KY-773 over LITTLE SANDY RIVER

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Name:	KY-773 over LITTLE SANDY RIVER
Structure number:	022B00074N
Old structure number:	022*0773*B0074 (from 1992 edition)
Location:	1.0 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 7
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Collector (Rural) [08]
Length of largest span:	149.9 ft. [45.7 m]
Total length:	198.2 ft. [60.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	11.2 ft. [3.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	12.1 ft. [3.7 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	20.3 ft. [6.2 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1913
Year reconstructed:	1964
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 18 / H 20 [4]
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Steel [3]
Main spans design:	Truss - Thru [10]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	2,290 [as of 2009]
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required [1]
Scour condition:	Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Operating rating:	16.9 tons [15.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	16.9 tons [15.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	6.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$356,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	1,856 [as of 1993]
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:	Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Operating rating:	84.2 tons [76.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	57.4 tons [52.2 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	60.5
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$481,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	926 [as of 1986]
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	58.2 tons [52.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	39.6 tons [36.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	70.4
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$481,000

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