Structure 28S62010001 · Giles County, TN

Fas 245 over Brownlow Creek

Carries Fas 245 over Brownlow Creek, 2.2 Mi.nw.of Campbellsvil.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT228 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

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

Built195967 years old
Length228.0 ft69.5 m
Daily traffic711counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyGiles
Location2.2 Mi.nw.of Campbellsvil
CarriesFas 245
CrossesBrownlow Creek
Coordinates35.36538, -87.14467

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length228.0 ft (69.5 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area604.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic711 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number28S62010001

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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