Structure 60C00123N · Knott County, KY

Benjamin Drive over Elk Fork

Carries Benjamin Drive over Elk Fork, At Jct Of Elk Fork RD.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

34 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length34.1 ft10.4 m
Daily traffic10counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyKnott
LocationAt Jct Of Elk Fork RD
CarriesBenjamin Drive
CrossesElk Fork
Coordinates37.27278, -83.12194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Max Span32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area38.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number060C00123N

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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