Structure 79B00135N · Marshall County, KY

Ky-1712 over Elender Creek

Carries Ky-1712 over Elender Creek, .8 Mi.s. Jct US 68.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

51 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.

Built199333 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic267counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyMarshall
Location.8 Mi.s. Jct US 68
CarriesKy-1712
CrossesElender Creek
Coordinates36.96139, -88.40167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area147.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic267 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number079B00135N

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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