KY-259 over WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY

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Coordinates:
+37.46611, -86.29250
37°27'58" N, 86°17'33" W

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

Name:	KY-259 over WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY
Structure number:	043B00098N
Location:	OVER WEST KY PKWY NTRCH
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) `[16]`
Length of largest span:	73.2 ft. `[22.3 m]`
Total length:	233.9 ft. `[71.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	77.1 ft. `[23.5 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	80.1 ft. `[24.4 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	16.4 ft. `[5.0 m]`
Skew angle:	8°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	2004
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 22.5 / HS 25 `[9]`
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	12,247 `[as of 2016]`
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Sufficiency rating:	91.3

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2018	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	12247	91.3
October 2016	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	14196	90.8
May 2015	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	14196	90.8
October 2014	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	14196	90.8
October 2013	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	14752	90.6
October 2011	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	14400	90.7
September 2009	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	12800	96.4
October 2007	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	11800	96.7
March 2005	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	13847	96.1

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 Girder/Beam	linear ft.	2,574	2,573	1	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	18,720	18,720	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	18	18	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	160	160	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	240	240	0	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	88	88	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	468	448	20	0	0