Structure 107C00017N · Simpson County, KY

Vances Mill Road over Sinking Creek

Carries Vances Mill Road over Sinking Creek, 1.51 Mi W Jct. 31w.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT42 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

42 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.

Built200422 years old
Length42.0 ft12.8 m
Daily traffic151counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountySimpson
Location1.51 Mi W Jct. 31w
CarriesVances Mill Road
CrossesSinking Creek
Coordinates36.77965, -86.59355

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area96 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic151 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number107C00017N

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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