Structure 54C00032N · Hopkins County, KY

Huddleston Loop over Hurricane Creek

Carries Huddleston Loop over Hurricane Creek, 0.3 M. S. Of Ky. 62.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

51 ft end to end, longest span 21 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.

Built1926100 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic12counted 2006
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHopkins
Location0.3 M. S. Of Ky. 62
CarriesHuddleston Loop
CrossesHurricane Creek
Coordinates37.17444, -87.67333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area57.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1926

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number054C00032N

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.

Nearby Bridges