Structure 16SR0020019 · Coffee County, TN

Fas 2 over Blue Spring Creek

Carries Fas 2 over Blue Spring Creek, 3.8 Mi.se. Of Manchester.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very 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 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

144 ft end to end, longest span 29 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1923rebuilt 1996
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic5,073counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyCoffee
Location3.8 Mi.se. Of Manchester
CarriesFas 2
CrossesBlue Spring Creek
Coordinates35.42393, -85.98915

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area509.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1923 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,073 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number16SR0020019

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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