Structure 56B00161N · Jefferson County, KY

I-64 over Shawnee Golf Course

Carries I-64 over Shawnee Golf Course, 0.75 Mi W Of I-265.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,385 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

3,385 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 9.4 football fields. 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.

Built196264 years old
Length3384.8 ft1031.7 m
Daily traffic81,936counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyJefferson
Location0.75 Mi W Of I-265
CarriesI-64
CrossesShawnee Golf Course
Coordinates38.27556, -85.81806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length3384.8 ft (1031.7 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Area15166.0 sq m
Main Spans27
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic81,936 (2016)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number056B00161N

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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