Structure 13C00032N · Breathitt County, KY

Bean Fork Road over Lower Twin Creek

Carries Bean Fork Road over Lower Twin Creek, .1 Mi Se-lwr Twn Rd-c5372.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built193591 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic84counted 2006
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBreathitt
Location.1 Mi Se-lwr Twn Rd-c5372
CarriesBean Fork Road
CrossesLower Twin Creek
Coordinates37.56583, -83.54167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area28.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic84 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number013C00032N

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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