Structure 5I01400025 · Blount County, TN

Fap 115 over I140

Carries Fap 115 over I140, 3.1 Mi N Jct Sr115&sr335.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT281 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

281 ft end to end, longest span 141 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.

Built199135 years old
Length281.5 ft85.8 m
Daily traffic60,455counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyBlount
Location3.1 Mi N Jct Sr115&sr335
CarriesFap 115
CrossesI140
Coordinates35.83557, -83.97090

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length281.5 ft (85.8 m)
Max Span140.7 ft (42.9 m)
Deck Width120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Area3140.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60,455 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number05I01400025

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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