Structure 20S80680005 · Decatur County, TN

Fap 100 over Beech River

Carries Fap 100 over Beech River, 1.5 M SE Jct Sr20&sr100.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT258 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

258 ft end to end, longest span 122 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length257.9 ft78.6 m
Daily traffic1,677counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyDecatur
Location1.5 M SE Jct Sr20&sr100
CarriesFap 100
CrossesBeech River
Coordinates35.61681, -88.04322

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length257.9 ft (78.6 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area872.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,677 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number20S80680005

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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