Structure 54B00228N · Hopkins County, KY

I 69 Exit Ramp over Flat Creek

Carries I 69 Exit Ramp over Flat Creek, 50 From Ky 813.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT649 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

649 ft end to end, longest span 87 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built201610 years old
Length649.0 ft197.8 m
Daily traffic1,603counted 2013
Last inspectedMay 2023every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHopkins
Location50 From Ky 813
CarriesI 69 Exit Ramp
CrossesFlat Creek
Coordinates37.25250, -87.45194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length649.0 ft (197.8 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area1681.3 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,603 (2013)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number054B00228N

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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