Structure 13C00066N · Breathitt County, KY

Freeman Fork Road over Freeman Fork

Carries Freeman Fork Road over Freeman Fork, .8 Mi S Jct Ky 28.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

37 ft end to end, longest span 17 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 slab bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length37.1 ft11.3 m
Daily traffic250counted 2011
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBreathitt
Location.8 Mi S Jct Ky 28
CarriesFreeman Fork Road
CrossesFreeman Fork
Coordinates37.35861, -83.50139

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area55.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number013C00066N

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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