Structure 56B00194N · Jefferson County, KY

I-65 SB On Ramp over E Muhammad Ali BLVD

Carries I-65 SB On Ramp over E Muhammad Ali BLVD, 0.1 Mi S Of 1st ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

64 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1963rebuilt 1980
Length64.3 ft19.6 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyJefferson
Location0.1 Mi S Of 1st ST
CarriesI-65 SB On Ramp
CrossesE Muhammad Ali BLVD
Coordinates38.25056, -85.75194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length64.3 ft (19.6 m)
Max Span62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area164.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic84,001 (2012)
That is about 84,001 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 Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number056B00194N

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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