Structure 36B00017N · Floyd County, KY

Ky-550 over Right Frk Beaver Crk

Carries Ky-550 over Right Frk Beaver Crk, Knott/floyd Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

212 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 3 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.

Built193492 years old
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic1,104counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
LocationKnott/floyd Co Line
CarriesKy-550
CrossesRight Frk Beaver Crk
Coordinates37.46694, -82.83056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area503.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1934

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,104 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number036B00017N

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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