Structure 90I00260037 · Washington County, TN

I26 RT LN over Mountcastle DR (3975)

Carries I26 RT LN over Mountcastle DR (3975), In Johnson City.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

186 ft end to end, longest span 94 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length185.7 ft56.6 m
Daily traffic55,938counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyWashington
LocationIn Johnson City
CarriesI26 RT LN
CrossesMountcastle DR (3975)
Coordinates36.34292, -82.36940

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length185.7 ft (56.6 m)
Max Span93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area758.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic55,938 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number90I00260037

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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