Structure 82I00260003 · Sullivan County, TN

I26 RT LN over Nfa 2640

Carries I26 RT LN over Nfa 2640, .5 M S Jct I81& I26.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

156 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 2 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.

Built196957 years old
Length156.2 ft47.6 m
Daily traffic49,932counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySullivan
Location.5 M S Jct I81& I26
CarriesI26 RT LN
CrossesNfa 2640
Coordinates36.44667, -82.52000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length156.2 ft (47.6 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area618.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49,932 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number82I00260003

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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