Structure 114B00007N · Warren County, KY

Old Louiville RD over Barren River

Carries Old Louiville RD over Barren River, 0.05 Mi N Jct Us31w.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT445 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

445 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 6 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.

Built194383 years old
Length444.9 ft135.6 m
Daily traffic9,806counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyWarren
Location0.05 Mi N Jct Us31w
CarriesOld Louiville RD
CrossesBarren River
Coordinates37.00056, -86.42861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length444.9 ft (135.6 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area1573.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1943

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,806 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number114B00007N

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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