Structure 5460001P0000000 · Sevier County, TN

Newfound Gap Road over West Prong Little Pigeon

Carries Newfound Gap Road over West Prong Little Pigeon, 13.0 Miles Northwest From.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT164 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

164 ft end to end, longest span 48 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 deck arch.

Built193789 years old
Length164.0 ft50 m
Daily traffic10,764counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountySevier
Location13.0 Miles Northwest From
CarriesNewfound Gap Road
CrossesWest Prong Little Pigeon
Coordinates35.68753, -83.53544

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length164.0 ft (50 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area630 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,764 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5460001P0000000

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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