Structure 100A6570001 · Carter County, TN

Nfa A657 over Doe River

Carries Nfa A657 over Doe River, E Of SR 143-2mi S.of Sr37.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

69 ft end to end, longest span 34 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198640 years old
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic500counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyCarter
LocationE Of SR 143-2mi S.of Sr37
CarriesNfa A657
CrossesDoe River
Coordinates36.17103, -82.08092

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area163.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100A6570001

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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