Structure 5460031P0000000 · Blount County, TN

Cades Cove Loop Ro over Abrams Creek

Carries Cades Cove Loop Ro over Abrams Creek, 5.8 Mi From Beginning Of.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

47 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198343 years old
Length47.2 ft14.4 m
Daily traffic2,400counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyBlount
Location5.8 Mi From Beginning Of
CarriesCades Cove Loop Ro
CrossesAbrams Creek
Coordinates35.59325, -83.84503

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Max Span47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area69.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5460031P0000000

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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