Structure 19I00400135 · Davidson County, TN

Fau 1395 over I40

Carries Fau 1395 over I40, In Nashville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT277 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

277 ft end to end, longest span 83 ft: about 4 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.

Built1960rebuilt 1974
Length276.9 ft84.4 m
Daily traffic32,502counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyDavidson
LocationIn Nashville
CarriesFau 1395
CrossesI40
Coordinates36.15576, -86.62889

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length276.9 ft (84.4 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area1131.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,502 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number19I00400135

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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