Structure 46C00030N · Hancock County, KY

Smith Bridge Road over Sou. Fork. Panther Creek

Carries Smith Bridge Road over Sou. Fork. Panther Creek, .35 Mi SE Of Jct CR 5114.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

73 ft end to end, longest span 29 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.

Built198046 years old
Length73.2 ft22.3 m
Daily traffic13counted 2006
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHancock
Location.35 Mi SE Of Jct CR 5114
CarriesSmith Bridge Road
CrossesSou. Fork. Panther Creek
Coordinates37.72111, -86.73889

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area124.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number046C00030N

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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