Structure 64SR0550009 · Moore County, TN

Fap 55 over Mulberry Creek

Carries Fap 55 over Mulberry Creek, 2.41 Mi NE Of Lynchburg.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT179 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

179 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length179.1 ft54.6 m
Daily traffic6,878counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyMoore
Location2.41 Mi NE Of Lynchburg
CarriesFap 55
CrossesMulberry Creek
Coordinates35.32007, -86.35598

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length179.1 ft (54.6 m)
Max Span84.6 ft (25.8 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area753.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,878 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number64SR0550009

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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