Structure 51B00010N · Henderson County, KY

Owensboro Road over US 41 By Pass

Carries Owensboro Road over US 41 By Pass, Over US 41 By-pass Ntrchn.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

236 ft end to end, longest span 100 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.

Built196363 years old
Length235.6 ft71.8 m
Daily traffic23,890counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyHenderson
LocationOver US 41 By-pass Ntrchn
CarriesOwensboro Road
CrossesUS 41 By Pass
Coordinates37.85722, -87.57333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length235.6 ft (71.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area1421.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,890 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number051B00010N

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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