Structure 47B00104N · Hardin County, KY

Us-62 over Valley Creek

Carries Us-62 over Valley Creek, .20 Mi East Of US 31w Bp.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

99 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1934rebuilt 1974
Length99.1 ft30.2 m
Daily traffic12,502counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHardin
Location.20 Mi East Of US 31w Bp
CarriesUs-62
CrossesValley Creek
Coordinates37.69056, -85.86361

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area625.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,502 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number047B00104N

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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