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KY-79 over SHORT CREEK

Grayson County, Kentucky

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Coordinates:
+37.52750, -86.47444
37°31'39" N, 86°28'28" W

Facts

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

Name:	KY-79 over SHORT CREEK
Structure number:	043B00052N
Old structure number:	0430079B0052 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	.05 MI SOU. OF JCT KY 54
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Major Collector (Rural) `[07]`
Length of largest span:	14.1 ft. `[4.3 m]`
Total length:	30.8 ft. `[9.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	18.0 ft. `[5.5 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	25.3 ft. `[7.7 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1955
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:	2
Main spans material:	Concrete `[1]`
Main spans design:	Culvert `[19]`
Deck type:	Not applicable `[N]`

Latest Available Inspection: September 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,011 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	13% of total traffic
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
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]`
Culvert condition:	Deterioration or initial disintegration, minor chloride contamination, cracking with some leaching, or spalls on concrete or masonry walls and slabs. Local minor scouring at curtain walls, wingwalls or pipes. Metal culverts have a smooth curvature, non-symmetrical shape, significant corrosion or moderate pitting. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	69.7

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Culvert Condition	ADT	Suff. Rating
September 2018	Fair	6 out of 10	1011	69.7
September 2016	Fair	6 out of 10	899	69.8
September 2014	Fair	6 out of 10	1016	69.7
September 2013	Fair	6 out of 10	981	69.7
September 2011	Good	7 out of 10	988	69.7
October 2009	Good	7 out of 10	1130	69.5
October 2007	Good	7 out of 10	963	69.7
October 2005	Good	7 out of 10	877	69.8
September 2003	Good	7 out of 10	971	69.4
September 2001	Good	7 out of 10	971	69.4
October 1999	Good	7 out of 10	971	69.4
October 1997	Good	7 out of 10	971	69.4
October 1995	Good	7 out of 10	661	69.8
September 1993	Good	7 out of 10	661	62.8
September 1991	Good	7 out of 10	661	62.8

Element Data

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Culvert
Reinforced Concrete Culvert	linear ft.	54	44	10	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	56	56	0	0	0

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