Structure 13B00031N · Breathitt County, KY

Ky-15 over Troublesome Creek

Carries Ky-15 over Troublesome Creek, .10 Mi Sou. Of Jct Ky 476.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT264 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

264 ft end to end, longest span 91 ft: about 4 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.

Built196660 years old
Length264.1 ft80.5 m
Daily traffic4,576counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBreathitt
Location.10 Mi Sou. Of Jct Ky 476
CarriesKy-15
CrossesTroublesome Creek
Coordinates37.47833, -83.32222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length264.1 ft (80.5 m)
Max Span90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area788.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,576 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number013B00031N

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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