Structure 19I00650009 · Davidson County, TN

Fau 255 over I65

Carries Fau 255 over I65, Harding Place/i65.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT373 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

373 ft end to end, longest span 192 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length373.0 ft113.7 m
Daily traffic24,759counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyDavidson
LocationHarding Place/i65
CarriesFau 255
CrossesI65
Coordinates36.08255, -86.76421

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length373.0 ft (113.7 m)
Max Span192.3 ft (58.6 m)
Deck Width124.0 ft (37.8 m)
Deck Area4297.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,759 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number19I00650009

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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