Structure 10SR0670001 · Carter County, TN

Fau 359 over Buffalo Creek

Carries Fau 359 over Buffalo Creek, In Johnson City.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT132 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

132 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. 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.

Built1925rebuilt 1992
Length131.6 ft40.1 m
Daily traffic7,010counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyCarter
LocationIn Johnson City
CarriesFau 359
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates36.31815, -82.28073

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length131.6 ft (40.1 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area364.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,010 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number10SR0670001

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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