Structure 34B00051N · Fayette County, KY

Russell Cave Pike over I-75 & I-64

Carries Russell Cave Pike over I-75 & I-64, 1.25 Mi N-new Circle-ky 4.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT276 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

276 ft end to end, longest span 81 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length275.9 ft84.1 m
Daily traffic4,949counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyFayette
Location1.25 Mi N-new Circle-ky 4
CarriesRussell Cave Pike
CrossesI-75 & I-64
Coordinates38.08889, -84.46639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length275.9 ft (84.1 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area950.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,949 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number034B00051N

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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