Structure 79I00400157 · Shelby County, TN

Fau 2855 over Jefferson AVE / I-240

Carries Fau 2855 over Jefferson AVE / I-240, Jefferson AVE - Memphis.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT246 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

246 ft end to end, longest span 62 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2016
Length245.7 ft74.9 m
Daily traffic5,708counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyShelby
LocationJefferson AVE - Memphis
CarriesFau 2855
CrossesJefferson AVE / I-240
Coordinates35.14269, -90.02311

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length245.7 ft (74.9 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Area1827.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,708 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number79I00400157

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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