Structure 82SR0340002 · Sullivan County, TN

Fap 34 over Holston River & Co. Rd.

Carries Fap 34 over Holston River & Co. Rd., Near Bluff City.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT714 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

714 ft end to end, longest span 280 ft: about 2.0 football fields. 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.

Built197749 years old
Length713.6 ft217.5 m
Daily traffic22,326counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySullivan
LocationNear Bluff City
CarriesFap 34
CrossesHolston River & Co. Rd.
Coordinates36.46905, -82.28440

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length713.6 ft (217.5 m)
Max Span279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area2914.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,326 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number82SR0340002

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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