Structure 67B00075N · Letcher County, KY

Ky-15x over North Fork Ky River

Carries Ky-15x over North Fork Ky River, Main ST In Whitesburg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT86 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

86 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193591 years old
Length86.0 ft26.2 m
Daily traffic4,056counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLetcher
LocationMain ST In Whitesburg
CarriesKy-15x
CrossesNorth Fork Ky River
Coordinates37.11750, -82.82472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area382.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,056 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number067B00075N

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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