Structure 57SR1380007 · Madison County, TN

Fas 138 over Overflow

Carries Fas 138 over Overflow, In Mercer.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

51 ft end to end, longest span 17 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built1949rebuilt 1990
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic866counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyMadison
LocationIn Mercer
CarriesFas 138
CrossesOverflow
Coordinates35.48103, -89.04344

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area134.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1949 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic866 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number57SR1380007

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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