Structure 89B00009N · Muhlenberg County, KY

Us-431 over Mine Haul Road

Carries Us-431 over Mine Haul Road, 1.7 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 176.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT98 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

98 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built196957 years old
Length98.1 ft29.9 m
Daily traffic5,917counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMuhlenberg
Location1.7 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 176
CarriesUs-431
CrossesMine Haul Road
Coordinates37.23722, -87.06917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area433.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,917 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number089B00009N

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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