Structure 140A1990001 · Clay County, TN

Nfa A199 over Dale Hollow Dam Spillway

Carries Nfa A199 over Dale Hollow Dam Spillway, 3.5mi SE Of Celina Tn..

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
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT414 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

414 ft end to end, longest span 63 ft: about 6 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 girder bridge.

Built1943rebuilt 1983
Length413.7 ft126.1 m
Daily traffic136counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyClay
Location3.5mi SE Of Celina Tn.
CarriesNfa A199
CrossesDale Hollow Dam Spillway
Coordinates36.53333, -85.46667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length413.7 ft (126.1 m)
Max Span63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Width19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Area756.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic136 (2017)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCorps of Engineers
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number140A1990001

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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