State: KENTUCKY

Agency: KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - DISTRICT 4

OFF-NHS BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM - DISTRICTS 2 AND 4

Project and/or Route Name: BLOOMINGTON CHURCH ROAD OVER BEAR 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 bridge that carries County Road 5147 over Bear Creek and is scheduled for construction in mid 1996. The old bridge is to be removed and the new wider bridge built on the same alignment. The road will be closed during construction. The new structure is proposed to be a single span with a length of 26 meters. The framing will consist of a concrete deck on PC box beams. The substructures are two end bents on piling and are square with the roadway. All plans are in metric.

The Consultant was responsible for:

1. All surveys and field work.

2. Preparation of Grade and Drain Plans for approaches.

3. Preparing drainage calculations.

4. Preparing Advance Situation Folder.

5. Cost Estimate.

6. Final Bridge Plans.

The Department was responsible for:

1. Geotechnical Investigation.