Structure 82038920001 · Sullivan County, TN

Fau 3892 over RT LN / Csx Railroad

Carries Fau 3892 over RT LN / Csx Railroad, 0.8 Miles From Kingsport.

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 FT266 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

266 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2006
Length266.1 ft81.1 m
Daily traffic8,233counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySullivan
Location0.8 Miles From Kingsport
CarriesFau 3892
CrossesRT LN / Csx Railroad
Coordinates36.51793, -82.52997

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length266.1 ft (81.1 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area770.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,233 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number82038920001

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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