Structure 48C00131N · Harlan County, KY

Hamblin Street over Clover Fork

Carries Hamblin Street over Clover Fork, N @ Jct Ky 38.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

90 ft end to end, longest span 47 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length89.6 ft27.3 m
Daily traffic200counted 2006
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
LocationN @ Jct Ky 38
CarriesHamblin Street
CrossesClover Fork
Coordinates36.87111, -83.18028

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length89.6 ft (27.3 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area101.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number048C00131N

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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