Structure 13C00041N · Breathitt County, KY

Snake Branch Road over Jetts Creeks

Carries Snake Branch Road over Jetts Creeks, 1 Mi NE Of N-term.ky 1202.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT58 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

58 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.

Built197848 years old
Length58.1 ft17.7 m
Daily traffic20counted 2011
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBreathitt
Location1 Mi NE Of N-term.ky 1202
CarriesSnake Branch Road
CrossesJetts Creeks
Coordinates37.50139, -83.54111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Max Span54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area99.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number013C00041N

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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