Structure 30B00118N · Daviess County, KY

Ky-2262 over Ohio River

Carries Ky-2262 over Ohio River, Ohio River Bridge.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,623 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

4,623 ft end to end, longest span 751 ft: about 13 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 through truss.

Built194086 years old
Length4623.4 ft1409.2 m
Daily traffic7,268counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyDaviess
LocationOhio River Bridge
CarriesKy-2262
CrossesOhio River
Coordinates37.78083, -87.10917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length4623.4 ft (1409.2 m)
Max Span750.7 ft (228.8 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area11837.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,268 (2016)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number030B00118N

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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