Structure 88B00080N · Morgan County, KY

Us-460 over Licking River

Carries Us-460 over Licking River, .04 Mi.e.ky 364.

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 FT559 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

559 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built198937 years old
Length558.7 ft170.3 m
Daily traffic1,254counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Location.04 Mi.e.ky 364
CarriesUs-460
CrossesLicking River
Coordinates37.88611, -83.20333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length558.7 ft (170.3 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2248.0 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,254 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number088B00080N

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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