Structure 56B00250N · Jefferson County, KY

I-264 over P&l Railway

Carries I-264 over P&l Railway, 0.4 Mi W Of Ralph AVE.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT410 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

410 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built1970rebuilt 2003
Length410.1 ft125 m
Daily traffic59,068counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyJefferson
Location0.4 Mi W Of Ralph AVE
CarriesI-264
CrossesP&l Railway
Coordinates38.21361, -85.82306

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length410.1 ft (125 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width111.2 ft (33.9 m)
Deck Area4237.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic59,068 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number056B00250N

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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