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KY-238 over BIG REEDY CREEK

Edmonson County, Kentucky

Map

Coordinates:
+37.30250, -86.43278
37°18'09" N, 86°25'58" W

Facts

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

Name:	KY-238 over BIG REEDY CREEK
Structure number:	031B00027N
Old structure number:	0310238B0027 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	0.5 MI W JCT KY 185
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Rural) `[09]`
Length of largest span:	73.2 ft. `[22.3 m]`
Total length:	117.1 ft. `[35.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	22.0 ft. `[6.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	23.6 ft. `[7.2 m]`
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1985
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod `[6]`
Main span material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main span design:	Box beam or girders - Multiple `[05]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: June 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	77 `[as of 2016]`
Truck traffic:	11% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Scour condition:	Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. `[7]`
Sufficiency rating:	72.9

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2018	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	77	72.9
June 2016	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	88	78.3
April 2015	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	88	79.3
June 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	88	79.3
June 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Very Good	92	99.0
June 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Very Good	87	99.0
June 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Very Good	96	99.0
June 2006	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	49	99.0
May 2004	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	119	90.5
June 2000	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	49	99.0
June 1998	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	49	99.0
June 1996	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	49	99.0
June 1994	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	110	89.2
June 1992	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	110	89.2
June 1990	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	110	89.2

Element Data

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Prestressed Concrete Closed Web/Box Girder	linear ft.	702	526	105	71	0
Deck
Prestressed Concrete Top Flange	sq. ft.	2,750	2,613	137	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	2,574	2,574	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	31	30	1	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	47	40	7	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	31	31	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	234	234	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,170	1,170	0	0	0

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