Structure 5460028P0000000 · Blount County, TN

Foothills Parkway over Butterfly Gap Road

Carries Foothills Parkway over Butterfly Gap Road, 11.3 Miles Northeast From.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic305counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyBlount
Location11.3 Miles Northeast From
CarriesFoothills Parkway
CrossesButterfly Gap Road
Coordinates35.67158, -83.90197

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area79.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic305 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5460028P0000000

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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