Structure 63S63630003 · Montgomery County, TN

Nfa 973 (sa 6312) over Cumberland River

Carries Nfa 973 (sa 6312) over Cumberland River, 5.5 M. N. Cunningham..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,120 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,120 ft end to end, longest span 282 ft: about 3.1 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 girder bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length1120.1 ft341.4 m
Daily traffic11,605counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyMontgomery
Location5.5 M. N. Cunningham.
CarriesNfa 973 (sa 6312)
CrossesCumberland River
Coordinates36.50308, -87.38073

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1120.1 ft (341.4 m)
Max Span282.5 ft (86.1 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area3345.7 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,605 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number63S63630003

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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