Structure 82I00260034 · Sullivan County, TN

I26 Lt LN over Holston Ri.&city Streets

Carries I26 Lt LN over Holston Ri.&city Streets, In Kingsport.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,696 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,696 ft end to end, longest span 98 ft: about 7.5 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length2695.5 ft821.6 m
Daily traffic25,622counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySullivan
LocationIn Kingsport
CarriesI26 Lt LN
CrossesHolston Ri.&city Streets
Coordinates36.54500, -82.58166

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length2695.5 ft (821.6 m)
Max Span98.4 ft (30 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area11009.4 sq m
Main Spans29
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,622 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number82I00260034

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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