Structure 36C00072N · Floyd County, KY

Pitts Fork RD over Left Fork Middle Creek

Carries Pitts Fork RD over Left Fork Middle Creek, 0.02 Mi E Of Jct Ky 850.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

29 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.

Built1901125 years old
Length28.5 ft8.7 m
Daily traffic260counted 2013
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Location0.02 Mi E Of Jct Ky 850
CarriesPitts Fork RD
CrossesLeft Fork Middle Creek
Coordinates37.56278, -82.86750

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area37.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1901

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic260 (2013)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number036C00072N

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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