Structure 22C00042N · Carter County, KY

Fultz RD over Little Sinking Creek

Carries Fultz RD over Little Sinking Creek, 1.668mi- W Jct Ky 1661.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

73 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193096 years old
Length72.8 ft22.2 m
Daily traffic179counted 2009
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyCarter
Location1.668mi- W Jct Ky 1661
CarriesFultz RD
CrossesLittle Sinking Creek
Coordinates38.28333, -83.00222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length72.8 ft (22.2 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area82.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic179 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number022C00042N

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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