Structure 72B00001N · Lyon County, KY

Us-641 over P&l Railway

Carries Us-641 over P&l Railway, .40 Mi Nor. Of Jct US 62.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 2 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.

Built196165 years old
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic3,046counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLyon
Location.40 Mi Nor. Of Jct US 62
CarriesUs-641
CrossesP&l Railway
Coordinates37.10639, -88.06417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area480.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,046 (2023)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number072B00001N

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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