Structure 2SR0160005 · Bedford County, TN

Fap 16 over Weakley Creek Overflow

Carries Fap 16 over Weakley Creek Overflow, 8.9 Nw.of Shelbyville.

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
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

57 ft end to end, longest span 27 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.

Built1941rebuilt 1957
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic4,801counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyBedford
Location8.9 Nw.of Shelbyville
CarriesFap 16
CrossesWeakley Creek Overflow
Coordinates35.61336, -86.58362

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area236.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1941 (reconstructed 1957)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,801 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number02SR0160005

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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