Structure 52SR0100005 · Lincoln County, TN

Fap 10 over Wells Creek

Carries Fap 10 over Wells Creek, .1 M S Of Wells Hill RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

85 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1947rebuilt 1977
Length85.3 ft26 m
Daily traffic20,015counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyLincoln
Location.1 M S Of Wells Hill RD
CarriesFap 10
CrossesWells Creek
Coordinates35.10814, -86.56628

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length85.3 ft (26 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area553.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1947 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,015 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number52SR0100005

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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