Structure 47M37800001 · Knox County, TN

Fau 3780 730617v over Southern Railway

Carries Fau 3780 730617v over Southern Railway, In Knoxville.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

93 ft end to end, longest span 46 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built193789 years old
Length93.2 ft28.4 m
Daily traffic13,336counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyKnox
LocationIn Knoxville
CarriesFau 3780 730617v
CrossesSouthern Railway
Coordinates35.96209, -83.93542

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length93.2 ft (28.4 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area454.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,336 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number47M37800001

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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