Structure 48B00123N · Harlan County, KY

Us-119 over Poor Fork @ Mp. 33.317

Carries Us-119 over Poor Fork @ Mp. 33.317, .60 Mi W Of Jct Ky 179.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT324 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

324 ft end to end, longest span 125 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.

Built197551 years old
Length323.8 ft98.7 m
Daily traffic3,406counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Location.60 Mi W Of Jct Ky 179
CarriesUs-119
CrossesPoor Fork @ Mp. 33.317
Coordinates36.97278, -83.00444

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length323.8 ft (98.7 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area1431.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,406 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number048B00123N

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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