Structure 880A0900001 · Van Buren County, TN

Nfa A090 over Fall Creek Falls Dam

Carries Nfa A090 over Fall Creek Falls Dam, In Fall CR Falls ST Park.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT86 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

86 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 2022
Length85.6 ft26.1 m
Daily traffic700counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyVan Buren
LocationIn Fall CR Falls ST Park
CarriesNfa A090
CrossesFall Creek Falls Dam
Coordinates35.66260, -85.35992

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length85.6 ft (26.1 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area253.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic700 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number880A0900001

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.

Nearby Bridges