Structure 36B00006N · Floyd County, KY

Ky-122 over Left Fork Beaver Creek

Carries Ky-122 over Left Fork Beaver Creek, 2.5 Mi N Of Jct Ky 979.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT159 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

159 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193888 years old
Length159.1 ft48.5 m
Daily traffic1,647counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Location2.5 Mi N Of Jct Ky 979
CarriesKy-122
CrossesLeft Fork Beaver Creek
Coordinates37.40750, -82.74889

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length159.1 ft (48.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area310.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,647 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number036B00006N

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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