Structure 21B00013N · Carroll County, KY

Ky-389 over I-71 Lvlle-covington

Carries Ky-389 over I-71 Lvlle-covington, 2.8 Mi SE Of Jct Ky 55.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT220 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

220 ft end to end, longest span 67 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length220.5 ft67.2 m
Daily traffic1,159counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyCarroll
Location2.8 Mi SE Of Jct Ky 55
CarriesKy-389
CrossesI-71 Lvlle-covington
Coordinates38.63139, -85.13972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length220.5 ft (67.2 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area732.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,159 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number021B00013N

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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