Structure 67C00018N · Letcher County, KY

Bill Lewis Holw over N Fork Kentucky River

Carries Bill Lewis Holw over N Fork Kentucky River, 0.1 Mi SW Of Jct US 119.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating2/9 · Critical
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 2/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

62 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic127counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 3 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLetcher
Location0.1 Mi SW Of Jct US 119
CarriesBill Lewis Holw
CrossesN Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates37.15361, -82.73056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area69.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic127 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 3 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number067C00018N

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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