.7 ft (958.8 m)
Max Span727.4 ft (221.7 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area14286.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,975 (2019)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number112B00040N

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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