Structure 10B00058N · Boyd County, KY

Us-23s over Ohio River Csx Streets

Carries Us-23s over Ohio River Csx Streets, N-bound 23 Spur Ovr Ohio.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,380 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,380 ft end to end, longest span 740 ft: about 6.6 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 truss.

Built198541 years old
Length2379.9 ft725.4 m
Daily traffic13,737counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyBoyd
LocationN-bound 23 Spur Ovr Ohio
CarriesUs-23s
CrossesOhio River Csx Streets
Coordinates38.48361, -82.64056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length2379.9 ft (725.4 m)
Max Span740.2 ft (225.6 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area10445.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,737 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number010B00058N

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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