Structure 37B00006N · Franklin County, KY

US 460 over S Elkhorn Creek

Carries US 460 over S Elkhorn Creek, 0.1 Mi W Of Ky 1689.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT146 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

146 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.

Built1934rebuilt 1970
Length146.0 ft44.5 m
Daily traffic6,391counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFranklin
Location0.1 Mi W Of Ky 1689
CarriesUS 460
CrossesS Elkhorn Creek
Coordinates38.21500, -84.79861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area404.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,391 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number037B00006N

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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