Structure 51B00038N · Henderson County, KY

Us-60 over Highland Creek

Carries Us-60 over Highland Creek, On Union - Henderson Cl.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT449 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

449 ft end to end, longest span 51 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built194383 years old
Length449.1 ft136.9 m
Daily traffic5,698counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHenderson
LocationOn Union - Henderson Cl
CarriesUs-60
CrossesHighland Creek
Coordinates37.72889, -87.75472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length449.1 ft (136.9 m)
Max Span50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area1245.8 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1943

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,698 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number051B00038N

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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