Structure 910A5340001 · Wayne County, TN

Nfa A540 over Forty-eight Creek

Carries Nfa A540 over Forty-eight Creek, 6.2 Mi NE Jct Sr15&sr99.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

94 ft end to end, longest span 17 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.

Built195571 years old
Length94.2 ft28.7 m
Daily traffic10counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyWayne
Location6.2 Mi NE Jct Sr15&sr99
CarriesNfa A540
CrossesForty-eight Creek
Coordinates35.39518, -87.66766

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Deck Area103.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
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 Number910A5340001

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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