Structure 56B00163N · Jefferson County, KY

I-64 EB Off Ramp over Mid Fork Beargrass Creek

Carries I-64 EB Off Ramp over Mid Fork Beargrass Creek, 0.15 Mi W Of Cannons LN.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT134 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

134 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length134.2 ft40.9 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyJefferson
Location0.15 Mi W Of Cannons LN
CarriesI-64 EB Off Ramp
CrossesMid Fork Beargrass Creek
Coordinates38.23556, -85.65972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length134.2 ft (40.9 m)
Max Span72.2 ft (22 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area359.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic63,025 (2022)
That is about 63,025 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number056B00163N

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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