Structure 79028100001 · Shelby County, TN

Fau 2810 over Nonconnah Creek

Carries Fau 2810 over Nonconnah Creek, Airways Blvd. & I-240 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT519 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

519 ft end to end, longest span 104 ft: about 7 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1974
Length519.4 ft158.3 m
Daily traffic49,199counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyShelby
LocationAirways Blvd. & I-240 Jct
CarriesFau 2810
CrossesNonconnah Creek
Coordinates35.07344, -89.98553

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length519.4 ft (158.3 m)
Max Span104.3 ft (31.8 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area2406.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49,199 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number79028100001

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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