Structure 108C00008N · Spencer County, KY

Roberts RD over Elk Creek

Carries Roberts RD over Elk Creek, 1.1 Mi S Of Ky 1633.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

72 ft end to end, longest span 23 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic148counted 2006
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountySpencer
Location1.1 Mi S Of Ky 1633
CarriesRoberts RD
CrossesElk Creek
Coordinates38.07583, -85.38556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area100.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic148 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number108C00008N

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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