State: KENTUCKY

Agency: KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - DISTRICT 4

OFF-NHS BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM - DISTRICTS 2 AND 4

Project and/or Route Name: POST TOUSEY ROAD OVER SHORT CREEK

Dates: 1996

Rural and/or Urban: RURAL

Length: 200 METERS

Type of Improvement: BRIDGE REPLACEMENT WITH ASSOCIATED APPROACH WORK

Firm's Structural Proj Mgr: ROBERT B. QUISENBERRY,P.E.,L.S.,V.P.-STRUCTURES, FIRM PRINCIPAL

Firm's Structural Proj Engr: PAUL L. HENDRICK, P.E., PROJECT DESIGN ENGINEER

Firm's Roadway Proj Engr: MICHAEL G. BRUCE, P.E., L.S., VICE PRESIDENT, FIRM PRINCIPAL

Project Description :

This bridge is a replacement for an older steel truss that carries County Road 5566 over Short Creek and is scheduled for construction in mid 1996. The old bridge is to be removed and the new wider bridge built on a new alignment. The old bridge can be used to maintain traffic while the new bridge is built. The new structure is proposed to be a single span with a length of 27 meters. The framing will consist of side by side P.C. deck beams. The substructures are two end bents on piling and are on a 30 degree skew. All plans are in metric.

The Consultant was responsible for:

1. All surveys and field work. 4. Preparing Advance Situation Folder.

2. Preparation of Grade and Drain Plans 5. Cost Estimate.

for approaches. 6 Final Bridge Plans.

3. Preparing drainage calculations.

The Department was responsible for:

1. Geotechnical Investigation.