Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 2 Office Madisonville
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 2 Office Madisonville
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 2 Office Madisonville
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<strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
<strong>Cabinet</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> 2 <strong>Office</strong><br />
<strong>Madisonville</strong>
<strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
<strong>Cabinet</strong><br />
Department of Highways<br />
<strong>District</strong> Two<br />
Kevin McClearn, P.E.<br />
Chief <strong>District</strong> Engineer<br />
KYTC<br />
<strong>District</strong> 2 <strong>Office</strong><br />
<strong>Madisonville</strong>
Caldwell 107<br />
Christian 259<br />
Daviess 266<br />
Hancock 70<br />
Henderson 185<br />
Hopkins 243<br />
McLean 76<br />
Muhlenberg 151<br />
Ohio 227<br />
Union 126<br />
Webster 138<br />
Total Bridges <strong>District</strong> 2 – 1,848
KYTC has trained bridge inspectors in each<br />
of the 12 districts across the state.<br />
Each person’s job is Bridge Inspection only.<br />
Bridge Technicians have a 5 year training<br />
period shadowing an approved technician<br />
before they can inspect on their own.
What is a bridge?<br />
A structure with a span of more than 20<br />
feet.
Each bridge is inspected on a two year cycle<br />
and a detailed analysis is recorded after<br />
each inspection in a statewide database<br />
(pontis).<br />
The bridge inspector will review past<br />
inspections to compare the previous<br />
conditions to present conditions.
Bridges determined to be substandard, are<br />
placed in a yearly inspection cycle and are<br />
reviewed each year or more often if<br />
needed.
If a bridge continues to deteriorate, what<br />
happens next, closure?
Obviously, we do not want to close a bridge,<br />
therefore the next steps would be to<br />
reduce the weight limit.
“deteriorated”<br />
Copies to appropriate<br />
agencies<br />
“…reducing the load<br />
limit…”
Posted Weight Limit Sign<br />
Weight Limit Sign
KY 262 at Greasey Creek before repairs<br />
Previous Repairs<br />
Deteriorating piling
KY 262 at Greasey Creek after repairs
KY 262 at Greasey Creek after repairs
“…repairs have been<br />
made…”<br />
“…weight<br />
limits…being raised”
Caldwell Co. KY 139 (north bridge)
Ohio County truss bridge
Hopkins Co. – Brown Badgett Loop
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