Structure 79I02400013 · Shelby County, TN

I240 Rp E over I-240 Ex Ramp / I-240

Carries I240 Rp E over I-240 Ex Ramp / I-240, 0.06 Mi N Of Sr-3 Jct..

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 FT206 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

206 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length205.7 ft62.7 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyShelby
Location0.06 Mi N Of Sr-3 Jct.
CarriesI240 Rp E
CrossesI-240 Ex Ramp / I-240
Coordinates35.13853, -90.02441

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length205.7 ft (62.7 m)
Max Span62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area589.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic82,917 (2021)
That is about 82,917 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number79I02400013

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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