Structure 22B00111N · Carter County, KY

Us-60 over Perry Branch

Carries Us-60 over Perry Branch, E @ Jct Ky 2531.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT638 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

638 ft end to end: about 1.8 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.

Built196066 years old
Length638.1 ft194.5 m
Daily traffic6,084counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyCarter
LocationE @ Jct Ky 2531
CarriesUs-60
CrossesPerry Branch
Coordinates38.29333, -83.18528

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length638.1 ft (194.5 m)
Max Span66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area2217.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,084 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number022B00111N

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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