Structure 53B00079N · Hickman County, KY

Ky-1826 over Town Creek (in Clinton)

Carries Ky-1826 over Town Creek (in Clinton), Ntx Blair&depot St-clinto.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

30 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1979rebuilt 2018
Length30.2 ft9.2 m
Daily traffic480counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHickman
LocationNtx Blair&depot St-clinto
CarriesKy-1826
CrossesTown Creek (in Clinton)
Coordinates36.67111, -88.99722

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area67.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1979 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic480 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number053B00079N

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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