Structure 150A2870015 · Cocke County, TN

Nfa 2574 over Gulf Fork Big Creek

Carries Nfa 2574 over Gulf Fork Big Creek, 4 M NE Of Hartford.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

85 ft end to end. 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 or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length85.0 ft25.9 m
Daily traffic586counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyCocke
Location4 M NE Of Hartford
CarriesNfa 2574
CrossesGulf Fork Big Creek
Coordinates35.85496, -83.10737

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Max Span78.7 ft (24 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area189.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic586 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number150A2870015

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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