Structure 71I00400031 · Putnam County, TN

Fau 3529 over S. Maple / I-40 EB

Carries Fau 3529 over S. Maple / I-40 EB, 5 Mi From Sr111.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

175 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 1998
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic3,953counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyPutnam
Location5 Mi From Sr111
CarriesFau 3529
CrossesS. Maple / I-40 EB
Coordinates36.13493, -85.48748

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area607.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,953 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number71I00400031

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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