Structure 98C00039N · Pike County, KY

North River RD Con over Levisa Fork

Carries North River RD Con over Levisa Fork, E @ Jct US 460/ky 1499.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT216 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

216 ft end to end, longest span 73 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length215.9 ft65.8 m
Daily traffic500counted 2006
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyPike
LocationE @ Jct US 460/ky 1499
CarriesNorth River RD Con
CrossesLevisa Fork
Coordinates37.38083, -82.25444

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length215.9 ft (65.8 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area302.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number098C00039N

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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