Structure 46B00043N · Hancock County, KY

Ky-69 over Ohio River

Carries Ky-69 over Ohio River, Ohio River @ Hawesville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,709 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

2,709 ft end to end, longest span 825 ft: about 7.5 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 through arch.

Built1966rebuilt 2015
Length2709.0 ft825.7 m
Daily traffic7,411counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHancock
LocationOhio River @ Hawesville
CarriesKy-69
CrossesOhio River
Coordinates37.90361, -86.74389

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length2709.0 ft (825.7 m)
Max Span825.1 ft (251.5 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area8504.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,411 (2016)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number046B00043N

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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