Structure 56B00323N · Jefferson County, KY

I-65 NB Ramp over I-65 SB Ramp To I-265 NB

Carries I-65 NB Ramp over I-65 SB Ramp To I-265 NB, 2 Mi S Of Ky 1065.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length255.2 ft77.8 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedMay 2022every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyJefferson
Location2 Mi S Of Ky 1065
CarriesI-65 NB Ramp
CrossesI-65 SB Ramp To I-265 NB
Coordinates38.11444, -85.70444

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length255.2 ft (77.8 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area980.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic105,630 (2023)
That is about 52,815 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 Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number056B00323N

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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