Structure 53I00750016 · Loudon County, TN

I75 over Tennessee River

Carries I75 over Tennessee River, 3 M SE Of City Of Loudon.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,672 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,672 ft end to end, longest span 400 ft: about 4.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length1671.9 ft509.6 m
Daily traffic52,785counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyLoudon
Location3 M SE Of City Of Loudon
CarriesI75
CrossesTennessee River
Coordinates35.75497, -84.37563

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1671.9 ft (509.6 m)
Max Span399.9 ft (121.9 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area6522.9 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic52,785 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number53I00750016

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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