Structure 48C00053N · Harlan County, KY

Frye ST over Catron Creek

Carries Frye ST over Catron Creek, .05 Mi NW Of Jct Ky 22.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

110 ft end to end, longest span 29 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.

Built193690 years old
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic300counted 2006
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Location.05 Mi NW Of Jct Ky 22
CarriesFrye ST
CrossesCatron Creek
Coordinates36.81861, -83.33611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area144.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number048C00053N

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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