Structure 82SR0360008 · Sullivan County, TN

Fau 36 over South Holston River

Carries Fau 36 over South Holston River, 5 Mi.n.of Washington Co..

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT916 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

916 ft end to end, longest span 237 ft: about 2.5 football fields. 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 deck arch.

Built193096 years old
Length915.7 ft279.1 m
Daily traffic17,625counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySullivan
Location5 Mi.n.of Washington Co.
CarriesFau 36
CrossesSouth Holston River
Coordinates36.49798, -82.51263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length915.7 ft (279.1 m)
Max Span236.9 ft (72.2 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area1953.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,625 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number82SR0360008

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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