Structure 47C00074N · Hardin County, KY

Valley Creek Lane over Wheeler Branch

Carries Valley Creek Lane over Wheeler Branch, 0.3 Mi NW Of Jct Ky 567.

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 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

33 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic53counted 2009
Last inspectedMay 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHardin
Location0.3 Mi NW Of Jct Ky 567
CarriesValley Creek Lane
CrossesWheeler Branch
Coordinates37.68167, -85.82833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area84.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic53 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number047C00074N

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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