Structure 46B00034R · Hancock County, KY

Us-60 over Yellow Creek

Carries Us-60 over Yellow Creek, Ebl .5 Mi E Of Jct Ky 657.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

104 ft end to end, longest span 35 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic5,222counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHancock
LocationEbl .5 Mi E Of Jct Ky 657
CarriesUs-60
CrossesYellow Creek
Coordinates37.92583, -86.88528

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area459.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,222 (2021)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number046B00034R

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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