Structure 70B00086N · Livingston County, KY

US 60 over Cumberland River

Carries US 60 over Cumberland River, .20 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 70.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,913 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9 · sets the rating

1,913 ft end to end: about 5.3 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.

Built20233 years old
Length1912.7 ft583 m
Daily traffic3,024counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLivingston
Location.20 Mi Nor. Of Jct Ky 70
CarriesUS 60
CrossesCumberland River
Coordinates37.14889, -88.39972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1912.7 ft (583 m)
Max Span700.5 ft (213.5 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area7520.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,024 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number070B00086N

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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