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I-75 over Ohio River

Kenton County, Kentucky · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

I-75 over Ohio River in Kenton County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 132,112 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 72 of the 142 inventoried bridges in Kenton County rated fair (50.7%); 14 (9.9%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel through truss
Length	about 1,736 ft
Location	Brent Spence Br over Ohio
NBI structure number	059B00046N
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kentucky department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 S Ramp over I275-i75-g&d Ramps	1971	196,929	Fair
I-75 Ramp over Ramp Donaldson to I-75	1977	196,929	Fair
I-75 SB and Ramp over Donaldson Rd (ky 236)	2000	196,929	Good
I-75 Ramp over 9TH St (I-75NB) Rampg	1993	159,350	Good
I-75 Ramp over 9TH St (cov)	1993	159,350	Good
I-75 Ramp over 9TH St-covington	1993	159,350	Fair