Structure 56T00927L · Jefferson County, KY

I-65 SB & Ramps over River RD

Carries I-65 SB & Ramps over River RD, Ky Appr To Kennedy Br.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT447 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

447 ft end to end, longest span 123 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201610 years old
Length447.2 ft136.3 m
Daily traffic60,500counted 2008
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyJefferson
LocationKy Appr To Kennedy Br
CarriesI-65 SB & Ramps
CrossesRiver RD
Coordinates38.26111, -85.74167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length447.2 ft (136.3 m)
Max Span123.4 ft (37.6 m)
Deck Width94.5 ft (28.8 m)
Deck Area3925.4 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60,500 (2008)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number056T00927L

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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