Structure 83SR0060005 · Sumner County, TN

Fap 6 over Drakes Creek

Carries Fap 6 over Drakes Creek, 1.3 M E Jct Sr6&sr258.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

181 ft end to end, longest span 62 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1947rebuilt 2007
Length181.4 ft55.3 m
Daily traffic35,829counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySumner
Location1.3 M E Jct Sr6&sr258
CarriesFap 6
CrossesDrakes Creek
Coordinates36.30537, -86.61427

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length181.4 ft (55.3 m)
Max Span62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Width106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Area1786.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1947 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35,829 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number83SR0060005

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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