Structure 34B00163N · Fayette County, KY

Us-421 over Southern Rr

Carries Us-421 over Southern Rr, 1 Mi. East Of Jct Ky 4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT739 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

739 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 2.1 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200521 years old
Length738.8 ft225.2 m
Daily traffic15,257counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFayette
Location1 Mi. East Of Jct Ky 4
CarriesUs-421
CrossesSouthern Rr
Coordinates38.06111, -84.51639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length738.8 ft (225.2 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area3040.2 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,257 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number034B00163N

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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