Structure 34B00128N · Fayette County, KY

I-75 over Ovr I-64EB-UNDR I-75NB

Carries I-75 over Ovr I-64EB-UNDR I-75NB, Rmpb I64-i75 SE Ntrch.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT226 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

226 ft end to end, longest span 101 ft: about 3 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
Length226.0 ft68.9 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedMay 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFayette
LocationRmpb I64-i75 SE Ntrch
CarriesI-75
CrossesOvr I-64EB-UNDR I-75NB
Coordinates38.05528, -84.43000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length226.0 ft (68.9 m)
Max Span101.0 ft (30.8 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area723.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic107,297 (2022)
That is about 107,297 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 Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number034B00128N

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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