KY-270 over CRAB ORCHARD CREEK

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Coordinates:
+37.46222, -87.77944
37°27'44" N, 87°46'46" W

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

Name:	KY-270 over CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
Structure number:	117B00050N
Old structure number:	1170270B0050 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	2.5 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 132
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Collector (Rural) `[08]`
Length of largest span:	80.1 ft. `[24.4 m]`
Total length:	83.0 ft. `[25.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	18.0 ft. `[5.5 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	20.0 ft. `[6.1 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1922
Year reconstructed:	1955
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Aluminum `[7]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	206 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	11% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
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:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	48.7
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$287,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
November 2018	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	206	48.7
November 2016	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	295	48.5
November 2014	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	259	48.6
November 2012	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	295	48.5
November 2010	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Good	199	48.7
July 2009	Fair	Excellent	Fair	Good	181	44.4
November 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	220	44.4
December 2006	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	253	48.9
November 2004	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	295	48.9
November 2002	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	267	48.7
November 2000	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	267	50.7
November 1998	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	267	50.7
September 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	267	50.7
August 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	271	50.7
November 1996	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	271	50.7
November 1994	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	129	47.2
November 1992	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	129	57.2
November 1990	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	129	57.2

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	800	404	200	196	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,500	2,500	0	0	0
Steel Truss	linear ft.	160	14	126	20	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	5,000	4,000	0	1,000	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	140	0	120	20	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,300	2,300	0	0	0
Steel Gusset Plate	each	10	5	5	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	200	200	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	56	56	0	0	0
Deck
Corrugated or Orthotropic Deck	sq. ft.	1,680	1,680	0	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	1,499	1,381	0	108	10
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1	1	0	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	2	0	2	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	6	4	2	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	2	0	2	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	6	4	2	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	166	0	166	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	664	664	0	0	0