Structure 12SR0050006 · Chester County, TN

Fap 5 over Turkey Creek

Carries Fap 5 over Turkey Creek, 0.68 Mi.n. Jct. Sh. 5-a.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

212 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1934rebuilt 1995
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic17,225counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyChester
Location0.68 Mi.n. Jct. Sh. 5-a
CarriesFap 5
CrossesTurkey Creek
Coordinates35.46725, -88.68616

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area749.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,225 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number12SR0050006

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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