Structure 20A1870001 · Bedford County, TN

Nfa A187 over Garrison Fork Creek

Carries Nfa A187 over Garrison Fork Creek, 1 M. S. Wartrace..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT114 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

114 ft end to end, longest span 13 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length113.5 ft34.6 m
Daily traffic120counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyBedford
Location1 M. S. Wartrace.
CarriesNfa A187
CrossesGarrison Fork Creek
Coordinates35.51077, -86.32483

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length113.5 ft (34.6 m)
Max Span13.1 ft (4 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area148.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic120 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number020A1870001

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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