Structure 61B00091L · Knox County, KY

South US 25e over Stinking Creek

Carries South US 25e over Stinking Creek, 3.7 Mi.n Jct Bell Co Lne.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT303 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

303 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built199036 years old
Length303.1 ft92.4 m
Daily traffic6,220counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyKnox
Location3.7 Mi.n Jct Bell Co Lne
CarriesSouth US 25e
CrossesStinking Creek
Coordinates36.84639, -83.78611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length303.1 ft (92.4 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1219.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,220 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number061B00091L

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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