Structure 116C00043N · Wayne County, KY

Sandy Valley RD over Otter Creek

Carries Sandy Valley RD over Otter Creek, 1 Mi SE - S.term Ky 1009.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

50 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic50counted 2009
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyWayne
Location1 Mi SE - S.term Ky 1009
CarriesSandy Valley RD
CrossesOtter Creek
Coordinates36.67639, -84.91139

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area74.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number116C00043N

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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