Structure 79SR0010015 · Shelby County, TN

Fap 1 over Wolf River

Carries Fap 1 over Wolf River, 0.2 Mi W Of I-40 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT717 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

717 ft end to end: about 2.0 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.

Built1926rebuilt 1978
Length716.9 ft218.5 m
Daily traffic36,466counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyShelby
Location0.2 Mi W Of I-40 Jct
CarriesFap 1
CrossesWolf River
Coordinates35.15825, -89.88277

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length716.9 ft (218.5 m)
Max Span71.5 ft (21.8 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area4391.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1926 (reconstructed 1978)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,466 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number79SR0010015

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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