Structure 40SR0690005 · Henry County, TN

Fap 69 over West Sandy Creek

Carries Fap 69 over West Sandy Creek, 5.3 Miles S-east Of Paris.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

116 ft end to end, longest span 39 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built196363 years old
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic4,939counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyHenry
Location5.3 Miles S-east Of Paris
CarriesFap 69
CrossesWest Sandy Creek
Coordinates36.24008, -88.23622

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area378.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,939 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number40SR0690005

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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