Structure 37SR0010038 · Hawkins County, TN

Fap 1 over North Fork Holston River

Carries Fap 1 over North Fork Holston River, On Co. Line.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT592 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

592 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 1.6 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length591.9 ft180.4 m
Daily traffic27,414counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyHawkins
LocationOn Co. Line
CarriesFap 1
CrossesNorth Fork Holston River
Coordinates36.55398, -82.61597

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length591.9 ft (180.4 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area2146.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,414 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number37SR0010038

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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