US-31W over GREEN RIVER

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Coordinates:
+37.26861, -85.88528
37°16'07" N, 85°53'07" W

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

Name:	US-31W over GREEN RIVER
Structure number:	050B00004N
Location:	.5 MI SE OF JCT KY 357
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Major Collector (Rural) `[07]`
Length of largest span:	200.1 ft. `[61.0 m]`
Total length:	1467.9 ft. `[447.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	24.0 ft. `[7.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	31.2 ft. `[9.5 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1938
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Design load:	M 18 / H 20 `[4]`
Number of main spans:	8
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Truss - Deck `[09]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	9,129 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	9% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 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:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
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:	58.5
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$6,892,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
August 2017	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	9129	58.5
December 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	9129	71.3
August 2015	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	9129	71.3
December 2014	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	9776	70.7
August 2013	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	9569	70.9
December 2011	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	9540	70.9
December 2009	Fair	Good	Fair	Satisfactory	10400	57.0
January 2008	Poor	Good	Poor	Satisfactory	8990	38.2
December 2005	Fair	Very Good	Satisfactory	Good	8579	72.7

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	1,519	1,084	324	111	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	13,310	12,037	1,198	0	75
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	6,270	6,164	12	94	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	30,340	30,305	0	0	35
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	45,750	40,897	4,130	723	0
Superstructure
Steel Truss	linear ft.	2,508	1,887	71	550	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	113,900	85,704	25,000	2,846	350
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	2,220	1,364	62	794	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	15,910	15,517	318	0	75
Steel Gusset Plate	each	230	139	1	84	6
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	15,220	10,125	4,870	75	150
Substructure
Steel Column	each	4	0	0	4	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	506	430	0	51	25
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	22	5	13	4	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	92	82	5	5	0
Steel Pier Cap	linear ft.	62	10	0	52	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	556	556	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	297	169	44	84	0
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	60	26	30	4	0
Compression Joint	linear ft.	270	35	228	7	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	30	10	16	4	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	160	24	128	5	3
Fixed Bearing	each	34	17	16	1	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	184	22	153	4	5
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	2,944	2,787	155	2	0