Structure 470A0850001 · Knox County, TN

Nfa 5626 730644s over Southern Railway

Carries Nfa 5626 730644s over Southern Railway, E Of I75 At City Limits.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT160 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

160 ft end to end, longest span 57 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.

Built199135 years old
Length160.1 ft48.8 m
Daily traffic1,491counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyKnox
LocationE Of I75 At City Limits
CarriesNfa 5626 730644s
CrossesSouthern Railway
Coordinates36.02007, -83.97636

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area624.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,491 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number470A0850001

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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