Structure 94B00025N · Owen County, KY

Ky-845 over Stevens Creek

Carries Ky-845 over Stevens Creek, 1.7 Mi.n.w. Of Jct. Ky 22.

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
CAR · 15 FT108 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

108 ft end to end, longest span 35 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.

Built195472 years old
Length107.9 ft32.9 m
Daily traffic239counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyOwen
Location1.7 Mi.n.w. Of Jct. Ky 22
CarriesKy-845
CrossesStevens Creek
Coordinates38.57528, -84.77917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length107.9 ft (32.9 m)
Max Span34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area289.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic239 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number094B00025N

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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