Structure 47I06400031 · Knox County, TN

Nfa A115 over Buffat Mill Dr. / I640

Carries Nfa A115 over Buffat Mill Dr. / I640, 1 M N Of I640-i40 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT340 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

340 ft end to end, longest span 137 ft: about 5 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
Length339.9 ft103.6 m
Daily traffic1,959counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyKnox
Location1 M N Of I640-i40 Jct
CarriesNfa A115
CrossesBuffat Mill Dr. / I640
Coordinates36.02801, -83.86600

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length339.9 ft (103.6 m)
Max Span137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area1574.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,959 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number47I06400031

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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