KY-238 over BEAR CREEK

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Coordinates:
+37.29028, -86.32667
37°17'25" N, 86°19'36" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	KY-238 over BEAR CREEK
Structure number:	031B00025N
Old structure number:	0310238B0025 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	2.4 MI WEST OF JCT KY 259
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Collector (Rural) `[08]`
Length of largest span:	40.0 ft. `[12.2 m]`
Total length:	173.6 ft. `[52.9 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	20.0 ft. `[6.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	24.0 ft. `[7.3 m]`
Skew angle:	15°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1963
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Concrete `[1]`
Main spans design:	Tee beam `[04]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	237 `[as of 2015]`
Truck traffic:	11% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	78.6

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2018	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	237	78.6
June 2016	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	237	81.0
June 2014	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	317	79.3
June 2012	Good	Good	Good	Good	331	79.3
June 2010	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	339	72.6
June 2008	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	325	72.6
June 2006	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	305	73.0
May 2004	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	290	73.0
June 2000	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	234	71.2
July 1998	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	234	71.2
June 1996	Good	Good	Good	Good	234	71.2
June 1994	Good	Good	Good	Good	339	64.0
June 1992	Good	Good	Good	Good	339	64.0
June 1990	Good	Good	Good	Very Good	339	64.0

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Reinforced Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	694	623	70	1	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Top Flange	sq. ft.	4,164	2,082	2,080	2	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	3,476	0	3,476	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	6	0	5	1	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	58	55	3	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	66	52	4	10	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	62	15	0	0	47
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	347	0	329	18	0