Structure 88B00071N · Morgan County, KY

Us-460 over Little Caney Creek

Carries Us-460 over Little Caney Creek, 1 Mi SW Of Jct Ky 191.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT105 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

105 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.

Built198244 years old
Length105.0 ft32 m
Daily traffic5,911counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Location1 Mi SW Of Jct Ky 191
CarriesUs-460
CrossesLittle Caney Creek
Coordinates37.88556, -83.29056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length105.0 ft (32 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area457.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,911 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number088B00071N

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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