Structure 5B00024L · Barren County, KY

Us-31e-10 Nc over South Fork Of Beaver Crk

Carries Us-31e-10 Nc over South Fork Of Beaver Crk, Sbl .10 Mi S Of Cmbrlnd P.

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 FT148 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

148 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195670 years old
Length148.0 ft45.1 m
Daily traffic6,420counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBarren
LocationSbl .10 Mi S Of Cmbrlnd P
CarriesUs-31e-10 Nc
CrossesSouth Fork Of Beaver Crk
Coordinates36.97694, -85.93611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area586.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,420 (2022)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number005B00024L

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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