Structure 43C00037N · Grayson County, KY

Hanging Rock Churc over Peter Cave Creek Trib

Carries Hanging Rock Churc over Peter Cave Creek Trib, 1.5 Mi NW Jct Ky 259.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

30 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic83counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyGrayson
Location1.5 Mi NW Jct Ky 259
CarriesHanging Rock Churc
CrossesPeter Cave Creek Trib
Coordinates37.53417, -86.30639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area44.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic83 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number043C00037N

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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