Structure 30B00076L · Daviess County, KY

Wendell Ford Expy over Sutherland RD

Carries Wendell Ford Expy over Sutherland RD, Wbl .75 Mi E-us 431 Ntrch.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT115 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

115 ft end to end, longest span 41 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built196957 years old
Length115.5 ft35.2 m
Daily traffic20,406counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyDaviess
LocationWbl .75 Mi E-us 431 Ntrch
CarriesWendell Ford Expy
CrossesSutherland RD
Coordinates37.72583, -87.10750

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length115.5 ft (35.2 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area397.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,406 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number030B00076L

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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