Structure 60C00058N · Knott County, KY

Sarah Everage Br over Troublesome Creek

Carries Sarah Everage Br over Troublesome Creek, @ Jct Ky 550.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
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 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

72 ft end to end, longest span 38 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198640 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic161counted 2010
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyKnott
Location@ Jct Ky 550
CarriesSarah Everage Br
CrossesTroublesome Creek
Coordinates37.33083, -82.98722

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area81.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic161 (2010)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number060C00058N

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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