Structure 60A2340001 · Bradley County, TN

Nfa A234 over Candies Creek

Carries Nfa A234 over Candies Creek, .4mi North Of Sr40.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

69 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length69.2 ft21.1 m
Daily traffic460counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyBradley
Location.4mi North Of Sr40
CarriesNfa A234
CrossesCandies Creek
Coordinates35.15052, -84.91763

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length69.2 ft (21.1 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area137.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic460 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number060A2340001

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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