Structure 48B00001N · Harlan County, KY

Ky-522 over Csx Railroad

Carries Ky-522 over Csx Railroad, .3 Mi NE Of Jct US 119.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT160 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

160 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.

Built192898 years old
Length160.1 ft48.8 m
Daily traffic942counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Location.3 Mi NE Of Jct US 119
CarriesKy-522
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates36.88611, -83.28500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area341.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1928

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic942 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number048B00001N

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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