Structure 89SR0550005 · Warren County, TN

Fap 55 over Barren Fork River

Carries Fap 55 over Barren Fork River, .5 Mi S Of Sr1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT742 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

742 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 2.1 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.

Built195670 years old
Length742.5 ft226.3 m
Daily traffic9,025counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyWarren
Location.5 Mi S Of Sr1
CarriesFap 55
CrossesBarren Fork River
Coordinates35.67280, -85.77672

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length742.5 ft (226.3 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2941.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,025 (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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number89SR0550005

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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