Structure 24SR0150017 · Fayette County, TN

Fap 15 over Town Creek

Carries Fap 15 over Town Creek, In Somerville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

57 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.

Built1957rebuilt 1982
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic12,969counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyFayette
LocationIn Somerville
CarriesFap 15
CrossesTown Creek
Coordinates35.24361, -89.35606

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area328.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,969 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number24SR0150017

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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