Structure 10SR0670028 · Carter County, TN

Fau 67 over Sr-359 & Buffalo Creek

Carries Fau 67 over Sr-359 & Buffalo Creek, Just SW Of Elizabethton.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT559 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

559 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 1.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198640 years old
Length559.1 ft170.4 m
Daily traffic24,080counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyCarter
LocationJust SW Of Elizabethton
CarriesFau 67
CrossesSr-359 & Buffalo Creek
Coordinates36.31892, -82.28069

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length559.1 ft (170.4 m)
Max Span139.8 ft (42.6 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area2999.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,080 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under 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 Number10SR0670028

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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