Structure 50B00052N · Hart County, KY

Ky 728 over I-65

Carries Ky 728 over I-65, 0.8 Miles East Of US 31w.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT305 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

305 ft end to end, longest span 104 ft: about 4 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.

Built201511 years old
Length305.4 ft93.1 m
Daily traffic589counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHart
Location0.8 Miles East Of US 31w
CarriesKy 728
CrossesI-65
Coordinates37.37917, -85.88861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length305.4 ft (93.1 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area1219.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic589 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number050B00052N

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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