Structure 47I02750025 · Knox County, TN

I275 Ramp over I275-nb Ex Rmp / 2nd. CR

Carries I275 Ramp over I275-nb Ex Rmp / 2nd. CR, .5 M Frm Heiskell&i275 Ic.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT42 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 6/9

A culvert 42 ft across with 3 openings. Lengths and the car 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built196561 years old
Length41.7 ft12.7 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyKnox
Location.5 M Frm Heiskell&i275 Ic
CarriesI275 Ramp
CrossesI275-nb Ex Rmp / 2nd. CR
Coordinates35.99315, -83.95171

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignCulvert
Total Length41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Max Span11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Deck Area73.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic63,125 (2021)
That is about 63,125 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 Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number47I02750025

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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