Structure 37B00065N · Franklin County, KY

US 60x over Kentucky River

Carries US 60x over Kentucky River, 300 Ft E Of US 60.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT410 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

410 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1894rebuilt 1950
Length410.4 ft125.1 m
Daily traffic3,392counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFranklin
Location300 Ft E Of US 60
CarriesUS 60x
CrossesKentucky River
Coordinates38.19667, -84.87889

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length410.4 ft (125.1 m)
Max Span405.8 ft (123.7 m)
Deck Width39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Area1513.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1894 (reconstructed 1950)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,392 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number037B00065N

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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