Structure 86013510009 · Unicoi County, TN

Nfa 1351 (sa 8604) over Csx Railroad

Carries Nfa 1351 (sa 8604) over Csx Railroad, Btwn Old & New Sr36-erwin.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT161 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

161 ft end to end, longest span 63 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length161.4 ft49.2 m
Daily traffic5,148counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyUnicoi
LocationBtwn Old & New Sr36-erwin
CarriesNfa 1351 (sa 8604)
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates36.16307, -82.39606

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length161.4 ft (49.2 m)
Max Span63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Width50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Area757.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,148 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number86013510009

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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