Structure 80I00400009 · Smith County, TN

Fap 53 over SR 53 / I40

Carries Fap 53 over SR 53 / I40, 2.53 Mi.w.of Gordonsville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT277 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

277 ft end to end, longest span 76 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.

Built196561 years old
Length276.9 ft84.4 m
Daily traffic873counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySmith
Location2.53 Mi.w.of Gordonsville
CarriesFap 53
CrossesSR 53 / I40
Coordinates36.18003, -85.98740

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length276.9 ft (84.4 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area827.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic873 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number80I00400009

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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